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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Plastic Pollution from Fibre Optic Drones May Threaten Wildlife for Years
May 22, 2025
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Leon Moreland
Russia’s war in Ukraine has encouraged a rapid increase in the deployment of drones that use fibre optic cables to protect them from being jammed…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan’s Oil Flows at Risk as Neighboring Sudan’s Conflict Intensifies
May 22, 2025
Al Jazeera
South Sudan is facing a looming economic crisis as Sudan’s army threatens to shut down oil export facilities, jeopardizing the oil-reliant nation’s primary revenue source. The…
Afghanistan: Sowing Hope after Disaster—Rebuilding Lives through Agriculture in Herat
May 21, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
In October 2023, a devastating earthquake struck Herat province, severely impacting the districts of Zindajan and Guzara. Thousands of farming families lost their homes, livelihoods,…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan on Edge as Sudan’s War Threatens Vital Oil Industry
May 21, 2025
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Mat Nashed
Al Jazeera
South Sudan relies on oil for more than 90 percent of its government revenues, and the country depends entirely on Sudan to export the precious…
Is US Conflict Minerals Disclosure Nearing an End?
May 20, 2025
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Michael R. Littenberg, Marc Rotter, and Peter Witschi
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda took a pretty big swing at the US Conflict Minerals Rule in his prepared remarks yesterday at Practical Law Institute’s annual “SEC…
The US Should Aim Higher in Its ‘Minerals for Peace’ Deal with Congo
May 20, 2025
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Laura Kupe
In a small ceremony with oversized implications, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed his Congolese and Rwandan counterparts to Washington on April 25 for…
The Deadly Global Gold Rush: How to Stop the Illicit Mining and Trade That Fuel War and Repression
May 19, 2025
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Sasha Lezhnev and John Prendergast
Every year, illicit gold worth more than $30 billion flows across the globe, including gold originating in conflict zones and authoritarian states. Much of it…
Iraq: 'Leave Our Marshes Alone': Iraqis Fear Oil Drilling Would Destroy Fabled Wetlands
May 19, 2025
Agence France-Presse
Plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq have galvanised villagers and activists determined to save the mythical wetlands already…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Sign Billions in Energy Deals with US Despite Baghdad Oil Dispute
May 19, 2025
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Charles Kennedy
Oilprice.com
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has formalized two major energy agreements with U.S. firms HKN Energy and WesternZagros in Washington, D.C., Kurdish…
Estonia: Russian Forces Seized Oil Tanker in Baltic Sea
May 19, 2025
StratNews Global
The Liberia-flagged ship Green Admire was leaving Sillamae port using a designated navigation channel that crosses Russian territorial waters, the ministry said in a statement.
Terrorists Use Food as a Weapon: How Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab Exploit Hunger
May 18, 2025
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Simone Papale and Emanuele Castelli
Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. The continent has seen an…
Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban FM Promises Cooperation with Iran in Helmand River, Water Dispute
May 18, 2025
Iran Front Page
Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has said that providing water to Iran’s drought-stricken population is a “religious duty” and stressed that Kabul bears…
Colombia: Ripple and Mercy Corps Launch Blockchain Pilot for Colombian Farmers
May 17, 2025
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Bilal Hassan
LiveBitcoinNews
Ripple Impact has launched its second pilot of the year in partnership with Mercy Corps Ventures and WËIA. This new initiative is being carried out…
Iraq: Toxic Fallout: Iraq’s Basra Fight for Survival amid Oil Pollution Crisis
May 17, 2025
Shafaq News
Residents in northern Basra are grappling with a “deadly pollution crisis,” fueled by the unchecked expansion of oil operations near residential areas. With rising cancer rates,…
Liberia: Men, Tradition Denying Women’s Rights to Land
May 16, 2025
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Esau Farr and Harry Browne
Front Page Africa
JORPOLU CLAN, Bong County – In 2018, Liberia passed the Land Rights Act. The historic legislation grants communities and women customary ownership of ancestral land, putting an end…