International
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Consortium Funded Militias Accused of Atrocities, Report Says
Sep 19, 2019
|
Megan Specia, New York Times
A South Sudanese oil consortium directly financed militias accused of committing atrocities in the country’s civil war, according to an investigative report released on Thursday…
Afghanistan: Former Owner of Marble Mining Company in Afghanistan Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding US Government Agency, Leading to Default on a $15.8 Million Loan
Sep 19, 2019
|
US Department of Justice
The former owner of a marble mining company in Afghanistan was sentenced to 54 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to…
DRC: USAID Fund Ensures DRC Mines Operate Transparently
Sep 19, 2019
|
Mining Review
The US government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded sustainable mine site validation project (SMSV) project, implemented by non-profit international development organization Pact, will help…
South Sudan: Watchdog Report Claims Profiteers Have Looted Billions from South Sudan
Sep 19, 2019
|
Carol Van Dam, Voice of America
A large array of international players, including corporate giants in the United States and China, have profited from South Sudan's long civil war, according to…
Colombia: Deforestation Increase Dovetails with Armed Conflict in Colombia, Study Finds
Sep 18, 2019
|
Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
Colombia is home to so many species that it is considered “megadiverse,” and it has also experienced relatively high levels of armed conflict. A new…
Yemen: Fishing for a Future
Sep 18, 2019
|
Paul Ireland, Norwegian Refugee Council
Coastal communities have suffered greatly in Yemen’s ongoing bloody conflict. Fishing boats, ports and processing sites have been destroyed or damaged, and many fishermen have…
South Sudan: South Sudan Signs Mineral Exploration Agreement with US, Canada Firms
Sep 18, 2019
|
AlBawaba
South Sudan has signed a mineral exploration agreement with two mining and metal refining companies in Canada and the USA. The pact allows the mining…
Colombia: Linking Climate Change and Peacebuilding in Colombia through Land Access
Sep 18, 2019
|
Sebastian Lema and Johanna Kleffmann, Climate Diplomacy
Colombia’s long-standing internal conflict and the country’s contribution to climate change share one common root cause: land concentration. Policies to strengthen access to land and…
Conflict Minerals: London Metal Exchange to Delay Ban on Tainted Metal until 2025 - Sources
Sep 18, 2019
|
Pratima Desai, Zandi Shabalala, and Tom Daly, Reuters
The London Metal Exchange (LME) will postpone plans to ban metal tainted by human rights abuses until 2025, giving producers three more years to comply…
Syria: Modest Recovery in Syrian Agriculture Masks Ongoing and Intractable Problems
Sep 18, 2019
|
Phoebe Sleet, Future Directions International
A recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization predicted that Syrian wheat production would double this year. The report estimates that wheat production will…
Liberia: Stakeholders Want Forest Reforms Law Amended for Effective Management, Benefit Sharing
Sep 16, 2019
|
Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
Stakeholders including lawmakers and environmental experts have made a commitment to initiate activities aimed at promoting effective management of Liberia’s forest to enhance its economic,…
Climate Change: Why Climate Change Is a National Security Issue [Video]
Sep 16, 2019
|
Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle, MSNBC
President Trump doesn’t acknowledge that climate change is real, but the Pentagon does. Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle are joined by the director of the…
Liberia: Beekeeping Has a Big Impact in Liberia Thanks to North Shore Foundation
Sep 15, 2019
|
Gordon McIntyre, Vancouver Sun
People ask them when they’re coming home. In fact, Kent Bubbs Jr. and Landis Wyatt arrived home on Friday when they landed at Monrovia, the…
Saudi Arabia: Drones Just Attacked the World’s Largest Oil Refinery
Sep 14, 2019
|
Justin Rohrlich, Quartz
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an armed drone attack early today (Sept. 14) on Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq refinery, the world’s largest oil processing…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Digs in on South China Sea Oil and Gas Projects amid Chinese Pressure
Sep 14, 2019
|
Tan Hui Yee, Eleven
Vietnam, locked in one of its most protracted test of wills with China of late, is trying to allay fears that yet another foreign joint…
India: India Is Working on Climate Change and Biodiversity: Prakash Javadekar Calls for Synergy Between All Three Rio Conventions
Sep 13, 2019
|
5 Dariya News
The 12-day long 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has come to a close today, with thought-provoking discussions…
Colombia: Women in Colombia Are Risking Their Lives Every Day to Clear the Minefields Left After 50 Years of Armed Conflict
Sep 13, 2019
|
Luke Taylor, i News
When Paola Sanchez heard she was being recruited for a job in late 2018 after a friend had recommended her, she knew little more than…
Kenya: Kenyans Sue UK over Colonials Land Grab
Sep 12, 2019
|
Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza, African Exponent
Kenyans are suing Britain for being violently forced off their land which they rightfully owned. In the spirited and earnest attempts to hold the United…
Meet 15 Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
Sep 12, 2019
From sinking islands to drought-ridden savannas, women bear an outsize burden of the global—warming crisis, largely because of gender inequalities. In many parts of the…
Myanmar: Workers Protest Lack of Fishing Rights in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Region
Sep 10, 2019
|
Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy
Fishery workers in Kyonepyaw and Lemyethna townships in Irrawaddy Region staged a protest against the regional agriculture minister on Monday in Pathein, the regional capital,…
Myanmar: Ministry Urges Farmers to Save Water
Sep 10, 2019
|
Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has urged farmers to use water more efficiently as there is less water behind the country’s more than 300…
Conflict Minerals: Companies Stall in Tracking Supply Chain for Conflict Minerals
Sep 10, 2019
|
Bloomberg Law, Andrea Vittorio
Many companies are having trouble following minerals found in their products, from cell phones to cars, that can fuel conflict in central Africa. An estimated…
"Blue Peace Index" Assesses, Encourages Sustainable, Collaborative Water Resource Management
Sep 10, 2019
|
OOSKAnews
The inaugural Blue Peace Index, an assessment tool to measure the extent to which countries and water basins manage shared water resources in a sustainable and collaborative manner,…
Myanmar: The Salty Taste of Climate Change
Sep 10, 2019
|
Kyaw Nyunt Linn, Myanmar Times
Salt water is seeping into freshwater underground aquifers that are used to irrigate crops and provide communities with water for drinking and washing, but because…
Iraq: In Iraq, Water Woes and Corruption Gripes Signal Trouble in Key City
Sep 10, 2019
|
Lizzie Porter, New Humanitarian
Last summer, Iraq’s oil-rich southern city of Basra was rocked by violent protests over a number of grievances, including unemployment and the lack of safe…
Myanmar: Into the Forest with Myanmar’s Bamboo-Shoot Harvesters
Sep 10, 2019
|
Htet Wai, Irrawaddy
The life of a bamboo harvester is a difficult one. Ko Pho La is a bamboo shoot harvester living in Kyee Bin Village in Irrawaddy…
Climate Change: A Pacific Perspective on Climate Security Risks and the UN Security Council
Sep 9, 2019
|
International Peace Institute, Anna Maria Link
As the debate over climate-related security risks grows, many Pacific Island states are calling for more action by the international community to better address the…
Colombia: Peace with Nature: Helping Former Colombian Guerrilla Fighters to Become Citizen Scientists
Sep 9, 2019
|
Jaime Gongora and Federica Di Palma, The Conversation
Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world with more than 56,000 recorded species, some 9,000 of which are unique. However protecting and…
Nigeria: WANEP to Implement Peace Projects in Six States to Check Rising Conflicts
Sep 8, 2019
|
Sun News
The West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP)-Nigeria, has expressed concerns over the escalation of violent conflicts across the country, which has resulted in wanton…
Myanmar: Farmers Protest over Farmland Compensation for Oil Exploration
Sep 7, 2019
|
Tin Shwe, Mizzima
Farmers in the Mann oilfield area in Minbu Township, Magway Region staged a protest yesterday over alleged failures by the authorities in correctly offering compensation…