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Consultancy: Short-Term, Full-time Consultant
Apr 5, 2021
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.
Countries…
South Africa: Programme Officer, Water and Sanitation
Apr 5, 2021
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Stockholm International Water Institute
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an experienced Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs at the global level,…
Conflict-Sensitive Programming Specialist (Anticipatory Action)
Apr 5, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO's efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to…
South Sudan: Resilience Technical Specialist
Apr 5, 2021
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Save the Children
The Resilience Technical Specialist will be the main focal point for roll out of the Country Office’s recently developed Resilience Approach and Strategy, as well…
Communications Officer, Winnipeg
Apr 5, 2021
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development…
Communications Officer, Ottawa
Apr 5, 2021
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development…
Programme Officer MENA Water and Sanitation
Apr 5, 2021
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Stockholm International Water Institute
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an experienced Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs, including in Middle East…
Iraq: Head of Mission
Apr 5, 2021
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…
Iraq: Head of Mission
Apr 5, 2021
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…
Afghanistan: First Person: The Afghan Woman Putting her Life at Risk to Rid her Home of Mines
Apr 4, 2021
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UN News
Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines. On International…
Herder-Farmers Conflict: Embracing the Ganduje, Abounu Solution
Apr 4, 2021
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Oludayo Tade
Fielding questions from journalists in Katsina, recently, the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said his administration has been able to stem the tide of banditry…
Lebanon: Lebanon to Swap Medical Expertise for Iraqi Oil
Apr 3, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Officials from Beirut and Baghdad signed a preliminary agreement Friday that would see Lebanon trade its medical expertise for Iraqi fuel supplies, Lebanese state media…
Colombia: Deforestation Rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as Cattle Invade
Apr 2, 2021
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
For the past several years, the Colombian Amazon has been hit harder by deforestation than any other region in the country, according to the Institute…
Egypt and Ethiopia Are Heading toward Conflict over Water. It’s Time to Intervene.
Apr 2, 2021
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Ezzedine C. Fishere
Egypt and Ethiopia are inching, slowly but surely, toward conflict. Negotiations over the construction and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile…
Myanmar: China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime's Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security
Apr 2, 2021
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Irrawaddy
China has reportedly requested a meeting with Myanmar over growing concerns about the security of its oil and natural gas twin pipelines project after ethnic…
Renouncing Reprisals: An Opportunity for the Biden Administration
Apr 1, 2021
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Adil Ahmad Haque
The United States has taken a number of morally objectionable positions regarding the lawful conduct of armed conflict over the years. Among those positions, it…
India: Environment, the Unsuspecting Victim of Cross-Border Conflicts
Mar 31, 2021
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Vaishnavi Rathore, Bastion
Be it the deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, or the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh, these strategically sensitive and secluded landscapes…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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: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…
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…
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…
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…