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Myanmar: Move to Restart Controversial Dam Sparks Protests in Myanmar

May 6, 2026 | Kyaw Lin Htoon
Union of Catholic Asian News

Civil society groups and local communities have reiterated their opposition to a controversial dam on one of Myanmar's major rivers following an alleged move to…

Global: UNDRR Expands Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism to LGBTIQ+ Persons Constituency

May 5, 2026 | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has formally added an LGBTIQ+ Persons constituency to the Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM), marking an…

How to Integrate Green Economy Approaches into Peacebuilding Efforts in Africa?

May 5, 2026 | Ibrahim Dibal

Africa stands at a critical intersection where environmental degradation, climate change, and violent conflict converge to create complex crises that demand innovative solutions. As the…

Myanmar: Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land

May 5, 2026
Shan Herald Agency for News

Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are preventing them from…

India/Pakistan: One Year after the Indus Waters Treaty Suspension

May 5, 2026 | PK Saxena
NatStrat

A year after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on 23 April 2025, Pakistan continues to prosecute a coordinated media campaign portraying the suspension…

Liberia: Communities Elated over Reported Oil Discovery

May 5, 2026 | Tina S. Mehnpaine
Observer

In November last year, excitement swept through Beon and neighboring towns in Grand Bassa County after residents discovered a thick, black substance floating on the…

The Environmental Costs of War: How the US–Israel–Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Climate Security in the Gulf

May 4, 2026 | Kristian P. Alexander

The recent US–Israel war with Iran, followed by Iranian missile, drone, and rocket retaliation across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, has largely been examined…

Jordan: Head, Gender Section

May 4, 2026 | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
ReliefWeb

The Organization

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly…

Powering Peace: Can Renewable Energy Help End Africa’s Conflicts?

May 4, 2026 | Andrew Hyde

When armed groups began threatening a community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that had recently gained access to solar-powered electricity, something unexpected happened.…

Rethinking Funding for Climate and Peacebuilding: Insights from the CCDP and ECCP Community Fund

May 4, 2026 | Geneva Graduate Institute

A new contribution to CDA Collaborative Learning Projects Rebuilding the Anthills: Transformation Prototypes for the Post-Aid World explores this question through the concept of “curiosity-guided…

Sudan/South Sudan: Lundin’s Defence Makes Their Case

May 4, 2026 | Martin Schibbye
Justice Info

Two and a half years after the Lundin trial opened in Stockholm District Court, Ian Lundin’s defence opened its final argument by attacking the very…

How Modern Conflicts Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis

May 2, 2026 | Farah Naz

Conflicts have a substantial connection to geopolitics, security, and human tragedy, yet there is another, less-discussed dimension of aggressive conflicts: their impact on the global…

Afghanistan: Taliban Seize More Than 2,500 Hectares of Land in Khost

May 2, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The Taliban have declared 2,500 hectares of land in Khost province as “Emirate-Owned Property” and taken control of it. The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ)…

Call for Applications: Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security 2026 Gala Scholarship

May 1, 2026 | Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security
Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) is awarding scholarship grants to mid-career women of color who are engaged in research that…

Myanmar: Yacht Firm Exposed by EIA Faces Major US Charges over Illegal Burmese Teak Imports

May 1, 2026
Environmental Investigation Agency

US federal prosecutors have charged UK-based luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International Ltd and its US subsidiary Sunseeker USA Sales with environmental crimes tied to the…

Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone: Flashpoints at the Frontier: Rising Border Tensions in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia

Apr 30, 2026 | Fiifi Edu-Afful and Emmanuel Kotia
ACCORD

Recent border tensions involving Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone highlight enduring structural weaknesses in border governance not only within the Mano River basin but across…

Liberia: Judges Undergo Oil & Gas Law Training in Ganta

Apr 30, 2026 | Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer

Circuit and specialized court judges from across Liberia are currently participating in an intensive training program in Ganta, Nimba County, aimed at strengthening their understanding…

Collective Management of Natural Resources for Post-Conflict Recovery

Apr 29, 2026 | Anna Wallace

How can natural resource management support post-conflict recovery? The second of a two-part blog series draws on evidence from Colombia, Nepal, and Sudan to explore…

Afghanistan Is Surrendering Its Mineral Wealth – and Its Future

Apr 28, 2026 | Javed Noorani and Lynne O’Donnell

Afghanistan is giving away its mineral wealth. Through a pattern of deals that export value at the point of extraction, the country is surrendering control…

Announcing the Environmental Peacebuilding Champions

Apr 28, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce the Environmental Peacebuilding Champions, a group of 23 dedicated individuals from around the world to foster…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: EnPAx Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental Peacebuilding (8 May 2026)

Apr 28, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

At the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (16-19 June 2026), the Environmental Peacebuilding Association will present the Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental…

Yemen: Head of FSL Department

Apr 28, 2026 | Action contre la Faim France

Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…

Chad: Emergency Coordinator

Apr 28, 2026 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.

Job Summary

You will manage and provide technical oversight of the…

Iraq: Programme Manager - South Iraq

Apr 28, 2026 | Tearfund

Tearfund is looking for an experienced and strategic Program Manager to join our team in South Iraq and play a role in strengthening our country…

Sudan: Environmental Health/WASH Coordinator

Apr 28, 2026 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC was present in Sudan from 1981 to 2009. In November 2019, the IRC re-registered in Sudan and opened a main office in Khartoum,…

Afghanistan: Country Director (M/F) - Kabul

Apr 28, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…

Congo: Program Manager, WCS Congo

Apr 28, 2026 | Wildlife Conservation Society

WCS stands for wildlife and wild places. As the world’s premier wildlife conservation organization, WCS has a long track record of achieving innovative, impactful results…

Jordan: ToR Consultant for Research on Climate Change and Gender-Based Violence

Apr 28, 2026 | Kvinna Till Kvinna

The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (KTK) is implementing the project “Countering Backlash – Reclaiming Women’s Rights in Jordan – Phase 2 (2025–2028)” in close partnership…

Tchad: Directeur.trice de Projet Climat et Environnement – N’Djaména

Apr 28, 2026 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Acted travaille avec 19 millions de personnes dans 43 pays au carrefour de l’humanitaire, du développement, et des programmes climatiques et environnementaux. Grâce à une…

Chad: At Least 42 Killed in Eastern Chad after Clash over Water Source

Apr 27, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

International media have reported that at least 42 people were killed in eastern Chad following clashes between two families over a water source. Associated Press…