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Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators
Jun 17, 2021
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UN News
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Renewed War Scatters Tens of Thousands to Forests
Jun 17, 2021
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Reuters
The United Nations estimates nearly 110,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar's Kayah State by the recent violence. With new fighting in northern and western…
Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Builds Water Canal in Restive District
Jun 17, 2021
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Xinhua
The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development has completed the work for building a water canal in the troubled Arghandab district of the southern Kandahar…
Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators
Jun 17, 2021
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UN News
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…
Afghanistan: Plant-Based Meth from Afghanistan Is Turning up All over the World
Jun 16, 2021
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Niko Vorobyov, Vice
Better-known for its vast poppy fields supplying up to 90 percent of the world’s heroin, Afghanistan’s new plant-based meth – which is cheaper and easier…
Iraq: Rise in Iraqi Cancer Cases May Be Linked to Wars, Environment
Jun 16, 2021
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Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor
Director of the Environmental Department in southern Iraq Walid Hamid said May 21 that “Ministry of Health statistics indicate that 2,000 cases of cancer are…
Conflict Minerals: US Plays Catch-up with EU on Conflict Minerals to Turn Page on Trump Era
Jun 16, 2021
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Africa Intelligence
Joe Biden and his advisors are busy making up for lost time after Donald Trump's lack of action relegated Washington to following Brussels' initiatives on mining…
NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?
Jun 15, 2021
The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Nato - the North Atlantic…
Colombia: Colombia’s Increasing Wildfires Caused by Institutional Cattle Ranching and Land-Grabbing
Jun 15, 2021
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Mirage
Oxford and international research partners reveal institutionalised cattle ranching and land-grabbing are the key drivers of Colombia’s increasing wildfires, according to local stakeholders. The findings…
Afghanistan: Millions at Risk of Displacement as Afghanistan Faces Extreme Drought, Warns IRC
Jun 15, 2021
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International Rescue Committee
Severe drought in Afghanistan could trigger the displacement of thousands of families, according to the latest IRC assessment across five provinces in the West, South…
Yemen: New UN Aid Chief Rethinks Stranded Yemen Tanker Mission
Jun 15, 2021
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James Reinl, National
The UN’s incoming aid chief, Martin Griffiths, on Tuesday said he was considering new ideas for a long-delayed mission to repair an oil tanker stranded…
UK: Research Associate, Environmental Footprint of the US Military
Jun 15, 2021
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Lancaster University
Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
The University is accepting applications for a Research Associate to join this new initiative…
Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for ‘Legitimacy’
Jun 15, 2021
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Lin Htet Myat
The Myanmar military (also known as the Tatmadaw), since staging a coup on Feb. 1 against the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government, has…
Monitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 15, 2021
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ELI, UNEP, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, the Environmental Law Institute, and the United Nations Environment Programme are collaborating on a project with the United States Institute…
Lauren Risi
Project Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Stimson Center
United States
Jun 14, 2021
Lauren Herzer Risi directs the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program(ECSP), which fosters a community of researchers and practitioners pursuing the connections between the…
How Does War Contribute to Climate Change?
Jun 14, 2021
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Eoghan Darbyshire and Doug Weir
Armed conflicts often halt or reverse economic development. Because of this, it is generally assumed that they lead to reductions in the emissions that contribute…
Stronger Together
Jun 14, 2021
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Hannah Elisabeth Kurnoth, Beatrice Mosello, and Janna Greve
What can climate security learn from the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda? The two agendas share the need for urgent, context-specific, interdisciplinary responses, suggesting…
Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks
Jun 14, 2021
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Offshore
The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.
Sustaining a Climate for Peace
Jun 14, 2021
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Wilson Center
After years of derision under the Trump administration, NATO members are no doubt looking forward to the summit today as a harbinger of closer and…
From Rhetoric to Response: Addressing Climate Security with International Development
Jun 14, 2021
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Daniel Abrahams
Over the past decade, our understanding of how climate change affects conflict and security has advanced considerably. Yet, how to best address the overlapping challenges of climate…
Territorial Disputes in Central Asia on the Threshold of the 30th Anniversary of Independence
Jun 14, 2021
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Ermek Baisalov
The latest armed conflict on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was the bloodiest military clash in the region over the past 20 years. It…
UK: Postdoctoral Researcher for the OMS Programme in Transboundary Resource Management
Jun 14, 2021
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Oxford University, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography
The Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) at the University of Oxford is looking to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow (12 months) for the…
United Kingdom: Consultancy, Capacity Building Specialist, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Jun 13, 2021
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MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International)
MSI Reproductive Choices, named Marie Stopes International until November 2020, is an international non-governmental organisation providing contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries around…
Burkina Faso / Mali / Niger / Senegal: Climate and Environment Project Managers
Jun 13, 2021
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Enabel
Enabel is the Belgian Development Agency. It carries out Belgian governmental cooperation. The Agency also implements actions for other national and international organizations. With its Belgian and international…
Panama: Intern, Environment Affairs
Jun 13, 2021
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…
Sudan: Project Manager, Livelihoods and Resilience
Jun 13, 2021
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Cooperazione Internazionale
Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. For more than 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in…
Afghanistan: Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
Jun 13, 2021
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Afghanaid
Afghanaid is an international humanitarian and development NGO that has worked alongside Afghan communities — currently including over one million adults and children — for…
Nigeria: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion/Youth Specialist
Jun 13, 2021
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FHI 360
FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education,…
Lebanon: Request for Trainer, Civil Society Programme - Positive Masculinities / Men Engage Approach Training of Trainer
Jun 13, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the…
Barbados: Gender Specialist
Jun 13, 2021
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UN Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…