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Afghanistan: 100s Killed, Injured by Landmines in Past Year: Officials

Apr 6, 2022 | TOLOnews

Statistics from the Afghan Directorate for Mine Action Coordination (DMAC) show that "120 civilians are killed and injured each month" as a result of landmine…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Three Missiles Fall Near Refinery in Iraq's Erbil, No Casualties - State Media

Apr 6, 2022 | Reuters

Three missiles fell near an oil refinery in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Wednesday without causing any casualties or damage, Kurdistan anti-terrorism authorities said…

Switzerland: Thematic Advisor “Climate Change, Environment and Resilience”

Apr 5, 2022 | HEKS/EPER, Swiss Church Aid

HEKS/EPER, Swiss Church Aid, supports projects designed to combat hunger, poverty and injustice in over 30 countries on four continents. HEKS/EPER also provides worldwide humanitarian…

Somalia: Short Term Consultancy, Security Risk Management

Apr 5, 2022 | World Bank

The World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)1, specifically Environmental and Social Standards 1 and 4 (ESS1 and ESS4), requires Borrowers2 to assess and manage…

United Kingdom: Programme Policy Officer (Climate and Disaster Risk Financing)

Apr 5, 2022 | World Food Programme

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) , a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance…

Sudan: Area Coordinator

Apr 5, 2022 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI responds to the needs of the most vulnerable populations in Sudan since 2004, including refugees, Internally Displaced People, Returnees and vulnerable communities through an…

Chad: Programme Specialist – Climate and Security Risk - the Lake Chad Basin Commission

Apr 5, 2022 | UNDP

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…

Mali: Senior WASH Manager

Apr 5, 2022 | International Rescue Committee

IRC opened the national program in Mali in 2012. Our programs range from humanitarian assistance to early recovery activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic…

Uganda: Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL) Coordinator

Apr 5, 2022 | World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF is an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. From individuals and communities to business…

Kenya: Program Associate (Nairobi-based)

Apr 5, 2022 | Energy Peace Partners

Energy Peace Partners (EPP) is a US-based organization built around the idea that climate solutions can support peace in places affected by violent conflict. EPP…

DRC: Chief of Party Advancing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (ARIP)

Apr 5, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…

Sharing Cross-Border Water Resources: Cooperation or Conflict?

Apr 5, 2022 | Ruby Russell

From the Euphrates to the Mekong, dams that ensure one country's water supply risk leaving others parched.According to the UN, close to 300 international water…

South Sudan: Project Manager (x 2)

Apr 5, 2022 | Fauna & Flora International

FFI is seeking two experienced conservation professionals to fulfil the role of Project Manager, who will assume responsibility for managing implementation and development of one…

Ukraine: WASH Project Manager

Apr 5, 2022 | Première Urgence Internationale

PUI intervenes in Ukraine since 2015, in response to the needs provoked by the conflict in Donbass. PUI develops its integrated approach with health, mental…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Use New Criteria for Kurdistan Share of Oil Exports

Apr 5, 2022 | Reuters

Iraqi oil minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar said on Tuesday that new criteria will be used to calculate Kurdistan's share of oil exports delivered to the federal…

Ukraine: Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived

Apr 5, 2022 | Matt Reynolds, WIRED

The area around the defunct power plant has been an unexpected rewilding success story. Now attempts to monitor progress are hampered by the war.

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta’s Jade Mining Ban Targets Resistance Funding, KIA Says

Apr 5, 2022 | Irrawaddy

The Myanmar military regime’s recent order halting all jade mining in Kachin State was issued with the aim of putting pressure on the Kachin Independence…

Opportunity: Self-Paced Course on Climate Change, Peace and Security Developed by adelphi and UN Organisations

Apr 4, 2022 | adelphi

adelphi has partnered with five UN organisations to develop the self-paced massive open online course (MOOC) "Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding Climate-Related Security Risks…

Converging Risks: Demographic Trends, Gender Inequity, and Security Challenges in the Sahel

Apr 4, 2022

Security conditions in the Sahel are rapidly deteriorating. Since 2016, the region has witnessed a 16-fold increase in terrorist attacks. In Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania,…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia Urged to Stop Using Land Mines in Its War in Ukraine

Apr 4, 2022 | Associated Press

A top official in the global campaign against the use of land mines urged Russia on Monday to stop its troops in Ukraine from laying…

Stolen Real Estate — Like Blood Diamonds — Is Funding Deadly Conflicts

Apr 3, 2022 | Jon Unruh

The use of conflict resources to finance wars is expanding into new commodities — with much more severe consequences. An example is the successful trafficking…

Ukraine: All Creatures Great and Small

Apr 3, 2022 | George Packer, Atlantic

It’s striking how many stories and pictures from the war in Ukraine involve animals. One of the first Ukrainian civilian victims was a woman killed…

Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak Ready to Resume: Ministry

Apr 3, 2022 | Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

All conditions have been facilitated for the resumption of extraction at the Mes-Aynak copper mine, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said on Sunday.…

Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Drug Cultivation, Including Lucrative Opium

Apr 3, 2022 | Reuters

The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer. The order said the production, use…

Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban Agree to Supply Iran's Water Share: Envoy

Apr 3, 2022 | Tasnim

The Taliban delegation attending a meeting in China has pledged that Kabul will allow Iran to have its share of water from the joint resources…

Gaza Coming Water Crisis Worse Than Anything Yet?

Apr 2, 2022 | Ramzy Baroud

It is important to keep in mind that the water crisis in Gaza has been ongoing for years, and every aspect of this protracted crisis…

Water: How Water Cooperation Can Provide Geopolitical Stability in MENA

Apr 2, 2022 | Maghie Ghali, Al Jazeera

In the coming years, it is thought that water will become a more important geopolitical resource than crude oil with demand set to rise more…

Defence Diplomacy as a Tool to Cope with the Climate Crisis

Mar 31, 2022 | S. Nanthini

The recently published Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted significant increases in extreme weather events, which are likely to lead to…

A Closer Look at the Intersection of Gender and Security

Mar 31, 2022 | Deseri Tsepetis

While there has been progress in advancing civil rights and visibility for women and transgender folks, there is a long way to go to build…

The Key to Climate Action and Sustainable Peace? Women’s Full and Equal Participation

Mar 31, 2022

Climate change is not gender neutral, and for activist Fatima Muriel, this fact is all too real for thousands of women in her home country, Colombia. 

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