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United States: Appeals Court Strikes Down Conflict Minerals Disclosure Rule

Apr 14, 2014 | Jeremy P. Jacobs

Federal appellate judges today struck down a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that required companies to disclose whether minerals in their products were mined in…


South Sudan: E. Equatoria Governor Says Natural Resources At Risk From Foreign Forces

Apr 14, 2014 | Sudan Tribune

April 13, 2014 (KAMPALA) – The governor of South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, Louis Lobong Lojore, has urged South Sudanese citizens in the country and…


Climate Change Mitigation, Peacebuilding, and Resilience

Apr 11, 2014 | Florian Krampe, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

How are our efforts to reduce the impact of climate change affecting post-conflict societies? Thinking and research about the possible impacts of climate change adaptation…


Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: The Peace Deal for Mindanao and its lessons for practitioners of environmental peacebuilding

Apr 10, 2014 | Paula Defensor Knack, Terra Nullius

This blog provides a guide to peace-builders in analyzing developments in the Mindanao peace process that occurred since the publication of Knack's chapter on “Legal…


Call for Papers and Panel Proposals for The 5th International Conference on Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies

Apr 9, 2014 | Islamic State University Ar-Raniry

Taking a step further from the dynamics beyond reconstruction examined through “Social Recovery” in the 4th conference, this conference will assess the effectiveness and sustainability…


Call For Papers: Nordic Africa Days 2014 Conference

Apr 9, 2014 | Nordic Africa Institute

The Nordic Africa Days 2014 has a thematic focus on different assumptions of governance. It cuts across research topics covering most African developments and processes,…


China: Hagel Spars With Chinese Over Islands and Security

Apr 8, 2014 | Helene Cooper, The New York Times

BEIJING — The United States and China clashed over Japan on Tuesday as the Chinese defense minister asserted that Beijing had “indisputable sovereignty” over a…


Egypt: Presidential Hopeful Mansour 'Will Declare War on Ethiopia,' Ban Alcohol, Social Media

Apr 8, 2014 | Ahram Online

Hopeful presidential candidate Mortada Mansour said he will ban Facebook and Twitter if they threaten the nation's internal security and declare war on Ethiopia should…


Campaigner - DRC

Apr 7, 2014 | Global Witness

We are seeking a highly-motivated and experienced Campaigner to join our campaign to break the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption in Democratic Republic…


Call for Papers: Post-war Development in Asia and Africa Symposium

Apr 7, 2014 | Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium and Centre for Poverty Analysis

The symposium approaches the question of post- war/conflict development policy as encompassing distinctive goals and processes but addressing two overarching, inter-related, and equally important imperatives.…


Campaign Leader - DRC

Apr 7, 2014 | Global Witness

We are seeking a highly-motivated and experienced Campaign Leader to lead our campaign to break the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption in Democratic…


Myanmar: Myanmar's Tourism Boom Endangers Fragile Ecosystems

Apr 7, 2014 | John Wendle, National Geographic

The morning sun shoots rays over the tops of the steep hills surrounding Inle Lake that pierce the mist rising from the waters. Egrets and…


Pakistan: Security Forces Press Offensive Against Separatists

Apr 7, 2014 | Reuters, The New York Times

Pakistani security forces killed 30 separatist militants on Monday in an offensive in Baluchistan, a senior official said, in one of the biggest clashes in…


Ukraine: Crimea Cost Ukraine Over $10 Billion in Lost Natural Resources

Apr 7, 2014 | Reuters

Ukraine's ecology and natural resources minister estimated on Monday that Kiev had lost natural resources and related assets worth 127 billion hryvnias ($10.8 bln) when…


China/Japan: In a Test of Wills With China, U.S. Sticks Up for Japan

Apr 6, 2014 | Helene Cooper, The New York Times

TOKYO — On his first trip to China as the secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel is finding himself in the middle of a spat that…


Myanmar: Ploughing Protesters Highlight Land Grab Grievances in Myanmar

Apr 6, 2014 | Vincent MacIsaac, South China Morning Post

Myanmar's swift economic development has been marked by the rise of a new class of political dissidents: the ploughing protesters.

They are farmers and activists angry…


China/Japan: U.S. Response to Crimea Worries Japan’s Leaders

Apr 5, 2014 | Helene Cooper and Martin Fackler, The New York Times

TOKYO — When President Bill Clinton signed a 1994 agreement promising to “respect” the territorial integrity of Ukraine if it gave up its nuclear weapons,…


Myanmar: Rare Myanmar Ecosystems Protected Only on Paper

Apr 5, 2014 | Denis D. Gray, Associated Press

Off a remote, glimmering beach backed by a lush tropical forest, Julia Tedesco skims the crystalline waters with mask and fins, looking for coral and…


The Problems with Burma’s Logging Ban

Apr 4, 2014 | Casey Hynes, asiancorrespondent.com

Burma’s recent announcement of a ban on exporting unprocessed timber logs seems like good news for the country’s environment and economy. The proposed ban is…


Myanmar: Karen State Govt Refuses Villagers’ Resettlement in Rebel Area

Apr 4, 2014 | Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy

The Karen State government has refused to allow a group of villagers, evicted from their homes by the Burmese military in February, to move to…


Myanmar: NLD Leader Offers to Intervene in Land Ownership Dispute

Apr 4, 2014 | Su Myat Wai and Kay Zue, Mizzima

National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has offered to help nearly 300 families from Yangon’s Mayangone Township who say they are…


Courses: Water Conflict and Negotiations

Apr 3, 2014 | Oregon State University

How can we move debates about water resource issues beyond entrenched positions? What are some less confrontational approaches that bring conflicting interests and institutions together…


Visiting Assistant Professor - MA Program in Conflict Resolution

Apr 3, 2014 | Georgetown University

Georgetown University’s M.A. Program in Conflict Resolution invites applications for a one-year (10 month) full-time contract appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2014-2015 academic…


PATRIR and CPAU Joint Project Achieving the MDGs through Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Apr 3, 2014 | The Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR), and Peace and Unity Afghanistan (CPAU)

The objective of the project is to strengthen state, civil society and UN capacity for peacebuilding, peace consolidation and violence prevention in Afghanistan in the…


M&E Coordinator - Resilience in Somalia Enhancement (RISE) Program

Apr 3, 2014 | Mercy Corps

The M&E Coordinator will support the management and implementation of the RISE program activities including the monitoring and evaluation plan, monitoring the impact of interventions,…


Program Manager – Strengthening RCAP Program Capacity

Apr 3, 2014 | Mercy Corps

The Program Manager (PM) will have overall responsibility for the achievement of Mercy Corps’ EU-funded Strengthening the Capacity of Women’s Associations & Youth to Promote…


Co-Coordinator - Camp Coordination & Camp Management Cluster

Apr 3, 2014 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

As the focal point for the cluster, CCCM Co-coordinator is accountable for the CCCM response to the humanitarian crisis. The cluster co-coordinators must ensure the…


Livelihoods Officer

Apr 3, 2014 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Under the direct supervision of Senior Programme Officer and in collaboration with the Senior Project Coordinator, the Livelihood Officer will supervise livelihood activities in two…


Call for Papers: Towards International Resource Fairness - Theories, Conflicts and Policies

Apr 3, 2014 | Vienna University

Natural resources, be they agrarian or mineral, have become a key issue in international politics in recent years. This is due to a number of…


Summer Course: Socially Sustainable Degrowth

Apr 3, 2014 | Centro de Estudos Sociais Universidade de Coimbra

The Summer School on Degrowth will offer a range of perspectives located at the core of the concept, looking at its sources, dimensions and policy…