International
Myanmar: USDP to Sue Newspapers over Gems Corruption Story
Jun 3, 2016
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Sam Yamin Aung, The Irrawaddy
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has said it will sue two Burmese weekly newspapers... for defaming former President Thein Sein and the USDP…
Colombia: Two Die, Dozens Hurt in Colombia Protests
Jun 3, 2016
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Emirates 24/7
Two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in Colombia as more than 30,000 farmers joined a growing anti-government protest, blocking roads and clashing with…
Afghanistan: Afghan Government Money Reaching Taliban through Marble Trade
Jun 3, 2016
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Sune Engel, The Guardian
Intent on maintaining a marble industry, government buys stone from firms who in turn pay fees and taxes to Taliban.
Ogoniland/Nigeria: A Future for Ogoniland
Jun 2, 2016
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UNEP
Speech by UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at the Launch of the Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration Programme
Climate Change: At Security Council, Climate Change Cited among Factors Impacting Stability in Sahel
Jun 2, 2016
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Climate Diplomacy
At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that…
India: PM Modi To Inaugurate Afghan-India Friendship Dam On June 4
Jun 2, 2016
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NDTV
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Afghanistan on Saturday where he will hold talks with President Ashraf Ghani and inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier…
Myanmar: Gems Traders Accuse Ex-President of Misusing More Than US$1 Million
Jun 2, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
At one time, the Myanmar Gems Traders Association had €93 million (US$103.9 million) in its bank account. But, now, all that money is gone, and…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Oil Fields are Becoming a Wildlife Trafficking Hotspot
Jun 2, 2016
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Jason Patinkin, Quartz Africa
South Sudan’s oil industry, plagued by violence, corruption allegations, and environmental ruin, faces another crisis: the smuggling of illegal wildlife products.
Myanmar: Tribunal to Investigate Gem Association Embezzlement Claims
Jun 2, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
A Tribunal has been established to investigate almost US$100 million that reportedly went missing from a gems and jade industry body during U Thein Sein’s…
Nigeria/Ogoniland: Nigeria Launches $1 Billion Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration Programme
Jun 2, 2016
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UNEP
Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, today set in motion a $1 billion clean-up and restoration programme of the Ogoniland region…
Conflict Minerals: More U.S. Companies Expected to Show Improved Conflict Minerals Disclosure Reports Based on Increased Use of Source Intelligence Platform
Jun 1, 2016
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Source Intelligence
More U.S. companies should show greater supply chain diligence in their latest conflict mineral disclosure reports with the SEC, based on an upswing in the…
Myanmar: Yangon Region Should Turn to Dams for Electricity: Chief Minister
Jun 1, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Dams can provide an affordable means for electricity production and water storage, said Yangon Region Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein at an event to inform…
Colombia: Colombia City Combines Gardening and Hip Hop to Revive Community
Jun 1, 2016
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Dylan Lebecki, Global Voices
“Seeds of the Future” demonstrates how organized projects are capable of creating and sustaining alternative communities where victimization and social invisibility have dominated in the past.
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, the Taliban isn’t the Only Group Battling for Land
May 31, 2016
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Antonio Olivo, Washington Post
Amid the city’s swirling winds, construction crews work steadily to create a new downtown strip that, someday, will include high-rise office towers and thousands of…
Afghanistan: Adrift in Their Own Land, Afghanistan's Displaced See Their Population Swell
May 31, 2016
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Ali M. Latifi, Los Angeles Times
A newly released Amnesty International report has found a “staggering” increase in the number of Afghans driven from their homes by the deepening unrest, political…
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Urged to Halt Norwegian Backed Dam in Shan State
May 31, 2016
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BNI, Mizzima
The three groups behind the statement, the Shan Human Rights Foundation, the Shan Sapawa Environmental Organisation and the Shan State Farmers’ Network, say they are…
DRC: How New Doc 'Merci Congo' Sheds Light on Deadly Conflict
May 31, 2016
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Alex Suskind, Rolling Stone
Chronicle of African nation's ongoing civil war shows how corporate entities and everyday people are helping the healing to begin.
Myanmar: Cyclone Roanu Fails to Fill Inle Lake
May 30, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Although rain fell around Inle Lake in southern Shan State in the last week of May due to the effects from Cyclone Roanu, the lake…
Sierra Leone: FAO convenes the Second VGGT Learning Programme on Land Tenure
May 30, 2016
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Awoko
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has concluded four days Learning Programme on Governing Land for Women and Men, to Support…
Myanmar: KNU Wants Government Recognition of Ethnic Communities and Armed Groups’ Land Ownership Policies
May 30, 2016
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Burma News International
Karen National Union leaders has called for respective state and regional governments to recognized land rights and policies that are already in place for decades…
Myanmar: Fallen Timber, Uneasy Officials
May 30, 2016
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Mratt Kyaw Thu, Frontier
As conservationists welcome reports that the government is considering a one-year national logging ban, sections of the timber industry have been preparing for such a…
Why Water Scarcity is a Bigger Threat to Pakistan's Security than Militancy
May 30, 2016
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Shamil Shams, DW
Pakistan is facing an acute water shortage and may run dry by 2025, according to a latest study. Experts say the water scarcity is also…
Afghanistan: The Opium Farmers with the Police on Their Side
May 29, 2016
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Justin Rowlatt, BBC News
This year, Afghanistan is expected to produce more opium than the world consumes. Although billions of dollars have been spent trying to eradicate the crop,…
DRC: The Paradox of Congo: How the World’s Wealthiest Country Became Home to the World’s Poorest People
May 28, 2016
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Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, ThinkProgress
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the vast majority of people live in extreme poverty, earning only around $400 a year. The country is…
Myanmar: Fearing Extreme Weather, Farmers Scale Back Rice Cultivation
May 28, 2016
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Phyo Thiha Cho, Myanmar Now
The Irrawaddy Delta is home to millions of subsistence farmers whose income and food security relies on their annual harvest, and to a lesser extent…
DRC: Making Congo’s Mines Conflict Free [Video]
May 28, 2016
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BBC News
Since 2012, Outlook Inspirations nominee Bandi Mbubi has been campaigning for an end to the use of conflict minerals. The eastern part of the Democratic…
Myanmar: Peace Park Proposed for Karen State
May 28, 2016
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Libby Hogan, DVB
The creation of a peace park protecting endangered animals and the natural environment of Mutraw District in Karen State was proposed this week.
Myanmar: Lake Drying up in Myanmar [Video]
May 27, 2016
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Tony Cheng, China Central Television
Inle, the second largest lake in Myanmar, has suffered from unprecedented low water levels after record temperatures and low rainfall during the past year. The…
South Sudan: Army Major Arrested Allegedly Smuggling Ivory
May 27, 2016
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Jason Patinkin, Associated Press
South Sudan authorities arrested an army major and a Chinese oil worker for allegedly trafficking elephant ivory and endangered pangolin meat through the country's Paloich…
Myanmar: Isolated Kachin Villages Face Food Shortages Due to Rain
May 27, 2016
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
Non-stop rain in northern Kachin State has led to food shortages as damaged infrastructure has made remote townships unreachable, MPs told parliament yesterday. Over 6000…