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Why Gender-Responsive Action Must Anchor Africa’s Climate Summit 2025

May 29, 2025 | Salome Owuonda
Citizen Digital

As Africa prepares to convene in Addis Ababa for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in September 2025, the continent stands at a critical intersection.

The…

Cambodia: Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy, a Force for Peace

May 29, 2025 | UN Women Asia and the Pacific
UN Women Asia and the Pacific

"I was the first woman from my village to become a peacekeeper,” says Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy, her voice steady with pride. “At first, people…

Liberia: From Farm to Market: Digital Platform Connects Women Farmers to Buyers

May 29, 2025 | Tina Mehnpaine
Front Page Africa

When scrolling through the UN Women and Orange Foundation-supported ”Buy from Women digital platform, the faces of four Liberian women farmers appear. Fifty-six-year-old Gertrude Kpoleh,…

Is Sudan’s War the Reason for South Sudan’s Economic Crisis? What’s Really Going on with Oil Revenue

May 29, 2025 | Jan Pospisil

The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in April 2023, has had an impact on its…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Federal Oil and Gas Law Falls between Constitutional Texts and Political Disputes

May 29, 2025 | Hamdi Sanjari
Arab Weekly

Once again, disputes are reigniting tensions, this time triggered by recent contracts signed by the Kurdistan Region with two American companies in the gas sector.…

Stimson Center Welcomes New Leadership to Environmental Security Program

May 29, 2025
Stimson Center

The Stimson Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Herzer Risi as Senior Fellow and Director of the Environmental Security Program. Sally Yozell,…

Mexico: Women Who Nourish the Earth: Yuridia Hernández and the Feminine Strength in Sustainable Agriculture

May 28, 2025 | Sarah Martínez Gámiz
Cimmyt

In the lands of Oaxaca’s Mixteca, where rainfall no longer comes as it once did and the soil begins to feel the weight of years…

Blood Batteries: How Congo’s Conflict Is Shaking the World’s Rare Earths Market

May 28, 2025 | Veer Puri

The recent bout of violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has translated into a systematic shock for rare earth…

How Illicit Gold Fuels Insecurity in Latin America

May 28, 2025 | Fernanda Rios Herrera

Gold has become an increasingly attractive asset for non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in Latin America due to its soaring price, low risk and high profitability…

Afghanistan: 1 Killed, 8 Injured over Land Dispute in Afghanistan

May 28, 2025
Xinhua

One person has been confirmed dead and eight others sustained injury as two families clashed over a land dispute in eastern Afghanistan's Kapisa province, said…

Iraq: Basra’s Wealth Extracted, Its People Abandoned

May 28, 2025 | Kamaran Aziz
Kurdistan24

Basra, the city often hailed as Iraq’s economic engine and the heart of its oil wealth, is now synonymous with suffering. Despite its vast petroleum…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Tension in Abyei as Sudan’s War Affects the Disputed Region

May 28, 2025
Ayin Network

While the oil-rich disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained relatively calm over the past few years, recent escalations may destabilise this…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Files Lawsuit against US over Kurdistan Oil Contracts

May 27, 2025 | Charles Kennedy
Oilprice.com

Iraq has filed a lawsuit against the United States over oil contracts between American companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq, escalating a…

Yemen: Community Led Implementation Consultant (Fisheries Management Plan)

May 27, 2025
CTG (Committed To Good)

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. CTG…

Syria: Request for Proposal - Consultancy Services for the Detailed Design of a Pilot Mini Hydropower Project for Syrian Arab Red Crescent

May 27, 2025
Norwegian Red Cross

The Norwegian Red Cross (NoRC) is one of 192 Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) national societies across the globe and has been part of…

Somalia: Water & Habitat Energy Project Manager, Mogadishu

May 27, 2025
International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We…

DRC: Responsable de Recherche Unité Santé Publique

May 27, 2025
IMPACT Initiatives

Depuis 2016, IMPACT, - actuellement présente à Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu et Kalemie - fournit à travers ses trois initiatives REACH, AGORA et PANDA des évaluations…

Lebanon: Logistics Coordinator - Beirut

May 27, 2025
Solidarités International

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

Kenya: Civil Peace Service Advisor - Environmental Peacebuilding and Dialogue

May 27, 2025
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

The Civil Peace Service (CPS) is a program for non-violent conflict transformation and peacebuilding in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In Kenya, the GIZ…

Germany: Advisor for Environmental Peacebuilding

May 27, 2025
AGIAMONDO e.V.

AGIAMONDO e.V. is the personnel service of German Catholics for development cooperation. In the Civil Peace Service, we offer professionals the opportunity for meaningful service…

USA: Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Sustainability

May 27, 2025
University of Notre Dame: Keough School of Global Affairs, Pulte Institute for Global Development

The University of Notre Dame announces a post-doctoral research fellow opportunity, beginning October 15, 2025 and focusing on “A Global Synthesis of Socioecological Contexts of…

Tanzania: From Burden to Opportunity: Mechanization in Rural Tanzania

May 26, 2025 | Martin Majambele, Esther Cheyo, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng, and Maximillian Saku
Alliance Biodiversity CIAT

Beneath vast Tanzanian skies, where fields stretch like patchwork quilts of promise, a quiet revolution is taking root. It doesn’t shout—but whispers change with every…

Sustainable Peace through Environmental Stewardship

May 26, 2025 | Sarah Lee

Achieving sustainable peace and development is a complex challenge that requires a multifaceted approach. One crucial aspect often overlooked is the role of environmental stewardship.…

Navigating Conflict and Environment

May 26, 2025 | Sarah Lee

The intricate relationship between conflict, peace, and environmental issues is a pressing concern in the context of development. As the world grapples with the challenges…

Call for Proposals: Path To Ottawa

May 26, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association & University of Ottawa

In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding–taking place in June 2026 in Ottawa, Canada–the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and Conference partners…

Malaysia: Terengganu to Plant Napier Grass as Food for Wild Elephants to Reduce Conflicts

May 24, 2025 | Baharom Bakar
New Straits Times

The cultivation of Napier grass as an alternative food source for wild elephants is among the initiatives proposed by the Terengganu government to address wildlife…

Sudan: US to Sanction Sudan after Finding Chemical Weapons Used in Civil War

May 23, 2025
Al Jazeera

The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that the country’s military used chemical weapons last year while fighting against rival paramilitary forces.

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Says Direct US-Kurdistan Oil Deals Violate Constitution

May 23, 2025 | Charles Kennedy
Oilprice.com

While the federal government of Iraq welcomes cooperation with US energy firms, Baghdad noted on Friday that direct deals with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region violate…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Oil Ministry Says All Deals Must Go through Baghdad, Not Erbil

May 23, 2025
Rudaw

Iraq’s oil ministry said on Friday that it welcomes doing business with American firms, but that all partnerships must go through the federal government, after…

Amber: The Hidden Cost of Myanmar’s Gem Trade

May 22, 2025 | Mancunion

Blood amber from Myanmar has yielded endless discoveries and taken the world by storm; the name seems fitting after the human rights atrocities tied to…