International
Iceland: Iceland’s First Lady Eliza Reid- What Our Nation Could Teach the World About Gender Equality
Mar 10, 2022
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Nick Duerden
Ukraine: After Fleeing Ukraine, LGBTQ Refugees Search for Safety in Countries Hostile to Their Rights
Mar 10, 2022
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Madeleine Carlisle
Vitaly, who identifies as trans* masculine, is one of the few trans Ukrainians who has been able to have his gender markers changed on legal…
Mexico: On Women's Day, Hundreds March Against Gender-Based Violence, Femicide in Mexico
Mar 9, 2022
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WION
Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Exports Continue, Despite Western Sanctions: Report
Mar 8, 2022
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Sebastian Strangio, Diplomat
Myanmar’s military junta exported more than $37 million worth of timber to nations with active sanctions on the country’s state-run timber monopoly, according to the…
Liberia: Government, FAO and Other Partners Host Liberia’s First National Land Conference in Buchanan City
Mar 8, 2022
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Henry Karmo, FrontPage Africa
The three-day event presented an opportunity to take stock of progress made towards the implementation of the Land Rights Act (LRA) of 2018. From conceptualization,…
Photos: World Rallies for Women’s Day under Ukraine War Shadow
Mar 8, 2022
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Al Jazeera
Rallies held for International Women’s Day as protesters in Europe urge solidarity with war-torn Ukraine.
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Official Says 27 Killed in Attack in Disputed Abyei Region
Mar 7, 2022
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Deng Machoi, Associated Press
A local official says at least 27 people were killed and four others wounded in an attack in the Abyei region that’s disputed between South…
South Korea: South Korea’s Poisonous Gender Politics a Test for Next President
Mar 6, 2022
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Justin McCurry
The identity of South Korea’s next leader will be determined this week by the economy, housing prices and incomes, but the road to the presidential…
DRC: China Cobalt Mine Deal Was ‘Injustice’: My Country Did Not Get Anything, ex-DRC Leader Says
Mar 6, 2022
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Jevans Nyabiage and Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
As much of the world electrifies its cars, countries are relying ever more heavily on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Central African…
Cuba/Nicaragua/Mexico: Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico Lead World Gender Parity in Parliaments
Mar 5, 2022
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Kawsachun News
Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity. Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and…
Yemen: Yemen's Houthis Agree UN Proposal to Offload Decaying Oil Tanker
Mar 5, 2022
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Reuters
Yemen's Houthi rebels have signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1m barrels of crude oil…
Conflict Resources: EU's Mega-Rich Found to Be Fuelling the Illegal 'Blood Timber' Trade
Mar 5, 2022
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Sarah Tekath, Euronews Green
As one of the most highly prized hardwoods in the world due to its finish and durability, teak is becoming increasingly popular with the mega-rich.…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Announces South China Sea Drills Close to Vietnam Coast
Mar 4, 2022
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Reuters
China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan…
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Nuclear Nightmare Is Only Part of the War’s Environmental Horrors
Mar 4, 2022
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Karl Mathiesen, Louise Guillot, and Antonia Zimmermann, Politico
Russia's attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant spread nuclear anxiety across the Continent. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent a warning early Friday “to all…
Activists Deplore the Human Toll and Environmental Devastation from Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression in Ukraine
Mar 4, 2022
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Katie Surma, Inside Climate News
Fears over environmental catastrophes are growing among humanitarian experts and environmental organizations as the Russian invasion of Ukraine moves into its second week. On Friday,…
Egypt: The Russia-Ukraine War Has Turned Egypt's Food Crisis into an Existential Threat to the Economy
Mar 3, 2022
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Michaël Tanchum, Middle East Institute
With the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, 2022, Egypt's food security crisis now poses an existential threat to its economy. The fragile…
Ukraine: The Impact of Conflict in Ukraine on Global Food Security
Mar 3, 2022
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Gilbert F. Houngbo, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Conflict and hunger are closely intertwined -- when one escalates, the other usually follows. As in any crisis, it is the poorest and most vulnerable…
Climate Change: Ukraine Is a Climate Story. Because Everything Is a Climate Story
Mar 3, 2022
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times
You know that scene in “The Matrix” where Keanu Reeves is offered a choice between ignorance and truth, in the form of a blue pill…
Myanmar: Hundreds of Tonnes of Illegal Timber Seized in Arakan State Last Month
Mar 3, 2022
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Burma News International
More than 540 tonnes of illegal timber were seized in Arakan State in February, according to figures from the state’s Forest Department. Timber seizures were…
Ukraine: Ukraine Is in an Environmental Crisis Too
Mar 3, 2022
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Gregory Barber and Matt Simon, Wired
In the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, the ground has been behaving strangely. In some places, it is sinking; elsewhere it “heaves”—bulging upward, according to…
1000+ Environmental, Legal, and Peacebuilding Experts and Organizations Warn of Russian Invasion’s Environmental Costs
Mar 3, 2022
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Center for International Environmental Law
Fire at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Other Environmental Impacts Could Magnify Impacts on Human Rights and LivesIn an urgent open letter, more than 900 international law, environment,…
Afghanistan/China: Eye on Lithium: China Chats with Taliban about Accessing Afghan Lithium, Core flies on Tesla Tieup
Mar 2, 2022
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Stockhead
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has tweeted that Chinese companies are looking access Afghanistan’s lithium and copper deposits. China has had their…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: With World Attention on Ukraine, Nile Dam Conflict Escalates
Mar 2, 2022
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
It seems international momentum to solve the dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's start of operation of its giant and controversial hydroelectric…
Ukraine: Environmental Organisations Call upon UN and Member States to Act on Ukraine
Mar 1, 2022
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PAX
The Russian invasion in Ukraine coincided with the start of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi where Member States gather to discuss the world’s…
DRC: Chinese Company Removed as Operator of Cobalt Mine in Congo
Feb 28, 2022
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Eric Lipton and Dionne Searcey, New York Times
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sidelined the Chinese owner of one of the world’s largest copper and cobalt mines, a major…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdistan Region Presidency Rejects Federal Court's Oil and Gas Ruling
Feb 28, 2022
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Rowena Edwards, Reuters
The Kurdistan Region's presidency in Iraq rejected on Monday a federal court ruling on its oil and gas activities, and said the region would continue…
Colombia: Colombian Farmers and Exporters Are Worried about Russia's Exclusion from the Swift Network
Feb 27, 2022
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Diego Vargas Riaño, El Colombiano
The Colombian agricultural sector will be affected by the consequences of the military aggression perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine. One of the sector's biggest concerns…
DRC: DRC Signs Deal with Israeli Tycoon Gertler to Recover Mining Assets
Feb 27, 2022
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Patrick Ilunga, East African
The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an “amicable agreement with the Ventura Group of Israeli businessman Dan Gertler” to end the legal dispute between…
Russia-Ukraine War: Russian Military Destroy Dam Built to Stop Water Flow to Crimea
Feb 27, 2022
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Asian News International and Sputnik
The concrete dam built by Ukraine in the Kherson region in 2014 to cut off the water supply to Crimea through the North Crimean Canal…
Ukraine/Russia: Caribbean Food Security Likely to Be Impacted by Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Feb 27, 2022
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes
As Russia began its invasion of neighboring Ukraine on February 24, the world watched— and reacted. On top of the deeply devastating human elements of…