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Nepal: Sustaining Health and Soil: Sundhani Tharu’s 4Rs Approach to Farming

Jan 7, 2025 | Pappu Yadav

Sundhani Tharu, a 44-year-old farmer from Pattharbojhi, Madhuwan-1 in the Bardiya district, in the mid-west of Kathmandu, is a leading example of how sustainable agricultural practices not only enhance…

In a Workforce Transformed by War, Ukrainian Women Are Now Working in Coal Mines

Jan 7, 2025 | Joanna Kakissis, Michael Robinson Chávez

TERNIVKA, Ukraine — It's still dark when the busload of miners arrives for the morning shift at this small city in eastern Ukraine's coal country. Among…

Environmental Peacebuilding: 2024 in Review

Jan 7, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

2024 was another big year for environmental peacebuilding!

 

Environmental peacebuilding is more relevant than ever.  Territory and natural resources drive conflict, the environment is a silent…

Syria: Project Development Officer, Amman

Jan 7, 2025 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43…

Yemen: Area Coordinator - Aden

Jan 7, 2025 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43…

Iraq: Gender-Based Violence & Protection Coordinator

Jan 7, 2025 | SEED Foundation

About SEED Foundation: SEED Foundation is a registered NGO in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. SEED’s mission is to protect, empower, and support the recovery of…

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Specialist

Jan 7, 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. ICRC…

Kenya: Deputy Country Director and Head of Programs

Jan 7, 2025 | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by…

Honduras/Mexico/Peru: Senior Regional Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Specialist, Latin America

Jan 7, 2025 | Water Mission

Water Mission is a Christian engineering nonprofit that builds safe water solutions for people in developing countries, refugee camps, and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water…

Haiti: Humanitarian Affairs Officer

Jan 7, 2025 | UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies.

 

 

Org. Setting and Reporting

 

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Uganda: Senior WASH Officer - National Position

Jan 7, 2025 | IsraAID

IsraAID is an international non-governmental humanitarian aid organization based in Israel. Since its founding in 2001, IsraAID teams have worked in emergency and long-term development…

Afghanistan: Orange Groves Revive Hope for Afghan Farmers

Jan 7, 2025 | Xinhua

Hundreds of people recently visited orange groves in the Bati Kot district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan to buy fresh oranges. This surge in…

Seeking Translation Assistance for Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts

Jan 6, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is leading the development of an Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts.  The Glossary will be published by Routledge,…

The Traumas of Unplanned Decarbonization in Fragile States

Jan 6, 2025 | Alex de Waal and Aditya Sarkar

It is widely recognized that oil states are rarely democratic, and often conflict-prone. As these governments wind down their dependence on this toxic resource as…

Afghanistan: Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy

Jan 6, 2025 | New York Times

The Taliban government is counting on Afghanistan’s bountiful gemstone and mineral resources after the loss of billions of dollars in international aid.

DRC: Arrests in DR Congo Highlight Gold Smuggling Issues

Jan 6, 2025 | Observer Voice

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in natural resources, particularly gold. However, this wealth has often attracted illegal activities, leading to instability in…

Climate Change and Fragile States: A Growing Threat to Global Stability and Security

Jan 6, 2025 | Richmond Acheampong, Modern Ghana

Climate change has become one of the most pressing global challenges, not only affecting ecosystems and economies but also influencing international relations, political stability and…

Afghanistan: Grazing Land Destruction Worries Bamyan Cattle Owners

Jan 6, 2025 | Abdul Rahman Rosta, Pajhwok Afghan News

Arbitrary cutting of forest trees and destruction of pastures have worried cattle owners in central Bamyan province who call on the government to take immediate…

Afghanistan: Will Forcibly Take Our Water Rights from Afghanistan, Warns Islamic Republic

Jan 6, 2025 | Afghanistan International

Iran's water rights from the rivers on the border and shared with Afghanistan, especially in recent years when the construction of dams along the Helmand…

Latin America: Latin Women Lead the Fight Against Climate Change Using Indigenous Agriculture

Jan 5, 2025 | The Latin American Post Staff

Throughout Latin America, indigenous women use old farming methods to fight climate change. In places like Peru and Guatemala, they work hard to keep food…

Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Criticizes Afghanistan over New Dam Projects

Jan 5, 2025 | Nasir Ahmad Salehi, TOLOnews

The filling of the Pashdan Dam in Herat and the Afghan government's efforts to build two new dams on the Farah River have drawn a…

China/India: China's Plan to Build Dams Along a Contested Border with India Is Raising Tensions

Jan 5, 2025 | Ayesha Rascoe, NPR

The Chinese government has said it's moving ahead with building a series of dams that will eclipse anything it has built before. The massive hydroelectric…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Oil and Gas Law: A Step toward Resolving Baghdad-Erbil Disputes

Jan 4, 2025 | Shafaq News

On Saturday, Iraq’s Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee said that finalizing and approving the draft Oil and Gas Law could pave the way for resolving…

National Border Security and Environmental Sustainability

Jan 3, 2025 | Saleem H. Ali

While border security has become one of the most divisive issues of our times, there is an opportunity for both sides of the partisan divide…

Afghanistan: Taliban Begins Distributing Land to Returning Afghan Refugees

Jan 3, 2025 | Riyaz ul Khaliq, Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration began distributing land Thursday among repatriated Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran, said officials.

Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Protests Afghan Dam Project in New Water Dispute

Jan 3, 2025 | Agence France-Presse

Iran's foreign ministry said on Friday that an upstream dam being built by neighbouring Afghanistan on the Harirud River restricts water flow and could be…

Colombia: Brewing Peace: Former Combatants Transform Colombia’s Coffee Industry

Jan 3, 2025 | UN

In the quiet hills of Huila, the aroma of coffee signals more than just the start of a new day. Here, coffee farms are becoming…

Addressing Gender Issues Strengthens Peace Agreements

Jan 2, 2025 | Josh Stowe

When it comes to peace processes and negotiations, U.N. Women highlights a stark reality: All too often, women remain invisible and excluded. But a new…

Afghanistan: Shah and Arous Dam Completed at a Cost of $250 Million to Solve Water Shortage Problem in Kabul

Jan 1, 2025 | Afghan Voice Agency

The Shah and Arous Dam in Shakardara District, Kabul, was completed and put into operation today (Tuesday, Dec 31) at a cost of $250 million…

Afghanistan: Half of Afghanistan’s Arable Land Left Uncultivated Due to Water Shortages, Says Taliban

Jan 1, 2025 | Afghanistan International

The Taliban’s Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs has attributed severe water shortages and a lack of resources in rural areas as…