International
This Month in ESG: COP15 and EU Gender Balance Laws
Jan 11, 2023
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Terence Jeyaretnam, Pro Bono Australia
Nothing slowed down in ESG during the last month of the year, with events, new laws and a raft of government announcements, write Terence Jeyaretnam.
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Extractives Industry Never Achieved Its Potential: SIGAR
Jan 10, 2023
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Nazir Shinwari, TOLOnews
The US Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in a new report says that Afghanistan’s extractives industry never achieved its potential, despite years of US…
Liberia: One Dismissed, Two Suspended at Forestry Development Authority for Illegal Practices
Jan 10, 2023
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FrontPage Africa
he Government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), has instituted legal actions against several individuals discovered to be engaged in illegal logging activities.…
Myanmar: Green Power Energy Opens 20-Megawatt Mountain Solar Power Project in Myanmar
Jan 10, 2023
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Pooja Chandak, SolarQuarter
GE’s Build-Own-Operate (BOO) system has opened a new page for the 20 MW Taung Taukin solar power generation project to contribute to the nation’s 100%…
Sudan: Largest Unit of Indian Women Peacekeepers in Sudan Conflict Zone
Jan 7, 2023
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Amrita N. Dutta, Indian Express
The contingent has 25 women soldiers from the Corps of Military Police (CMP) and the Assam Rifles, senior Defence officials familiar with the matter said.
Ukraine’s Need for Women in War Conflicts With Nation’s Gender Norms, VCU Professor’s New Research Finds
Jan 6, 2023
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Mary K. Brogan, VCU News
“The Ukrainian military has tried to adopt more equal policies, but those have faced pushback from Ukrainian society, which largely sees women’s place in society…
Liberia: Communities Affected by Commercial Logging in Liberia Demand Payment of Their Land Rental Fees
Jan 6, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
Representatives of Communities affected by commercial logging in Liberia are calling on the Government of Liberia through the National Legislators to ensure that the communities’…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Taliban Administration in Oil Extraction Deal with Chinese Company
Jan 5, 2023
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Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters
Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country's north, the…
DRC: NGOs Stand against Resource Plundering, Target China and Russia, Seek US Support
Jan 3, 2023
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Mwangi Maina, Standard
Regrouped in a coalition they labelled the Civil society action group for the protection, monitoring and citizen control of natural resources in the Democratic Republic…
Afghanistan: Growers View Asafoetida as Alternative to Poppies
Jan 2, 2023
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Growers in central Uruzgan province say asafoetida, if properly marketed, could be a good alternative to poppy cultivation. The cultivation of asafoetida, a medicinal herb…
Iraq: Iraqi Security Dismantles Largest Crude Oil Smuggling Network in Basra
Jan 1, 2023
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Asharq Al-Awsat
The Iraqi National Security Agency has announced that the committee investigating the oil theft in Basra uncovered the largest crude oil smuggling network. The new…
Afghanistan: Appointed to Settle the Pasture Dispute between Kochi and Hazara in Ghazni Province
Jan 1, 2023
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
According to the official, a delegation led by acting minister Mullah Noori has left for the province of Ghazni to discuss the Kochi and Hazara…
Afghanistan: Tribal Elder, Locals Enter Land Dispute in Khawaja Ghar
Dec 31, 2022
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Mohammad Yasin Joya, Pajhwok Afghan News
Some residents of Hazar Bagh area in the Khawaja Ghar district of northern Takhar province have held a protest gathering against the grabbing of thousands…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Coal Mining Relies on the Labor of Children
Dec 31, 2022
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Arezou Rezvani, Fazelminallah Qazizai, and Claire Harbage, NPR
Even in wealthy, developed nations with advanced technologies, heavy machinery and readily available protective equipment, mining can be a dangerous and sometimes deadly job. In…
Pakistan: Climate and Gender Responsive Readiness Program in Pakistan
Dec 29, 2022
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IUCN
IUCN launches Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) with Fatima Jinnah Women University as part of its Academic- Climate and Gender responsive readiness program in…
Colombia: Land Titling Advances in Colombia
Dec 27, 2022
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Alina Ramos Martin, Prensa Latina
Colombia's Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia Lopez, confirmed that her Ministry will close this year with one million hectares titled to promote agrarian reform.
Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Demands Karabakh Mine Access as Condition to End Protests Blocking Road
Dec 27, 2022
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Reuters
Azerbaijan said on Tuesday protests which have blocked the supply route to ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than two weeks would be suspended if…
Sudan: Locals Reject Gold Mining Companies That Use Cyanide in South Kordofan
Dec 26, 2022
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Dabanga
Resistance committees in Ghadeer, South Kordofan, have renewed their categorical rejection of the return of mining companies to the area and warned Sudan’s security forces…
Liberia: MCC Launches Climate Crisis Mitigation Project to Protect Vulnerable Communities
Dec 23, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
The City Government of Monrovia, on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 launched the Monrovia Grow Green (MonGrow Green) Project with the aim of addressing climate change-related…
International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality”
Dec 22, 2022
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UN Women
The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. This theme is aligned with the…
Liberia: Gov’t Revenue from Extractive Industries Reaches US$84.6M
Dec 22, 2022
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Government revenue from the extractive industries in 2021 stood at US$84.6 million, a report from the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) has revealed. The…
Liberia: In Liberia, a Gold Boom Leads to Unregulated Mining and Ailing Rivers
Dec 22, 2022
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Varney Kamara, Mongabay
Today, more than 1,000 gold diggers, six licensed mining concession holders, three brokers and two large-scale mining companies — S & K Mining Corporation Limited…
Afghanistan: Statement on Afghanistan by Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director
Dec 21, 2022
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UN Women
The comprehensive onslaught on women’s rights in Afghanistan is unmatched in the world today. The Taliban’s latest announcement of the closure of universities for women, effectively…
South Sudan/Uganda: Security Heightened along Porous Border with South Sudan over Cattle Theft
Dec 21, 2022
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Julius Ocungi, Uganda Radio Network
According to security officials, the porous border point has aided the undetected influx of suspected criminals from the neighboring Nimule Township who loot cattle and…
Colombia: World Bank Green Lights $1 bln Loan for Colombia's Energy Transition
Dec 20, 2022
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Reuters
The World Bank Board on Tuesday approved $1 billion in financing for Colombia to help the country accelerate its energy transition, promote sustainable land use,…
Liberia: Supreme Court Jails Six Traditional Leaders for Abducting a Judge over Land Dispute
Dec 19, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
The Supreme Court of Liberia has sentenced seven traditional leaders in Bong County to six months imprisonment at a common jail in connection with the…
Indonesia: Ministry Seeks Gender-Responsive Climate Change Policies
Dec 16, 2022
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Antara
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) is seeking to make policies related to climate change gender-responsive.
South Sudan: As Cattle Migration Season Approaches, Farmers and Herders from Neighbouring States Meet at Joint UNMISS, UNDP Forum
Dec 16, 2022
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United Nations Mission in South Sudan
Every year between January and April, cattle herders from Tonj and Gogrial areas of Warrap, South Sudan move their animals to greener pastures near Wau,…
Myanmar: ‘Afraid of the Gun’: Military Coup Fuels Myanmar Resource Grab
Dec 14, 2022
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Emily Fishbein and Nu Nu Lusan, Al Jazeera
Over the past year and a half, however, the issue has been eclipsed by a more immediate threat: gold mining. The industry has cleared trees,…
Colombia: Minister: Powerful Political Forces Have Blocked Land Reform in Colombia
Dec 13, 2022
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Jaime Ortega Carrascal, La Prensa Latina
Colombia’s inequitable land distribution is a problem as old as the country itself and has persisted due to the efforts of powerful political forces to…