International

Mozambique: The Farmers Navigating Conflict, Climate Change and Covid

Nov 12, 2021 | Tavares Cebola, African Arguments

According to a study by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), 76% of the households in Mozambique experienced moderate to severe food insecurity at…

Scotland: Supporting Women in Climate Action and Conflict Resolution

Nov 12, 2021

A new climate change focused fellowship promoting equal participation by women in peace resolution is being supported as part of a £300,000 funding commitment from…

We Need More Female Leaders in the Fight Against Climate Change

Nov 11, 2021 | Maria Tanyag

Diverse participation leads to more robust solutions, but Cop26 shows we are still failing to include marginalised voices.

Climate Change: Violence, Insecurity and Climate Change Drive 84 Million People from Their Homes

Nov 11, 2021 | UN

UNHCR’s Mid-Year Trends report, covering the first six months of this year, revealed a surge from 82.4 million since December – largely due to internal displacement –…

Afghanistan: We Risk a Catastrophe If Agriculture Collapses in Afghanistan

Nov 11, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Richard Trenchard, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Representative in Afghanistan, warns that worsening drought and recent economic upheaval are having a…

Afghanistan: ‘It’s Our lifeline’: The Taliban Are back but Afghans Say Opium Is Here to Stay

Nov 11, 2021 | Shah Meer Baloch, Guardian

Afghanistan is the largest opium producer in the world, accounting for more than 80% of global production between 2015 and 2020, and generating millions of…

Ethiopia: “I Always Remember That Day”: Access to Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Nov 10, 2021 | Human Rights Watch

The Ethiopian government’s blocking of aid with health facilities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region destroyed is preventing sexual violence survivors from getting post-rape care. The government’s…

COP26: Five Takeaways as the 'Sexism' of Climate Change Is Discussed

Nov 10, 2021 | Euronews

There was more than one topic up for discussion at COP26 today. Gender was the theme of the day alongside science and innovation.

But there were…

Gender Equality and Indigenous People: Day Nine at Cop26 – In Pictures

Nov 10, 2021 | Eric Hilaire

Some of the best images from the global climate summit in Scotland on Tuesday 9 November. 

Afghanistan: Stone Quarrying and Processing Industry Drops 90%

Nov 10, 2021 | TOLOnews

Officials from the Union of Stone Extraction and Processing Companies said nearly 90 percent of the production and extraction business in the country has stopped.…

Syria: Water Wars in the Cradle of Civilisation: The Next Syrian Tragedy

Nov 9, 2021 | Richard Spencer, The Times

The river in front of us was so swollen with floodwaters just a few years ago that it was an impenetrable front line in the…

Colombia: Ground-Breaking Partnership between Colombia and Clean Tech Pioneer Alder Fuels Will Support Decarbonizing Air Travel

Nov 9, 2021 | Alder Fuels

In a historic first, Colombia could become a "green" crude, carbon-negative exporter thanks to a strategic alliance between the Government of Colombia and Alder Fuels,…

CAR: Portuguese Peacekeepers Suspected of Diamond Trafficking in CAR

Nov 9, 2021 | Muhammad Irfan, UrduPoint

Portuguese authorities launched dozens of raids across the country on Monday targeting a criminal network suspected of using troops deployed as UN peacekeepers in the…

On Gender Day at U.N. Climate Talks, A Call for Action That Empowers Women and Girls

Nov 8, 2021 | Casey Quackenbush

Women and children bear a disproportionate impact of climate change. Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s COP26 theme.

Afghanistan: Taliban's £1.2 Billion-a-Year War Chest That Helped Them Take over Kabul in Months

Nov 8, 2021 | Chris Hughes, Mirror

The Taliban was able to overrun Kabul in a matter of months because it had amassed an impressive war chest of £1.2 billion a-year. Add…

Liberia: Companies Cut Logs Worth Nearly US$2.5M Outside Concession, Report Finds

Nov 7, 2021 | James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

Two companies harvested logs worth US$2.475 million outside of a concession area in Grand Bassa County, with the government of Liberia yet to take any…

India: Efforts on to Clean Arunachal River after Thousands of Fish Die as Water Turns Black

Nov 6, 2021 | Indo-Asian News Service

Various organisations along with experts from different parts of the country have swung into action to clean Arunachal Pradesh's Kameng river water which turned black…

Climate Change: How a Focus on Climate Change Could Assist with US National Security Policies

Nov 5, 2021 | CBS News

As world leaders gather for the U.N.'s climate change summit this week, some experts say the U.S. should shift its focus on climate change in…

Iraq: Despite Oil Wealth, Poverty Fuels Despair in South Iraq

Nov 5, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

In Iraq's southern province of Basra, the oil flows freely but little of the wealth trickles down to the people, and many struggle to make…

Liberia: Farming in the Heat: How Changing Weather Pattern Could Be Altering Liberia’s Agriculture

Nov 5, 2021 | FrontPage Africa

Over 80% of Liberia’s 4.5 million population earns less than $2 dollars per day and relies primarily on small-scale subsistence farming for their for sustenance. Traditional shifting…

Myanmar: Farmers Fear Myanmar Junta Will Confiscate Their Land

Nov 5, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Farmers in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu Township fear that the military regime will confiscate their land in the China-backed special economic zone (SEZ) in the township…

Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Traders Squeezed between Junta and Rebels

Nov 5, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Myanmar jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone, as the billion-dollar industry loses…

Colombia: Deforestation Rising in Colombia 5 Years after Peace Deal

Nov 4, 2021 | Manuel Rueda, Associated Press

Deforestation has risen in Colombia since the country’s largest guerilla group signed a historic peace deal with the government five years ago and withdrew from…

Sudan: Sudan’s Political Crisis Could Complicate Nile Dam Dispute

Nov 3, 2021 | Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor

Less than 24 hours after the coup by Sudanese army chief Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Oct. 25 against the civilian element of the…

Climate Change: NATO Chief: Armies Must Keep Pace with Global Climate Efforts

Nov 2, 2021 | Mark John, Reuters

The world's armies must keep pace with global efforts to tackle climate change and cut their huge carbon footprints according to clearly defined benchmarks, NATO…

Solomon Islands: Introducing the Customary Land Recording and Bylaw Development Processes

Nov 1, 2021 | UNDP

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey in close partnership with the UN Development Programme and UN Women have organized a three-day forum to present…

Iraq: The Massive Challenge of Climate Action in Oil-Dependent Iraq

Nov 1, 2021 | Lizzie Porter, New Statesman

Oil provides 90 per cent of Iraq’s revenue. Even as farmland dries up, fractured governance makes reform seem almost impossible.

East Africa: Climate Change Pressure Fueling Conflict in Horn of Africa

Oct 31, 2021 | Francis Mureithi, Nation

Communities in the Horn of Africa have been urged to address challenges occasioned by climate change, which threatens to exacerbate both the frequency and severity…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Saffron Growers Worried Taliban Will Ban Heavily Female Workforce

Oct 31, 2021 | Arshad Mehmood, Media Line

Saffron has the potential to help ameliorate Afghanistan’s dire economic difficulties. The country has long produced some of the best saffron in the world, and…

COP26: Why Are Women Still Missing at the Top Climate Table

Oct 30, 2021 | Bonnie Chiu

When the global face to climate action is Greta Thunberg, it can appear that women and girls are well represented at the top table. As…