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Yemen: As Conflict Drags on, ‘No Quick Wins’ – UN Envoy
Sep 10, 2021
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UN News
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday,…
Liberia: Covid-19 Shrinks Extractive Revenues in 2020
Sep 10, 2021
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Siaway T. Miapue, FrontPage Africa
Revenues generated from Liberia's extractive industries in the first half of last year dropped by more than US$5 million due to the coronavirus pandemic, according…
Liberia: Sinoe, Rivercess in Land Dispute
Sep 10, 2021
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Kruah Thompson, New Dawn
Sinoe County Superintendent Lee Nagbe Chea alarms serious tension is building up between citizens of Sinoe and the people of Rivercess County over disputed land.…
Afghanistan: Lithium and an Unexpected Battle for Energy Transition in Afghanistan
Sep 10, 2021
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Aliaksei Patonia, Diplomat
Most researchers agree that lithium demand will only increase. Afghanistan’s estimated reserves put it among global leaders — if the metal can be extracted.
Ethiopia: A New Year’s Call for Peace and End to Tigray’s Multifaceted War
Sep 10, 2021
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The Africa Report
Our country Ethiopia is facing a multifaceted crisis in Tigray, Amhara, South and West Oromia, Somali, Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People of…
Yemen: As Conflict Drags on, ‘No Quick Wins’ – UN Envoy
Sep 10, 2021
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UN News
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday,…
Liberia: UNDP Supports Gender Stakeholders' Conference On Women's Political Participation
Sep 9, 2021
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All Africa
Monrovia — Delegates at a gender stakeholders' conference are reviewing and strengthening an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on women's political participation, signed between the…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Afghanistan Water Dispute to Test Tehran's Ties to Taliban
Sep 9, 2021
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Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle
An old dispute over water rights could be the first test of Iran's planned pragmatic cooperation with the Taliban. Without a functioning environmental agency, it's…
Afghanistan/China: China’s Rumored Ambitions to Dive into Afghanistan Are Overstated and Unrealistic, Experts Say
Sep 9, 2021
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Natasha Turak, CBNC
One of the first things many Western pundits predicted as the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled was the replacement in that power vacuum by…
Myanmar: Environmental Activist ‘Well-Hated’ by Myanmar Junta Is Latest to Be Arrested
Sep 9, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay
As demonstrations and deadly crackdowns continue to roil Myanmar following the military coup in February, land and environmental defenders are increasingly under threat. In the…
Nigeria: Obi- Advocacy on Women’s Rights Will Address Gender-Based Violence
Sep 9, 2021
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This Day Live
Ugo Aliogo and Loveth Chinagorom, engaged the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ene Obi, on scaling public investments in agriculture, and the issues of gender-based…
Nigeria: Advocacy on Women’s Rights Will Address Gender-Based Violence
Sep 9, 2021
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This Day Live
Ugo Aliogo and Loveth Chinagorom, engaged the Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ene Obi, on scaling public investments in agriculture, and the issues of gender-based…
Liberia: UNDP Supports Gender Stakeholders' Conference On Women's Political Participation
Sep 9, 2021
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All Africa
Monrovia — Delegates at a gender stakeholders' conference are reviewing and strengthening an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on women's political participation, signed between the…
Colombia: Exploring Illegal Mining in Colombia’s Amazon
Sep 8, 2021
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InSight Crime
As gold prices have skyrocketed, criminal groups once solely dedicated to the trafficking of drugs and arms have moved into illegal mining. The activity has…
Federal Election 2021: Gender-Based Violence is an Issue We Should All Prioritize
Sep 8, 2021
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Nancy Marie Ross and Stephanie Zubriski
National strategies to end gender-based violence, public activism movements like #MeToo and One Billion Rising and the continued use of tough-on-crime policies have failed to reduce rates of…
Tree Planting as Resistance in Palestine
Sep 8, 2021
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Elle Ambler
In Palestine, the struggle for land cannot be separated from the fight for agricultural and environmental rights. Restrictions and attacks on agriculture are used by…
In a Watershed Year for Climate Change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Decisive and Sustained Climate Action
Sep 8, 2021
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Alison Kentish
London — This November, five years after signing the Paris Agreement and pledging to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a…
Afghanistan: ‘Drought Has Severely Impacted Livestock Keepers’ in Afghanistan, Head of UN Food Agency Says [Audio]
Sep 8, 2021
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Anna Kusmer, The World
Nearly one-third of people in Afghanistan don't know if they will have a meal each day. Droughts and an approaching winter are worsening the food…
Liberia: Land Authority Completes Land Survey, Present Deeds In Nimba County
Sep 7, 2021
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Prince Mulbah, Global News Network
The Liberia Land Authority, through its Corporate Service Session, has completed the survey and presentation of deeds for several tribal certificates of land situated in…
Conflict in the Sahel Likely to Worsen as Climate Change Impacts Increase
Sep 7, 2021
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Steve Killelea
Currently there isn’t a lot of good news coming out of the Sahel, the area in Africa that borders the Saharan desert to the north,…
Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Threatens Afghan Agriculture as Farmers Fear Being Forced to Grow Poppy [Video]
Sep 6, 2021
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Mike Cerre, PBS
As Afghans figure out how to get on with their lives, fears abound that the new Taliban government will crack down on local business and…
Heat Is on When It Comes to Cross-Border Environmental Threats
Sep 6, 2021
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Kerry Boyd Anderson
Last week, an oil spill from a refinery in the northwest Syrian town of Baniyas drifted toward Cyprus, forcing authorities on the island to take…
DRC: Programme Director
Sep 6, 2021
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. It delivers life-saving and life-changing interventions to…
Colombia: Oficial de Wash (WASH Official)
Sep 6, 2021
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Danish Refugee Council
El Consejo Danés para Refugiados / Grupo Danés de Desminado (DRC/DDG por sus siglas en inglés) es una de las principales ONG humanitarias del mundo,…
Iraq: Livelihoods Programme Manager
Sep 6, 2021
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Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland
The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB) is a German aid and welfare organisation with more than 300 branches at national, regional, district and municipal level all over…
Syria: WASH and Rehabilitation Coordinator (National & Expat Position)
Sep 6, 2021
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Acción contra el Hambre
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Chad: Chargé de la Sécurité Environnementale, Sociale et Sanitaire (SESS) (Environmental, Social and Health Security Officer)
Sep 6, 2021
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) est une agence de secours et de développement basée aux États-Unis qui travaille dans près de 100 pays / territoires pour…
Sudan: Project Manager Livelihoods and Resilience
Sep 6, 2021
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COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI has been present in Sudan since 2004 initially contributing to addressing the humanitarian needs in the Darfur region that for a long time has…
Mozambique: Niassa REDD + Program Director
Sep 6, 2021
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions…
Senior Advisor - Livelihood & Economic Recovery in Emergencies
Sep 6, 2021
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World Vision International
World Vision International is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. Its focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and…