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Yemen: WASH Specialist

Aug 22, 2023 | INTERSOS

General context of the projectYemen's war shows no immediate signs of abating. Yemen announced its first case of the COVID-19 respiratory disease on 10 April…


Sudan: WASH Coordinator (m/f) - Madani

Aug 22, 2023 | Solidarités International

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed…


Ukraine: WASH PM (m/f) - Kharkiv

Aug 22, 2023 | Solidarités International

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed…


Ukraine: Cluster WASH Coordinator (m/f) - Dnipro

Aug 22, 2023 | Solidarités International

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONALSOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts…


Environmental Peacebuilding Training (Scholarships Available; Registration through Aug. 25, 2023)

Aug 22, 2023 | Geneva Water Hub and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Registration is now open (through Friday, August 25, 2023 at 13h Geneva time) for a training course on "Environmental Peacebuilding".

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE.  Registration link is…


Russia: Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation

Aug 21, 2023 | Bellingcat

There are many reasons for a vessel to not transmit an AIS position, some of which are legitimate, such as technical issues and concerns over…


Climate Change Is an Ally of Jihadists in Africa

Aug 21, 2023 | Abdoulie Ceesay

The coup in Niger is just the latest, and probably not the last. Across the Sahel, African nations are falling to military dictatorships. Are these…


Afghanistan/Iran: Special Envoy for Afghanistan Urges Fair Delivery of Iran’s Water Rights from Hirmand

Aug 20, 2023 | Iran Front Page

The Iranian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has called for the fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River,…


Ukraine: A New Tool Shows What War Has Done to Ukraine’s Forests

Aug 18, 2023 | Christopher Giles, Bellingcat

Among the many victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are some of the most important ecosystems in Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s forests and protected areas.…


Afghanistan: The Former Afghan Soldiers Turning to Gem Mining to Survive

Aug 18, 2023 | Kern Hendricks, Al Jazeera

In remote Nuristan province, some who lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover are now working in artisanal mines to support their families amid a…


Reflections on the UK Defence and Climate Change Report

Aug 18, 2023 | Linsey Cottrell

The UK House of Commons Defence Committee has released the Defence and Climate Change report, following their inquiry launched in May 2022. The report found…


What Ghana Teaches Us about the Intersection of Climate and Conflict

Aug 18, 2023 | Alex Gibson and Madeline Anderson

Climate change is shifting community dynamics, but supporting local peace committees and institutionalizing climate-responsive technologies and techniques are effective methods of fostering resiliency. Ghana has…


Liberia: Rural Communities Access to Customary Land Faces Glitches

Aug 17, 2023 | William Q. Harmon, Observer

Liberia took a historic step to issue title deeds to rural communities for customary land when the 54th Legislature passed the 2018 Liberia’s Land Rights…


Israel/Palestine: West Bank Water Wars: Palestinian Taps Dry as Israeli Water Flows

Aug 17, 2023 | Isabel Debre, Associated Press

The struggle for water access in this strip of fertile land reflects a wider contest for control of the West Bank — and in particular…


Afghanistan: 79 pc of People in Afghanistan Lacks Sufficient Water Access: International Organization for Migration

Aug 17, 2023 | Asian News International

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that 79 per cent of people in Afghanistan lack sufficient access to water for essential needs like…


Gendered Youth, Green Transitions, and Sustainable Peace

Aug 17, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

International Youth Day is marked annually on 12 August. This year’s theme – “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World” – recognizes the vital…


Nigeria: UN Calls for Women's Inclusion in Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding in Nigeria

Aug 16, 2023 | All Africa

The Country Representative said women and girls must benefit from relief packages provided during the recovery phase of conflict.


Food Security: Recent Studies Support Dangerously Hungry’s Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict

Aug 16, 2023 | World Food Program USA

In April of this year, World Food Program USA launched a new report titled Dangerously Hungry: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict. The report…


Myanmar: Victims of Jade Mine Landslide Were Mostly Displaced by Conflict in Myanmar

Aug 16, 2023 | Radio Free Asia

Many of the 42 people who went missing in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state after a landslide buried workers at a jade mine were migrants displaced…


Russia Is Committing Grave Acts of Ecocide in Ukraine – and the Results Will Harm the Whole World

Aug 16, 2023 | Andriy Yermak and Margot Wallström

The people of Ukraine have grown cruelly familiar with war and death, inflicted on them by a nation state with vastly superior resources: they will…


Gender and Law Specialist (internationally recruited)

Aug 16, 2023 | International Development Law Organization

Overview & ResponsibilitiesThe International Development Law Organization (IDLO) is the only global intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law to advance peace…


Climate Change and National Security Strategies: Assessing a Growing Trend

Aug 15, 2023 | Anselm Vogler

The multifaceted and cross-sectoral nature of climate security issues connects virtually all fields of governance, and evokes a considerable variety of possible responses. These options…


Afghanistan: Prolonged Drought Deepens Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis

Aug 14, 2023 | Reuters

Persistent drought across Afghanistan is taking its toll on farmers, its economy - a third of which is generated by agriculture - and food security.


Afghanistan/Iran: The Taliban Lay Claim to Stretch of Iranian Border Area

Aug 14, 2023 | Maryam Sinaee, Iran International

An aerial photo circulating on social media has led to extensive criticism of the government for “conceding” thousands of hectares of Iranian land to the…


Afghanistan: 180 Natural Reservoirs Registered in Ghor in Past 2 Years

Aug 13, 2023 | Nasrin Sayeedi, Pajhwok Afghan News

The excavation process of four big natural reservoirs would soon start in western Ghor province while three more Lead and Zinc mines would be offered…


England: ‘Comply or Else’: Gender and Net Zero Red Tape Blamed for Stifling British Business

Aug 13, 2023 | Simon Foy, The Telegraph

City heavyweights claim rigid diversity and climate targets risk undermining UK competitiveness.


Women Advancing the Global Energy Transition

Aug 13, 2023 | Christine Lins, Impakter

Despsite the gender gap in the energy sector, women are actively participating in the energy transition.


Iraq: Researcher for Report on Family-Based Violence Legislation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Aug 12, 2023 | Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights

OverviewCeasefire is looking for an independent consultant or team of consultants to research and write a report on the implementation of family-based violence legislation in…


Sweden: PhD position in Gender Studies and WASH

Aug 12, 2023 | Uppsala University

The Centre for Gender Research at Uppsala University opens a position as PhD in Gender Studies, in collaboration with SWEDESD. The project will be based…


Senegal: Gender Specialist - Senegal WASH

Aug 12, 2023 | Blumont

Blumont Blumont is a global organization working with local communities to design and implement innovative approaches to building infrastructure, delivering lifesaving humanitarian assistance, and bridging the…