International
Conflict Minrals: Recent Climate and ESG Disclosure Activity — What Does It Mean for the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule?
Mar 24, 2021
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National Law Review
In its first two months, the Biden Administration has given significant attention to climate-related and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure issues. Of course, these…
Indonesia: In Indonesia, an Illegal Leopard Trade Thrives out of Sight, New Study Shows
Mar 24, 2021
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Claudia Geib, Mongabay
This is the story of how Indonesia is losing its spots. In a recent paper published in Nature Conservation, researchers found that the archipelagic nation…
Ethiopia/Sudan/UAE: Sudan Accepts UAE Offer to Mediate Border and Dam Disputes with Ethiopia
Mar 23, 2021
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Middle East Eye
Sudan has accepted an offer by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mediate with Ethiopia over a contested border region and Addis Ababa's construction of a…
Cambodia: Lands Grabs and Other Destructive Environmental Practices in Cambodia Test the International Criminal Court
Mar 23, 2021
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Katie Surma, Inside Climate News
Three leading climate and human rights nonprofits have asked the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Hague to pursue rampant “land grabbing” by…
Middle East/North Africa: Of Water and Peace
Mar 22, 2021
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Tara Kavaler, The Media Line
March 22 marks World Water Day, celebrating a precious resource in the Middle East North Africa region. In a locale seemingly prone to conflict, water…
Liberia: Farmers Demand ‘Balance’ Payment In Land Deal with Equatorial Palm Oil in Grand Bassa County
Mar 22, 2021
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa
This story is the first of a two-part series on growing tension between Equatorial Palm Oil and villagers in Grand Bassa County over land rights.
Turkey: Erdoğan’s Family Venture Brought back the Man Who Set up Illicit Kurdish, ISIS Oil Scheme
Mar 22, 2021
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Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor
The Turkish president’s son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, brought his operative back from the shadows to run front company Powertrans, which has long been accused of transporting…
Afghanistan: Breaking the Mold: Landless Afghans Turn to Fungi Farming
Mar 21, 2021
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Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News
Jamila Khoshbo is one of a growing number of landless women who are growing highly nutritious mushrooms in their kitchens or backyards rather than working…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Inching Closer to Revive Forest Cover
Mar 21, 2021
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
With a renewed devotion to the deep-rooted tradition of tree planting and preservative measures, Afghanistan is inching closer to reviving most of its lost forest…
South Sudan: Drowned Land: Hunger Stalks South Sudan's Flooded Villages
Mar 19, 2021
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Susan Martinez, Guardian
After the unprecedented floods last summer, the people of Old Fangak, a small town in northern South Sudan, should be planting now. But the flood…
Climate Change: ‘Climate-Proofing Our Security’ Critical at Sea and at Bases, Congress Hears
Mar 19, 2021
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Bridget Johnson, Homeland Security Today
The Coast Guard and other services need to act now in concert with Congress and private industry to mitigate the effects climate change will have…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Fashaqa Flashpoint: Sudanese Dream of Reclaiming Fertile Land
Mar 19, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Under a thatched roof, Sudanese dream of returning to farmland at the heart of a decades-old dispute with Ethiopia that has turned violent and threatened…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Requests UN, US, EU Help to Resolve Dam Conflict With Ethiopia
Mar 17, 2021
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Naba Mohiedeen, Voice of America
Sudan has formally requested four-party mediation on the standoff with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a hydropower dam on the Blue Nile…
Liberia: In Rivergee County, Woman Sues Chinese Gold Mining Group
Mar 17, 2021
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
A prominent woman of Rivergee County in south-eastern Liberia has reportedly sued has sued a Chinese Gold Mining Group which is operation in the County,…
Climate Change: Pacific Women’s Leadership in Climate Change, Peace, and Security
Mar 17, 2021
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Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society
Engaging with women peacebuilders in the Pacific to address climate change can transform regional responses, making them more inclusive and focused on human security, Sharon…
Gender Equality Means Business, Secretary-General Tells Corporate Leaders
Mar 16, 2021
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UN Women, UN News
The UN Secretary-General has urged corporate leaders to achieve gender equality, highlighting the benefits for the private sector and society at large.
Liberia: OHCHR Conducts Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women Peace and Security in Liberia
Mar 16, 2021
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FrontPageAfrica
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has conducted a Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations…
Liberia: Government Reportedly Indebted to Forest Affected Communities More Than US$3M Land Rental Fees
Mar 16, 2021
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FrontPage Africa
The National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB) said the Government of Liberia owes forest affected communities more than US$3 million in land rental fees accrued…
Afghanistan: Three Afghan Soldiers Guarding Dam Killed in Attack
Mar 16, 2021
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South Asia Monitor
Three members of Afghan security forces guarding a dam in western Herat province have been killed on Tuesday morning in an attack by unknown gunmen.
UNDP Launches Gender and Crisis Engagement Facility
Mar 15, 2021
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UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced the establishment of a new facility designed to strengthen women’s leadership and participation in crisis contexts.
Liberia: Economics of Nature: Mapping Liberia's Ecosystems to Understand Their Value
Mar 15, 2021
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Sofie Bates, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Conservation scientist Trond Larsen and his team trekked through a remote forest in Liberia, recording the plants, animals, and insects that they saw. They noted…
Sudan: Sudan to Develop Gold Mines Once Linked to Warlord’s Family
Mar 15, 2021
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Mohammed Alamin, Bloomberg
Sudan dispatched a research team to revitalize a network of gold mines in Darfur previously linked to the family of the country’s most powerful militia…
Burkina Faso: No Trees, No Crops, No Jobs: Burkina Faso's Women Fall Back on Hard Labour
Mar 14, 2021
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Sam Mednick, Thomson Reuters News
Wiping her sandy fingers on her shirt, Balkissa Sawadogo for a moment rests her aching body from shovelling sand and gravel into piles. Three years ago,…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s Mining Sector in Focus: 2018 – 2021
Mar 13, 2021
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Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph
In April 2018, His Excellency, Retired Brigadier Dr Julius Maada Bio became President of Sierra Leone, and, among other things, he promised to transform the…
United States: ‘A Dangerous Trajectory’: When Domestic Violence and Climate Change Converge
Mar 12, 2021
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Lee Ann De Reus, Women's Media Center
Burst water pipes, flooding, and power outages at domestic violence shelters in Texas displaced hundreds of survivors during mid-February’s aberrant winter weather. At one particular…
Colombia: Colombia Power Sector Green Vow Draws Mixed Reviews
Mar 12, 2021
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Argus Media
US utility AES, Colombian generators Celsia, Urra and EPM, Italy's Enel and Colombia's state-controlled transmission giant Isa and its subsidiaries Transelca and grid manager XM…
Colombia: Strengthening Women’s Leadership Role in Colombia’s Artisanal Gold Mining Sector
Mar 12, 2021
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Mirage News
In Colombia, the gold mining industry has typically employed men, with women’s participation extremely low, reaching only 5% of the total. But in Chocó, where…
Latest Session of UN Women’s Commission Focuses on Equality in Public Life
Mar 12, 2021
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UN News
For the first time in its history, the Commission will be held almost entirely virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, with events organized by UN Women,…
Myanmar: UN Agency Raises Alarm Over ‘Targeted’ Violence Against Women in Myanmar Protests
Mar 12, 2021
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UN News
In addition, women in detention are also reportedly experiencing sexual harassment and violence, UN-Women said in a statement on Friday.
“Women have long played a celebrated and vital role in…
Integrate Climate Change with Sexual and Reproductive Health to Safeguard the Wellbeing of All
Mar 12, 2021
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UNFPA
“Climate change is one of the most disruptive issues of our time. Not only is it a disrupter of progress towards development, but it is…