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Colombia: From Conflict Zones to Green Exports: Colombia’s Cocoa Sector Embraces Sustainable Trade
Feb 20, 2026
CoE-EDP, VisionRI
Colombia’s cocoa sector is using agroforestry, traceability and certification to align peacebuilding and rural development with rising global sustainability demands, especially from export markets. While…
Liberia: LAA Boss Gets Double Invitations from House amid ‘Escalating Land Conflicts’
Feb 19, 2026
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Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa
Amid the proliferation of land conflicts across the country, the House of Representatives has extended two different invitations to the Chairman of the Liberia Land…
Sudan: Civil War-Torn Sudan Sits On Unexplored Mineral Riches Worth Billions
Feb 19, 2026
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Alex Kimani
OilPrice.com
Long dominated by its agricultural and oil sectors, Sudan is now keen to unlock its vast mineral wealth as Africa's third-largest, and the world's thirteenth-largest,…
Climate Security: New Report Suggests Climate Adaptation Is a Security Imperative for Africa
Feb 19, 2026
Pan African Visions
More frequent droughts, floods, and prolonged water stress are intensifying patterns of instability and conflict across the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, underscoring serious…
Afghanistan: Taliban to Deploy 1,000-Strong Force to Secure Badakhshan Mines
Feb 19, 2026
Afghanistan International
The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has approved the deployment of 1,000 fighters to protect gold mining operations in Badakhshan province, according to the Taliban-appointed…
Minorities in Peace and Security Mentoring Programme
Feb 19, 2026
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Minorities in Peace and Security
Minorities in Peace and Security UK
The MPS Mentorship Programme is a six-month transformative journey designed to support and empower emerging leaders from under-represented and marginalised communities who are committed to…
Water Nationalism, Climate Anxiety, and the Myth of the Coming Water Wars
Feb 18, 2026
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Jeremy Allouche
Will future wars be fought over water? Global policymakers, politicians and the media promote a sense of catastrophism about the impact of climate change on…
Yemen: FAO Warns of Escalating Climate Crisis Threatening Food Security in Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago
Feb 18, 2026
Yemen Online
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Tuesday that a “mounting climate crisis” is threatening food security and livelihoods in the…
DRC: Congo Offers Tantalum Deposit under M23 Control to US in Minerals Pact, Document Shows
Feb 18, 2026
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Ange Adihe Kasongo and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila
Reuters
The Democratic Republic of Congo added the rebel-held Rubaya coltan mine, one of the world's richest tantalum deposits, to a shortlist of strategic assets it…
Clionadh Raleigh on the Race for Africa’s Minerals
Feb 17, 2026
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Clionadh Raleigh
As the United States, China and the European Union intensify efforts to secure minerals such as cobalt, lithium and coltan, all central to defence, technology…
Iran’s Water Crisis: A National Security Imperative – Analysis
Feb 17, 2026
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Scott N. Romaniuk, Erzsébet N. Rózsa, and László Csicsmann
Iran is confronting an unprecedented water crisis. Rivers that have sustained settlements and agriculture for centuries are drying, while groundwater reserves are being extracted far…
Afghanistan: Extensive Gold Mining Alters Course of Panj River, Raising Environmental Concerns in Afghanistan
Feb 17, 2026
Atlas Press
Najibullah Sadid, a water resources researcher, has announced that extensive gold mining from the bed of the Panj River has caused the river’s course to…
Ethiopia: “We Can Finally Stop Worrying about Our Next Meal” – Conflict-Affected Farmers in North Wollo, Amhara
Feb 17, 2026
International Committee of the Red Cross
In 2025, thousands of households suffered from the devastating effects of conflict combined with growing impacts of climate change, in rural areas of Lasta and…
Liberia: Digital Mapping Key to Urbanization
Feb 17, 2026
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer
Geospatial experts in Liberia are urging the government to prioritize digital mapping as a key tool for urban development, saying the technology could transform city…
Afghanistan: Deputy Country Director for Programs
Feb 17, 2026
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) works in 10 areas of intervention and distinguishes itself by the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method…
South Sudan: Country Programme Evaluation 2026
Feb 17, 2026
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Finn Church Aid
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is the largest Finnish development cooperation organisation and an important provider of humanitarian assistance. FCA is a rights-based and faith-based organisation…
Sudan: Emergency Activity Manager
Feb 17, 2026
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INTERSOS
INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of…
UK/Remote: Peacebuilding Programme Intern
Feb 17, 2026
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Concordis International
UK-based peacebuilding charity seeks programme interns to become actively involved in programmes, providing meaningful assistance to the organisation as it carries out its mission. Concordis…
Syria: Deputy Director for Program and Operations
Feb 17, 2026
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Near East Foundation
NEF’s Syria programme is an integrated, enterprise centred, partnership-first model that combines finance, skills, markets, and systems to help communities recover and move towards dignified…
Ukraine: WASH Expert (For Nationals only)
Feb 17, 2026
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People in Need
People in Need (PIN) has been active in Ukraine since early August 2014. Currently, PIN is one of the major humanitarian actors in Ukraine responding…
Ukraine: Country Director
Feb 17, 2026
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Mines Advisory Group
Since the Russian invasion of 24th February 2022, Ukraine has been subjected to heavy artillery bombardment, missile, and air strikes, as well as the use…
Burkina Faso: Directrice ou Directeur Pays
Feb 17, 2026
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Action contre la Faim France
Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…
Call for Expertise: EnPAx Gender Interest Group Interested in Behavioural Science Expertise for Collaboration
Feb 17, 2026
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EnPAx Gender Interest Group
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
We're seeking GIG members with expertise in behavioral science approaches—particularly using behavioral interventions—within environmental peacebuilding contexts to contribute to a workshop we're developing for the…
Pakistan: International Consultant, Technical Advisor, Trafficking in Persons Research and Capacity-Strengthening
Feb 17, 2026
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International Organization for Migration
ReliefWeb
Project Context and Scope:
IOM Pakistan is expanding its counter-trafficking (CT) and migrant smuggling prevention portfolio by generating new evidence and building local capacity. Recent initiatives,…
Myanmar: In the Shadow of Conflict, a Gold Rush Erupts on the Chindwin River
Feb 16, 2026
Frontier Myanmar
Riverside communities in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region worry that gold mining, approved by forces aligned with the National Unity Government, will destroy their agricultural land, poison…
Climate Security Should Be a Bigger Priority at the Munich Security Conference
Feb 13, 2026
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Beatrice Mosello
At the Munich Security Conference (MSC) – long a barometer of global security priorities – climate change is of reduced importance this year. While it…
Water Wars: Are African ‘Water Wars’ on the Horizon as AU Puts the Issue on Its Agenda?
Feb 13, 2026
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Sumayya Ismail
Al Jazeera
From deadly Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar and surging waterborne disease risks across flood-affected Mozambique, to parched land and herds of dead livestock along the Kenya-Somalia…
Climate Change: From Climate Crisis to Lasting Peace: How Smart Climate Action Can Reduce Conflict Worldwide
Feb 13, 2026
CoE-EDP, VisionRI
Climate change is no longer just about rising temperatures or melting ice caps. In many parts of the world, it is becoming a driver of…
Water Wars: Are African ‘Water Wars’ on the Horizon as AU Puts the Issue on Its Agenda?
Feb 13, 2026
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Sumayya Ismail
Al Jazeera
From deadly Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar and surging waterborne disease risks across flood-affected Mozambique, to parched land and herds of dead livestock along the Kenya-Somalia…
The Munich Security Conference's Uncomfortable Truth: Fossil Fuels Are Now a Security Risk
Feb 12, 2026
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María Mendiluce
At Munich world leaders will talk about defence readiness, economic resilience and strategic autonomy, but energy and climate change should be understood as central to…