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Policy Brief Describes New Mindset Needed to Accelerate Gender Equality
Mar 31, 2021
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
A policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development offers a “formula” for accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – enabling women’s participation…
Yemen: Women Struggle to Get by as Yemen Conflict Hits Six-Year Mark
Mar 31, 2021
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Jean Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them…
Afghanistan: Country’s Four Million Internally Displaced Need Urgent Support amid Pandemic
Mar 30, 2021
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Amnesty International
The Afghan government and the international community must urgently scale up efforts to support the country’s four million internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been…
Conflict Minerals: UCLA Researchers Evaluate Efforts to Curb Trade of Conflict Minerals
Mar 30, 2021
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Stan Paul, University of California Los Angeles
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires that US-listed companies sourcing so-called “conflict minerals” from Africa’s Great Lakes region conduct due diligence. (The EU now imposes similar…
If War Were to Doom Us All Tomorrow, the ICJ Would Still Plant a Tree
Mar 30, 2021
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Moises A. Montiel M.
The ICJ is no stranger to the growing concern about the environment. In fact, the existence (albeit brief) of an Environmental Chamber credits the importance…
Participants at “Gender, Climate Change, and Migration” Event Were Briefed on the VC Platform
Mar 29, 2021
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UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Gender equality, women’s protection, and empowerment are keys to the disaster risk reduction and climate change agendas, and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. To…
United States: DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance
Mar 29, 2021
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
The Women Peace and Security program fits right into the Defense Department's breadbasket because "it is a tool for smart power," Air Force Brig. Gen.…
Egypt: Market Movers Americas, March 29-April 2: Suez Blockage Impacts Brent-WTI Spread [Video]
Mar 29, 2021
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Joe Fisher, S&P Global Platts
In this week's Market Movers Americas, presented by Joe Fisher: Brent-WTI spread widens amid Suez closure, Traders watch US-Northwest Europe jet fuel arbitrage amid Suez…
Afghanistan:Taliban Kill Faryab Dam Guards
Mar 28, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
Two police officers guarding the Dahan-e-Dara water dam were killed in a Taliban attack on the dam in the north-western province of Faryab. The dam…
Afghanistan: Afghan Part of CASA-1000 Project 30% Completed
Mar 28, 2021
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
In the last solar year, only 30% of the construction on the CASA -1000 power transmission project was completed, falling short of a more optimistic pledge that…
Afghanistan: Herati Farmers Fear Drought as Rainfalls Drop Significantly
Mar 28, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
Officials in the western Herat province have warned of severe drought challenges in the ongoing year as rainfalls have vastly dropped across the province. Head…
Sierra Leone: Witness at Massaquoi Trial Links Charles Taylor to Blood Diamonds
Mar 28, 2021
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Premium Times
A witness told the Finnish court hearing the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi on Friday, that the former leader of the Sierra Leonean rebel…
Oil & Gas: Oil Nations Tipped for Political Instability If the World Moves away from Fossil Fuels
Mar 26, 2021
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Elliott Smith, CBNC
Algeria, Chad, Iraq and Nigeria will be among the first countries to experience political instability as oil producers feel the effects of a transition to…
South Sudan: Reducing Imports and Retaining Revenue through Domestic Refining Capacity
Mar 26, 2021
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Charnè Hundermark, Africa Oil & Power
Despite holding the third-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, until recently, South Sudan did not have an operating oil refinery in-country, therefore relying heavily on…
4 Ways the Private Sector Can Push for Gender Equality Post-Pandemic
Mar 26, 2021
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Kathleen Sherwin and Divya Mathew
• The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women's economic participation.
• Gender equality cannot be achieved without support from the private sector.
• A new…
Empowering Women in Peace Operations Remains Top Priority, Says UN Peacekeeping Chief
Mar 25, 2021
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UN News
Praising women’s fundamental contributions to peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, the UN peacekeeping chief reiterated on Thursday that empowering women in the military remains a top priority,…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan No Longer Relinquish Free Water: Ghani
Mar 25, 2021
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday during the inauguration of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province stressed on implementation of Helmand Water Accord, saying…
Editorial: Human-Wildlife Clash
Mar 25, 2021
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Himalayan Times
Nepal's conservation efforts have been considered a huge success, allowing endangered animals to thrive in the wild. This has been possible largely due to political…
Crimea’s Water Crisis Is an Impossible Problem for Putin
Mar 25, 2021
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Clara Ferreira Marques
A water emergency in Crimea is absorbing billions of taxpayer rubles as Russia tries to patch up an impossible problem stemming from the peninsula’s annexation…
Climate, Peace and Security: The Case of South Sudan
Mar 24, 2021
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Andrew E. Yaw Tchie and Kheira Tarif
South Sudan is the world's youngest nation and one of the least populated countries in Africa, but also one of the most vulnerable to climate…
The Attack on the Italian Ambassador in Congo
Mar 24, 2021
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Daniel Ruiz
This article intends to do a critical analysis of the recent attack that cost the life to the Italian Ambassador in the Democratic Republic of…
Climate Security in the UN Security Council: Achieving More through Improved Knowledge and Increased Credibility
Mar 24, 2021
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Judith Nora Hardt, Michael Brzoska, and Alina Viehoff
The German government should continue its efforts on climate change and security even after its membership in the UN Security Council has come to an…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Inaugurates Hydropower Dam in Western Province
Mar 24, 2021
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Xinhua
Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday inaugurated a key hydropower dam in the western province Nimroz, which is expected to boost economy and agriculture…
Conflict Minrals: Recent Climate and ESG Disclosure Activity — What Does It Mean for the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule?
Mar 24, 2021
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National Law Review
In its first two months, the Biden Administration has given significant attention to climate-related and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure issues. Of course, these…
Indonesia: In Indonesia, an Illegal Leopard Trade Thrives out of Sight, New Study Shows
Mar 24, 2021
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Claudia Geib, Mongabay
This is the story of how Indonesia is losing its spots. In a recent paper published in Nature Conservation, researchers found that the archipelagic nation…
Ethiopia/Sudan/UAE: Sudan Accepts UAE Offer to Mediate Border and Dam Disputes with Ethiopia
Mar 23, 2021
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Middle East Eye
Sudan has accepted an offer by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mediate with Ethiopia over a contested border region and Addis Ababa's construction of a…
Cambodia: Lands Grabs and Other Destructive Environmental Practices in Cambodia Test the International Criminal Court
Mar 23, 2021
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Katie Surma, Inside Climate News
Three leading climate and human rights nonprofits have asked the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Hague to pursue rampant “land grabbing” by…
Consultancy, White Paper on the Future of Environmental Peacebuilding
Mar 23, 2021
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Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform is a knowledge hub that connects the critical mass of peacebuilding actors, resources, and expertise in Geneva and worldwide.
The role:
Reporting to …
Senior Research Fellow: Climate, Peace and Security Risks
Mar 23, 2021
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs is a Norwegian government agency and research organization based in Oslo.
NUPI is looking for a senior research fellow with a…
Turkey: Erdoğan’s Family Venture Brought back the Man Who Set up Illicit Kurdish, ISIS Oil Scheme
Mar 22, 2021
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Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor
The Turkish president’s son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, brought his operative back from the shadows to run front company Powertrans, which has long been accused of transporting…