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Afghanistan/China: China’s Rumored Ambitions to Dive into Afghanistan Are Overstated and Unrealistic, Experts Say

Sep 9, 2021 | Natasha Turak, CBNC

One of the first things many Western pundits predicted as the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled was the replacement in that power vacuum by…


Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Afghanistan Water Dispute to Test Tehran's Ties to Taliban

Sep 9, 2021 | Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle

An old dispute over water rights could be the first test of Iran's planned pragmatic cooperation with the Taliban. Without a functioning environmental agency, it's…


Colombia: Exploring Illegal Mining in Colombia’s Amazon

Sep 8, 2021 | InSight Crime

As gold prices have skyrocketed, criminal groups once solely dedicated to the trafficking of drugs and arms have moved into illegal mining. The activity has…


Afghanistan: ‘Drought Has Severely Impacted Livestock Keepers’ in Afghanistan, Head of UN Food Agency Says [Audio]

Sep 8, 2021 | Anna Kusmer, The World

Nearly one-third of people in Afghanistan don't know if they will have a meal each day. Droughts and an approaching winter are worsening the food…


Tree Planting as Resistance in Palestine

Sep 8, 2021 | Elle Ambler

In Palestine, the struggle for land cannot be separated from the fight for agricultural and environmental rights. Restrictions and attacks on agriculture are used by…


Federal Election 2021: Gender-Based Violence is an Issue We Should All Prioritize

Sep 8, 2021 | Nancy Marie Ross and Stephanie Zubriski

National strategies to end gender-based violence, public activism movements like #MeToo and One Billion Rising and the continued use of tough-on-crime policies have failed to reduce rates of…


In a Watershed Year for Climate Change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Decisive and Sustained Climate Action

Sep 8, 2021 | Alison Kentish

London — This November, five years after signing the Paris Agreement and pledging to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a…


Conflict in the Sahel Likely to Worsen as Climate Change Impacts Increase

Sep 7, 2021 | Steve Killelea

Currently there isn’t a lot of good news coming out of the Sahel, the area in Africa that borders the Saharan desert to the north,…


Liberia: Land Authority Completes Land Survey, Present Deeds In Nimba County

Sep 7, 2021 | Prince Mulbah, Global News Network

The Liberia Land Authority, through its Corporate Service Session, has completed the survey and presentation of deeds for several tribal certificates of land situated in…


Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Threatens Afghan Agriculture as Farmers Fear Being Forced to Grow Poppy [Video]

Sep 6, 2021 | Mike Cerre, PBS

As Afghans figure out how to get on with their lives, fears abound that the new Taliban government will crack down on local business and…


Mozambique: Niassa REDD + Stakeholder Engagement Liaison

Sep 6, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions…


Mozambique: Niassa REDD + Program Director

Sep 6, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions…


Heat Is on When It Comes to Cross-Border Environmental Threats

Sep 6, 2021 | Kerry Boyd Anderson

Last week, an oil spill from a refinery in the northwest Syrian town of Baniyas drifted toward Cyprus, forcing authorities on the island to take…


Liberia: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation

Sep 6, 2021 | Medical Care Development International

Over the past 40 years, Medical Care Development International (MCDI) has worked to strengthen health systems through integrated, sustainable and locally driven interventions across several…


DRC: Programme Director

Sep 6, 2021 | Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. It delivers life-saving and life-changing interventions to…


Colombia: Oficial de Wash (WASH Official)

Sep 6, 2021 | Danish Refugee Council

El Consejo Danés para Refugiados / Grupo Danés de Desminado (DRC/DDG por sus siglas en inglés) es una de las principales ONG humanitarias del mundo,…


Iraq: Livelihoods Programme Manager

Sep 6, 2021 | Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland

The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB) is a German aid and welfare organisation with more than 300 branches at national, regional, district and municipal level all over…


Syria: WASH and Rehabilitation Coordinator (National & Expat Position)

Sep 6, 2021 | Acción contra el Hambre

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…


Chad: Chargé de la Sécurité Environnementale, Sociale et Sanitaire (SESS) (Environmental, Social and Health Security Officer)

Sep 6, 2021 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) est une agence de secours et de développement basée aux États-Unis qui travaille dans près de 100 pays / territoires pour…


Sudan: Project Manager Livelihoods and Resilience

Sep 6, 2021 | COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI has been present in Sudan since 2004 initially contributing to addressing the humanitarian needs in the Darfur region that for a long time has…


Senior Advisor - Livelihood & Economic Recovery in Emergencies

Sep 6, 2021 | World Vision International

World Vision International is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. Its focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and…


Syria: Head of Mission

Sep 6, 2021 | COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI has been active with its humanitarian action in Syria (Damascus) since 2016 and it’s currently implementing the following programs: Food Security and Livelihood, WaSH…


Yemen: Livelihood and Food Security Specialist

Sep 6, 2021 | Norwegian Refugee Council

Yemen is described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and it is also home to the world’s largest aid operation. The conflict has resulted in…


Avoiding Transboundary Waters Conflicts: A Tale of Two Treaties

Sep 5, 2021 | Robert Sandford

The outdated treaties, compacts, bilateral agreements, acts, laws, policies and hardened institutions globally that stand in the way of effective, just and resilient 21st century…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam Dispute Remains Stalled as Egypt, Sudan Run out of Options

Sep 5, 2021 | Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor

The long-running dispute over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile…


Nigeria: The Nigerian Activist Trying to Sell Plants to the Oil Company That Destroyed Them

Sep 3, 2021 | Ruth Maclean

“I need to help my women to stand,” says Martha Agbani, who helped a group of women from the Niger Delta build a flourishing mangrove…


Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict

Sep 3, 2021 | UNFPA

Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…


Kazakhstan Moves to Ease Water Conflict in Central Asia

Sep 3, 2021 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

An early August meeting of Central Asian heads of state in Turkmenistan addressed issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and regional consequences of renewed Taliban…


Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict

Sep 3, 2021 | UNFPA

Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…


To Address Climate Change, Address Gender Inequity

Sep 3, 2021 | Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee

Hurricane Ida has devastated communities in Louisiana, leaving many without electricity during one of the hottest months of the year. Because of a lack of…