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DRC: What Role Do Minerals Play in the Conflict? [Video]
Jan 29, 2025
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Eunice Wanjiru, Deutsche Welle
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the world’s most resource-rich nations, yet its people remain among the poorest. Fueled by competition over precious…
Afghanistan’s Untapped Mineral Wealth: A Lost Opportunity or a Path to Stability?
Jan 29, 2025
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Amu TV
Under the Taliban’s current regime, Afghanistan faces an unprecedented erosion of civil freedoms, especially for women. Deprived of their fundamental rights to education, work, and…
Water: Latest Water, Peace and Security Analysis Calls for Action to Reduce Global Water-Related Tensions
Jan 29, 2025
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Smart Water Magazine
In mid-October, The New York Times reported water shortages are threatening the world’s food supply, as one-quarter of the world’s crops are grown in areas where the…
India/Tibet: Seminar on “Environment and Security” Unites Tibet and India in Itanagar
Jan 29, 2025
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Central Tibetan Administration
On 24 January 2025, a significant seminar on “Environment and Security” was successfully organised by the Himalaya Suraksha Manch, Arunachal Pradesh, at the Dorjee Khandu…
Myanmar: Myanmar on the Brink as Conflict Fuels Hunger
Jan 29, 2025
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World Food Programme
Hunger has reached alarming levels in Myanmar with the situation set to worsen in 2025, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. A…
Liberia: FDA Okays Export of over 250 Illegal Logs
Jan 29, 2025
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Esau J. Farr, The Daylight
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) permitted a company to export round logs mid-last year. However, the regulator ignored its computerized system—known as LiberTrace—red-flagged over 60 percent…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Begins Recruiting Women for Active Military Service
Jan 28, 2025
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RFA Burmese and Nang Hseng Phoo
Myanmar’s ruling military junta has begun initial steps to draft women for active military service, residents said, showing the military’s desperation to replenish its ranks…
DRC/Rwanda: M23 Rebels in Goma: Gains to Boost Illicit Mineral Trade through Rwanda, Analysts Say
Jan 28, 2025
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Sonia Rolley and Felix Njini, Reuters
A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, with analysts predicting a further surge in…
Climate Change: Climate Change Has Direct Impact on Military Power and Operations, MPs Warned
Jan 28, 2025
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Forces News
MPs have been warned that climate change has a direct impact on the UK and its European allies' ability to project power. Armida Van Rij,…
Afghanistan: Deforestation in Afghanistan Remains a Challenge: FAO
Jan 28, 2025
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Abdullah Azizi, Pajhwok Afghan News
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says deforestation continues to be a significant challenge in Afghanistan, causing considerable environmental damage.
South Sudan: World Bank Report Highlights South Sudan’s Natural Resource Potential for Sustainable Development
Jan 28, 2025
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Devdiscourse
A new report by the World Bank, the South Sudan Natural Resource Review (NRR), reveals that South Sudan has immense natural resource potential in fisheries,…
Indonesia: Indonesian Mother of Six Aims to Keep Papuan Tradition Alive by Saving Mangroves in Women-only Forest
Jan 27, 2025
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Denny Armandhanu
Papua province’s Youtefa Bay, known for its azure waters and lush mangrove forests, has seen infrastructure development that has helped improve locals’ lives and the…
Indonesian Mother of Six Aims to Keep Papuan Tradition Alive by Saving Mangroves in Women-only Forest
Jan 27, 2025
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Denny Armandhanu
Papua province’s Youtefa Bay, known for its azure waters and lush mangrove forests, has seen infrastructure development that has helped improve locals’ lives and the…
Liberia: Golden Waste Solutions Launches Gender Mainstreaming Initiative to Empower Women in Waste Management
Jan 27, 2025
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Willie N. Tokpah
In a pioneering move to foster gender equality in waste management, Golden Waste Solutions Enterprise Inc. has launched the Gender Mainstreaming in Waste Management project…
DRC/Rwanda: The African War Brewing over ‘Blood Minerals’ in Phones
Jan 27, 2025
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Jane Flanagan, The Times
As Rwandan-backed rebels seize some of the continent’s most valuable mines, experts fear DR Congo’s perpetual chaos will spread beyond its borders.
South Sudan: Ezra Group Powers ahead with Renewable Energy in South Sudan
Jan 27, 2025
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Zawya
South Sudan celebrates its first major renewable energy project, marking a milestone in the country’s transition to sustainable power.
Afghanistan/Iran: Araghchi: Iran’s Water Rights Will Be Provided Based on Helmand Treaty
Jan 27, 2025
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TOLOnews
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, described his visit to Kabul as crucial for safeguarding Iran's interests and addressing its concerns. Araghchi also mentioned that…
DRC/Rwanda: Congo Violence Escalates as M23 Follow Raw Materials Trail
Jan 26, 2025
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Jean-Michel Bos, Deutsche Welle
The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran FM in Afghanistan amid Two Neighbors’ Dispute over Water Rights
Jan 26, 2025
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Tabnak
Araqchi, heading a political and economic delegation, arrived in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday morning, where he held talks with Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Foreign…
Sudan: Fighting in Sudan’s Civil War Sets Ablaze the Country’s Largest Oil Refinery, Satellite Photos Show
Jan 25, 2025
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Associated Press
Fighting around Sudan‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows, sending thick, black smoke…
Colombia: Colombia President Decrees Emergency Powers to Restore Order in Coca Region Wracked by Rebel Combat
Jan 24, 2025
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Astrid Suarez, Associated Press
Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been wracked in recent…
Iraq: Fire at Rumaila Oil Field Causes 120 Wells Shut down
Jan 24, 2025
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Shafaq News
On Friday, a petroleum expert expressed surprise over the reactivation of the tank that caught fire, in the Rumaila oil field just one day after…
China/India: ‘Dam for a Dam’: India, China Edge towards a Himalayan Water War
Jan 24, 2025
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Yashraj Sharma, Al Jazeera
Despite local protests, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam – the world’s largest – upstream…
Iraq/Kurdistan: US Intervention in Iraq's Oil Dispute Sparks Backlash
Jan 23, 2025
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Simon Watkins, Oilprice.com
The US last week stepped into the long-running embargo by the Baghdad-based Federal Government of Iraq (FGI) of independent oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous region…
Sudan: Sudan’s Army Battles RSF for Control of Oil Refinery Near Khartoum
Jan 23, 2025
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Al Jazeera
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have engaged in fighting near al-Jili oil refinery, north of the capital Khartoum. The Sudanese…
Kenya: Kenyan Counties Invest in Climate Adaptation and Peace
Jan 23, 2025
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CGIAR
The County Climate Change Fund (CCCF), first established in 2010, is one of Kenya’s most promising institutional responses to destabilizing climate change impacts, including frequent…
Ukraine/Russia: More Than 7,000 Russian Environmental Crimes Recorded in Ukraine Since Full-Scale Invasion
Jan 23, 2025
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UATV
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has committed more than 7,000 environmental crimes in Ukraine, resulting in losses exceeding EUR 72.9 billion.
Iraq/Kurdistan: The $25 Billion Cost of Iraq’s Oil Deadlock
Jan 23, 2025
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Julianne Geiger, Oilprice.com
In a twist that is perhaps surprising even for the labyrinth of Iraqi politics, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has found itself blindsided by a…
Colombia: For ALL Women and Girls: Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí Believes that Women’s Leadership is Key to Protecting Colombia’s Environment and Peace
Jan 22, 2025
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UN Women
“Environmental sustainability is essential for lasting peace in Cauca, because the territory and its natural resources are the heart of our identity and survival,” says…
Beyond Genocide—Sudan's Overlooked Climate and Health Catastrophe
Jan 22, 2025
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Thurka Sangaramoorthy
The United States' declaration of genocide in Sudan marked a crucial moment of recognition. While this designation appropriately highlighted the deliberate targeting of civilians by…