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Venezuela: Women and Girls at Greatest Risk as Thousands Escape Violence Due to Military Operations in the Border Zone with Colombia
Apr 8, 2021
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Care
At least 5,500 people from Venezuela had crossed the border between Apure and the Colombian department of Arauca in the last two weeks. They are…
China/South China Sea: China Drills Deep in Disputed South China Sea
Apr 8, 2021
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Reuters
China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media reported on Thursday, amid tensions over disputed…
Afghanistan: Afghan Nomads Mourn a Vanishing Way of Life
Apr 8, 2021
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Abubakar Siddique, Radio Free Afghanistan
Kuchis or Pawindas, terms used for Pashtun nomads hailing from more than a dozen tribes of the larger Ghilzai group, were once one of the…
Myanmar: US Hits State-Owned Myanmar Gem Firm with Coup Sanctions
Apr 8, 2021
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Matthew Lee, Associated Press
The Biden administration on Thursday hit Myanmar’s junta with new sanctions in response to February’s coup in the Southeast Asian nation. The State and Treasury…
DRC: Gécamines Takes over the Artisanal Cobalt Mining Sector
Apr 8, 2021
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Christophe Le Bec, Africa Report
Officially launched on 31 March, EGC - a new subsidiary of Gécamines - is intended to formalise and clean up a previously opaque artisanal mining…
Albania: Gender Specialist/Project Coordinator
Apr 7, 2021
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…
Sri Lanka: G7 Partners in Sri Lanka Commit to Support Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for COVID-19 Recovery
Apr 7, 2021
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ColomboPage
The year 2020 marked 20 years since the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ – a groundbreaking…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt’s el-Sisi Warns ‘All Options Open’ after Dam Talks Fail
Apr 7, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned that “all options are open” after the latest round of talks between his country, Sudan and Ethiopia about…
Climate Change: Congressional Hearing on Resilience Highlights Climate Change Risks for Armed Services
Apr 7, 2021
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Homeland Security Today
On March 26, the Readiness Subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on resilience, which in recent years has become synonymous…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Ethiopia to Go on Filling Nile Mega-Dam Despite Impasse: Minister
Apr 7, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Ethiopia said Wednesday it would not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, despite a persistent impasse with downstream countries worried about their…
United States: Intern, Gender & Social Equity, Governance Center, Johns Hopkins University
Apr 7, 2021
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World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human…
Tajikistan: National Gender and Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Consultant
Apr 7, 2021
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…
Lebanon: Gender Responsive Budgeting Trainer
Apr 7, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is "to transform the way the world deals with conflict…
Tunisia: Minister of Women Calls for Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change
Apr 6, 2021
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Tunis Afrique Presse
Minister of Women, Family and Elderly Affairs Imen Zahouani Houimel, on Tuesday, called for mainstreaming gender in climate change mitigation programmes and developing the green…
Namibia: Stanford Historian Traces the Colonial Origins of Conflict Diamonds in Namibia
Apr 6, 2021
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Sandra Feder, Stanford University
When Stanford historian Steven Press was trying to unearth hidden narratives about Germany’s colonial activities in Southwest Africa’s highly secretive diamond industry, he pursued that…
Afghanistan: Sar-i-Pul, Badakhshan Mines Conundrum Remains Unsettled
Apr 6, 2021
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News
The mining contracts of Balkhab copper reserve in Sar-i-Pul province and a gold mine in Badakhshan province have been twice signed and revoked in the…
Afghanistan: Sar-i-Pul, Badakhshan Mines Conundrum Remains Unsettled
Apr 6, 2021
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News
The mining contracts of Balkhab copper reserve in Sar-i-Pul province and a gold mine in Badakhshan province have been twice signed and revoked in the…
Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Apr 6, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and United Nations Environment Programme
New big data systems and novel technologies, including earth observation, social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain and crowd-sourcing, have become critical to monitor and address natural resources management, environmental degradation, climate change,…
Senior Researcher for Climate Change - Research and Learning
Apr 5, 2021
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
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…
Niger: Science & Data Lead (Climate and Geospatial Services) – SERVIR West Africa 2
Apr 5, 2021
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
Mozambique: WASH Coordinator
Apr 5, 2021
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Ayuda en Acción
Ayuda en Acción is an organization with an international presence that, from a global commitment, has been fighting against poverty, inequality and exclusion since its…
WASH Program Manager
Apr 5, 2021
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Solidarités International
SI has been in Myanmar since 2008. For the first three years, SI worked in the Delta in response to the devastating Cyclone Nargis. In…
Nigeria: Environmental Health Coordinator
Apr 5, 2021
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.
The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization…
Libya (based in Tunisia): WASH & Rehabilitation Coordinator
Apr 5, 2021
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Their teams are committed to supporting civilians' victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by…
Mozambique: WASH Program Manager
Apr 5, 2021
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Action Contre la Faim
Since the beginning of 2020, the ERRU Team have been closely monitoring the deterioration of the situation in Cabo Delgado. By mid 2020, given the…
Myanmar: Military Junta Bombs Salween Peace Park in Indigenous Karen Territory after Coup d’État in Burma/Myanmar
Apr 5, 2021
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ICCA Consortium
On 1 February 2021, the military staged a coup d’état in Burma/Myanmar, sparking nation-wide demonstrations in an unprecedented surge of civic mobilization. The military has…
Liberia: Urban Farmers Want Gov’t Stop Land Encroachment
Apr 5, 2021
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Judoemue Kollie, Observer
Farmers in Zubah Town community, Paynesville City are calling on the Government of Liberia (GoL) to stop some individuals who are encroaching on their farmland…
Afghanistan: Commercial Farming Limited by Lack of Land, Water
Apr 5, 2021
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
Afghan farmers on Sunday stated that insufficient water and lack of agricultural land is hindering many investors from establishing commercial farms in the country. In…
PhD Positions in Water Resources Management
Apr 5, 2021
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Université Laval
The department of Civil and Water Engineering at Laval University (Quebec-City, Canada) is seeking PhD candidates to join a team of researchers working on the…