International
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region
Nov 15, 2025
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha News
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future…
Climate Change: Undeterred by Lack of Funding, Fragile Communities Find Ways to Adapt to the Climate Crisis
Nov 14, 2025
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Some of the most vulnerable communities in Afghanistan have been undeterred by the lack of funding and are trying to find their own solutions.
Liberia: Cacao Rush Fuels Conflict and Deforestation in Southeastern Liberia
Nov 13, 2025
Mongabay
Soaring cacao prices over the last three years are fueling deforestation and conflict in Grand Gedeh county of Liberia, in West Africa.
South Sudan: South Sudan Confirms It Has Sought $2.5 Billion in Oil-backed Loans
Nov 13, 2025
Reuters
South Sudan's petroleum ministry confirmed on Thursday that it had asked for a total of $2.5 billion in oil-backed loans from two international firms operating…
Afghanistan: Missing Cold Storages: The Lost Link Crippling Afghanistan’s Agricultural Economy
Nov 13, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The continued closure of border crossings with Pakistan has created serious challenges for traders in Afghanistan. Several traders in Kabul say that the absence of…
South Sudan: Sacked VP Bol Mel Accused of Plundering South Sudan’s Oil Wealth – UN
Nov 13, 2025
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Dickens H Okello
ChimpReports
South Sudan’s powerful Vice President, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, has been dismissed from all his government, military, and party positions following damning United Nations findings…
DRC: Congo Produces First 1,000t of Traceable Artisanal Cobalt
Nov 13, 2025
Reuters
The state cobalt agency in Democratic Republic of Congo has produced its first 1,000 metric tons of traceable artisanal cobalt, a key step in formalizing…
Global: Building Gender-Responsive Climate Security: Inside CGIAR’s New Training Module Why Gender Matters in Climate Security?
Nov 12, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
Climate change impacts are not gender-neutral and vary across population groups. Women, children, minority groups, refugees, the elderly, and people with disabilities face differential vulnerabilities linked to…
Afghanistan: Eight in Ten Afghans Drink Contaminated Water amid Worsening Climate Crisis, UNICEF Says
Nov 12, 2025
KabulNow
Afghanistan is among the countries most exposed to the impacts of climate change despite contributing almost nothing to global emissions, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Liberia: Liberia Launches €5 Million Soil Restoration and Climate-Smart Farming Project
Nov 12, 2025
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Gibson Gee
Liberian Investigator
Liberia has launched a new €5 million agricultural initiative aimed at restoring degraded soils, boosting climate resilience, and enhancing the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder…
Israel/Palestine: Israel Attacked Palestinian Water Sources over 250 Times in Five Years, Data Reveals
Nov 11, 2025
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Nina Lakhani
Guardian
Israeli armed forces and settlers have attacked Palestinian water sources more than 250 times in the past five years, amounting to the most sustained assault…
Philippines: CGIAR and OPAPRU Sign MOU to Study Climate Action and Peacebuilding in the Philippines
Nov 10, 2025
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Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR
CGIAR Climate Security, part of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and OPAPRU formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance joint research…
Afghanistan: Taliban Not Invited to Global Climate Change Conference
Nov 10, 2025
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Hamim Halim
Kabul Tribune
The Taliban’s National Environmental Protection Agency has voiced concern over the group’s exclusion from the upcoming Global Climate Change Conference in Brazil, despite what it…
Afghanistan: UN Trust Fund Supports Women Livestock Farmers in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province
Nov 9, 2025
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Fidel Rahmati
The Khaama Press News Agency
The UN Afghanistan Trust Fund is helping women-headed households in Ghazni raise livestock, offering training and tools to support their livelihoods.
The UN Afghanistan Trust Fund…
Battlefields to Wastelands: UN Warns Conflicts Are Destroying Ecosystems Worldwide
Nov 8, 2025
UN
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland…
Afghanistan: UN Warns Afghanistan Is Highly Vulnerable to Environmental Degradation
Nov 8, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme in Afghanistan (UN-Habitat) has warned that the country is vulnerable to environmental degradation. The agency wrote on its Facebook…
Afghanistan: AUWSSC Launches Major Project to Provide Clean Water to Kabul
Nov 8, 2025
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Liluma Qadiry
TOLOnews
The Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewage Corporation (AUWSSC) has announced the launch of a major project to supply clean water to Kabul. According to…
Myanmar: Tatmadaw Regains Setawgyi Dam
Nov 8, 2025
Global New Light of Myanmar
The CRPH, NUG and their subordinates PDF terrorists intentionally launched destructive actions across the nation to destroy the governance mechanism and development of the country.…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Lessons in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution from Fergana
Nov 8, 2025
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Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Diplomat
The Fergana Valley’s transformation from a conflict zone into a unified entity with collective identity demonstrates that stability is achievable even amid global uncertainty.
The Philippines: DENR Exec Highlights Link Between Women Leaders and Environmental Protection
Nov 6, 2025
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Jonathan Mayuga
Business Mirror
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary for Strategic Communications Marilou Erni emphasized that environmental protection and peacebuilding are deeply interconnected with women as…
Afghanistan: Afghan Opium Crop Plummets after Taliban Ban - UN Report
Nov 6, 2025
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Bethany Bell and Yogita Limaye
BBC News
Opium farming in Afghanistan has dropped significantly following a ban imposed by the Taliban government in 2022, the United Nations said. The total area of…
UK: UK Announces Commitment to Advance Gender Equality in SA at G20
Nov 5, 2025
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Government of the United Kingdom
ReliefWeb
The UK pledges ZAR 18 million (£800,000) to South Africa’s Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Fund. This will help more than 33,000 people through school-based…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Adopting Kurdistan’s Oil Contract Model: Expert
Nov 5, 2025
BasNews
An Iraqi oil expert says the federal government is adopting the Kurdistan Region’s oil contract model to attract foreign companies and investors, as evidenced by…
Liberia: Nimba Women Agriculture Cooperative Launches Financial Loan Program to Empower Rural Women
Nov 4, 2025
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D. Franklin Doloquee
Front Page Africa
GANTA, Nimba County – Over twenty rural women from Ganta and its surrounding communities in Nimba County recently benefited from a new loan program launched…
Climate, Peace and Security Advisory Exchange at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2025
Nov 4, 2025
UN Climate Security Mechanism
As climate impacts deepen and the number of conflicts globally reach their highest levels since the Second World War, the links between climate change, peace…
Afghanistan: Clash over Grazing Land in Northern Afghanistan Injures Six, Sources Say
Nov 4, 2025
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Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV
At least six people were injured in a clash over grazing land between residents and the son of a local Taliban commander in Afghanistan’s northern…
Zambia: Zambian Women Take the Lead in Adapting Food Systems to Climate Change
Nov 3, 2025
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Giulia Caroli, Gracsious Maviza, Mandlenkosi Maphosa, and Rosemary Fumpa-Makano
New Security Beat
Women play vital roles as actors and innovators in food systems worldwide. In many societies, they are the primary food producers, accounting for between 60%…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Forms Special Unit to Enforce Land Commission Rulings
Nov 3, 2025
TOLOnews
The Ministry of Justice has announced the convening of a leadership meeting of the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Restoration of…
Afghanistan: Violent Land Dispute Involving Taliban Commander Reported In Takhar
Nov 3, 2025
Afghanistan International
Informed sources in Takhar province told Afghanistan International that fighters loyal to Darab Baai, a local Taliban commander in Warsaj district, injured at least six…
Sudan: Oil, Gold, Blood, and the New Tale of Military Greed
Nov 3, 2025
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Masood Abdali
India Tomorrow
Sudan is once again engulfed in a devastating civil war. The conflict, which began in the last ten days of Ramadan 2023, has now, after…