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Syria: 'Secured the Oil': US Troops Stay behind to Guard Oilfields

Oct 22, 2019 | Al Jazeera

The United States is weighing whether to retain a military presence near oilfields in northeastern Syria in order to prevent the sites falling under the…

Liberia: Locals Seek Justice against Oil Palm Companies

Oct 21, 2019 | William Q. Harmon, Observer

Representatives from communities embroiled in land disputes with oil palm plantations have visited the Netherlands to call on the Dutch banks facilitating these companies’ operations…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Struggles to Find Housing for Returning Refugees

Oct 21, 2019 | Rina Chandran, Reuters

Housing millions of refugees returning to Afghanistan is one of the biggest challenges facing the country as it attempts to meet the basic needs of…

Afghanistan: MEC: Ministry of Mines Is Weak to Prevent Corruption

Oct 20, 2019 | Afghanistan Times

The Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) accuses the ministry of mines and petroleum of weak performance in preventing corruption, saying the government entity has…

Myanmar: Ministry to Speed up Establishment of Community-Owned Forest Plantations

Oct 19, 2019 | Eleven

The ministry plans to reduce timber production and will step up its efforts to establish community-owned forest plantations, said Union Minister for Natural Resources and…

Myanmar: E-Commerce Threat for Myanmar’s Jade

Oct 19, 2019 | Jason Thomas, Asean Post

As if human rights abuses, corruption charges and deadly landslides haven’t hurt the industry enough, Myanmar’s multi-billion-dollar jade and gemstone industry now has to deal…

Palestine: Bedouin Kids Join Global Climate Strike in Palestine’s First Extinction Rebellion Protest

Oct 19, 2019 | International Solidarity Movement

Bedouin children in the West Bank joined global climate protests yesterday, calling out the Israeli occupation’s role in exacerbating the effects of climate change on…

Myanmar: Myanmar’s Oil, Gas, Mining Sectors Need More Reform, Says Transparency Watchdog

Oct 18, 2019 | Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) board stated Wednesday that Myanmar is making progress on transparency but urged the government to improve public disclosure about…

South Africa: South African Sisters Shine in Diamond Business Dominated by Men

Oct 17, 2019 | Sierra Leone Times

BEDFORDVIEW, SOUTH AFRICA - Mosibudi Jo Mathole and Khomotso Ramodipa are rare gems in the male-dominated diamond industry. The South African sisters run one of…

Colombia: Mothers of Colombia's Disappeared Seek Justice At War Tribunal

Oct 17, 2019 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mothers of young men and teenagers who say their sons were murdered by government soldiers during Colombia’s conflict begged a…

Myanmar: Myanmar Angers Coal Region Residents by Extending Life of Polluting Chinese-Run Mine

Oct 17, 2019 | Radio Free Asia

Residents of Tigyit village tract in Myanmar’s northern Shan state are up in arms over the central government’s decision in August to extend the operation…

Syria: Aid Agencies Struggle in Northeast Syria with Water Shortages

Oct 17, 2019 | Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters

Aid agencies said on Thursday they were struggling to meet the needs of up to 200,000 civilians who fled fighting in northeast Syria and reported…

Liberia: EPA, UNDP Conduct Weather Information Training to Enhance Access to Climate Information

Oct 16, 2019 | Danise Love Dennis, FrontPage Africa

In an effort to enhance access to weather and climate information nationally, the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) in collaboration with the United Nation…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Former Egyptian Minister Calls for UN Security Council Intervention into GERD Crisis

Oct 16, 2019 | Al Masry Al-Youm, Egypt Independent

Former Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam called on Tuesday for the UN Security Council to stop the construction of…

Colombia: Women in Colombia Defy Violence to Help Build Peace

Oct 16, 2019 | Shauna Bowers, The Irish Times

Although the Colombian peace accord was signed more than three years ago, domestic and gender-based violence remains all too familiar for women who attempt to…

Rural Women Reclaim Their Financial Independence

Oct 16, 2019 | Cristobal Baeza, BBVA

The foundation organized a round table discussion in commemoration of International Day of Rural Women to give visibility to their role as an economic and social engine.…

Lebanon/Syria: Blazes Spread through Parts of Lebanon, Syria

Oct 16, 2019 | Energy & Environment News

Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon yesterday after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck…

Liberia: Family in Gbarpolu Accuses Chinese Mining Company of Doing Illegal Mining on Their Licensed Area

Oct 16, 2019 | Kennedy L. Yangian, FrontPage Africa

There seems to be brewing tension over land encroachment between the John P. Saah Family in Gbarpolu County and a Chinese Company, “Sheng Xin De…

Rural Women and Girls Are Key In Building Climate Resilience

Oct 15, 2019 | Humana People to People

‘Rural women represent the backbone of many communities, but they continue to face obstacles that prevent them from realizing their potential. The devastating impacts of…

Colombia: Women Defenders of Land, Environment, at Risk in Colombia

Oct 15, 2019 | Oxfam

Women defenders of land rights and the environment in Colombia are being attacked at an alarming rate, according to Oxfam’s partners in the country.

The expansion…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Pulled Dreamworks' 'Abominable' Movie because It Used a Map Staking China's Claim over the Disputed South China Sea

Oct 15, 2019 | Bill Bostock, Business Insider

Vietnam outlawed Dreamworks' new animation "Abominable" on Sunday because it showed a map acknowledging China's claim to a disputed part of the South China Sea.…

Liberia: Liberia on Verge of Delisting from Global Extractives Transparency Body Risking Further Blow to Economy

Oct 15, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Liberia risks being delisted from the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative, the global body which monitors transparency in oil and mining industries, in a move that…

Afghanistan: Drawing Forestry Lessons from Republic of Korea to Enhance Livelihoods in Afghanistan

Oct 15, 2019 | UN Environment

Afghanistan is an agrarian society, and close to 80 per cent of its population, including nearly 90 per cent of the rural poor, relies on…

Indonesia/Liberia: Liberian, Indonesian Communities Affected by Palm Oil Concessions Report Grievances to Dutch Bank ABN Amro