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Colombia: Building Peace, One Project at a Time in Colombia
May 15, 2022
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UN
A group of former combatants with the FARC rebel group in Colombia have been reflecting on five years of peace and community building in a…
Sudan: WASH Specialist
May 15, 2022
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…
Iraq/Kurdistan: US Ambassador Calls for Dialogue to Solve Iraq-KRG Oil, Gas Dispute
May 15, 2022
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Julian Bechocha, Rudaw
The outgoing US ambassador to Iraq on Sunday called on both the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi government to partake in dialogue and…
Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia to Supply South Sudan with Electricity, as Nile Dam Talks Continue to Falter
May 15, 2022
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Mohamed Said, Al-Monitor
As the dispute over the giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River continues to linger, Addis Ababa recently unveiled plans to…
Iraq: National Consultant, National NAMA Strategic Planning Specialist
May 14, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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Iraq: International Individual Consultant - International NAMA Strategic Planning Expert
May 14, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
Please read…
Iraq: International Individual Consultant - International Expert - Private Sector Engagement for Renewable Energy
May 14, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
Please read…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Forces Seize Some Oil Wells from Iraqi Control, Iraqi Company Says
May 14, 2022
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Reuters
Forces from the regional Kurdish government have taken control of some oil wells in northern Kirkuk, Iraq's state-run North Oil Company said in a statement…
Blockchains Are Forever: DLT Makes Diamond Industry More Transparent
May 13, 2022
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Wahid Pessarlay
Diamonds are some of the world’s most valued gemstones, and the global diamond industry has managed to remain afloat despite being partially eclipsed by the…
Water Management in Armed Conflict: Improving Collaboration and Joint Knowledge
May 13, 2022
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Juliane Schillinger
Given the increasingly protracted nature of armed conflicts, the humanitarian needs of local populations are changing. This is true not only for short-term access to…
Addressing the Enablers of Coltan Smuggling in the DRC Requires Holistic Solutions
May 13, 2022
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Oluwole Ojewale
In the Great Lakes Region, the DRC stands at the centre of the instability which is often described as a transnational war economy. The vast expanse…
Ukraine: 21 Federal Agencies Monitoring Ukraine War's Environmental Toll
May 13, 2022
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Andrew Freedman, Axios
Senior U.S. officials are huddling weekly to assess and share information on the environmental threats Ukraine faces due to Russia's invasion, Axios has learned. The…
New Climate Frontier: Gender-Based Lawsuits
May 13, 2022
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Lesley Clark
Lawsuits brought by women against governments in Pakistan and Switzerland over failures to curb greenhouse gas emissions could be harbingers of a new avenue for…
Afghanistan: Facing Floods and Landslides, Afghans Turn to Nature for Protection
May 13, 2022
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UNEP
In remote settlements across Afghanistan’s Pamir Mountains, deep in the heart of Central Asia, locals have long struggled with landslides and floods. In recent years,…
Ukraine: EU is Stepping Up Support to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Survivors
May 13, 2022
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European Commission
The Commission announces €1.5 million for a dedicated project to support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in assisting women and girls in Ukraine by…
Liberia: Forest Community Constructs Police Station, Clinic from Logging Revenues
May 13, 2022
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Ezekiel Geeplay, Observer
The idea of the 2009 Community Rights Law (CRL) was to give communities the right to control, protect, and manage their forests along with its…
Yemen: Environmental Pathways for Peace and Reconciliation?
May 12, 2022
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Amy Dallas and Julie Raasteen
The conflict in Yemen is approaching its eighth year and continues to evolve. It has fragmented the country’s social fabric, caused unthinkable humanitarian suffering, and…
Organized Environmental Crime: Why it Matters for Peace Operations
May 12, 2022
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Marina Caparini
‘Environmental crime’ lacks a universally agreed definition but has been referred to by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as ‘illegal activities harming the environment and aimed…
The Climate Security Agenda Is More About Strengthening Military Power than Tackling Climate Instability
May 12, 2022
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Nick Buxton, Nuria del Viso
In the last seven years, the trends we identified in the book of promoting military and security solutions to the climate crisis have sadly become…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Says Will No Longer Provide Forex for Mining Companies Importing Fuel
May 12, 2022
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Reuters
Sierra Leone will no longer provide foreign exchange for mining companies and other large businesses to import oil as of June 1, accusing them of…
Afghanistan: More Women Get Involved in Takhar Apiculture Business
May 12, 2022
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Yasin Joya
Climate Security, Energy Security, and the Russia-Ukraine War
May 11, 2022
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Mark Nevitt
Climate change is an existential crisis that requires an immediate, transformational shift away from fossil fuels — a point reinforced in stark terms in the…
The Climate–Conflict Nexus in Africa: A Conflict-Sensitive Approach
May 11, 2022
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Julia Freedberg
In contrast to previous debates on climate change, contemporary discussions emphasise the impacts that climate change has on human security. While there is consensus about…
Iraq: Chinese Companies to Build “Science City” in Iraq as Part of Oil Deal
May 11, 2022
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David Rogers, Global Construction Review
Chinese companies are to build a “Science City” in northern Iraq as part of an oil-for-projects deal, official news agency Alsabah has reported. If the scheme…
Iraq: US Scientists Link Mystery Gulf War Illness to Chemical Weapons Exposure
May 11, 2022
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Robert Tollast, National
Scientists at the University of Texas have linked “Gulf War syndrome”, a debilitating illness suffered by tens of thousands of British and American soldiers who…
The Risks of Gender-Blind Climate Action
May 10, 2022
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Marisa O. Ensor
Climate change is widely recognized as one the greatest threats to peace and security in the 21st century. The causal pathways that link deteriorating environmental conditions, insecurity, and conflict, while…
Reimagining the Aftermath of War, Now
May 10, 2022
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Aida A. Hozić and Juliana Restrepo Sanín
Feminist scholars stress two aspects of wars. First, they emphasise continuums and circuits of violence, challenging the usual dichotomies of war and peace, public and private, domestic and…
South Sudan: With Oil Sales Tied up, South Sudan Battles to Pay Salaries
May 10, 2022
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Deng Machol, Associated Press
Many of South Sudan's civil servants have not been paid for months as the government has run out of funds, with income from oil exports…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Landmines Are Making Peace Deadly
May 10, 2022
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Kanika Gupta, World Politics Review
On the morning of April 1, seven children were playing in the lush wheat fields of Afghanistan’s Marjah district, in the southern Helmand province, by…
DRC: Scheme to Stop ‘Conflict Minerals’ Fails to End Child Labor in DRC, Report Says
May 10, 2022
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Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Mongabay
Smelters and manufacturers that use coltan, tin and tungsten in cars, mobile devices and other electronics can’t be sure the minerals have been extracted without…