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South Sudan: Health and WASH Program Manager
Oct 21, 2019
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity…
Laos: Programme Coordinator
Oct 21, 2019
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Norwegian People's Aid
The vision of Norwegian People's Aid is Solidarity in Action. We are a politically independent membership-based organisation working in Norway and in more than 35…
Myanmar: National Land Resources and Land Use Planning Specialist
Oct 21, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
FAO Myanmar is implementing a project under a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) titled “Technical assistance in development of strategic tools for planning agriculture diversification and…
Iraq: WASH Program Manager
Oct 21, 2019
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Relief International
Relief International specializes in relief and development programs that benefit people in acute distress. A registered non-profit in the US, UK, France and Belgium, our…
Master’s of Science by Research on Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Post-Conflict Socio-Ecological Systems
Oct 21, 2019
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University of Exeter
Colombia ranks second most diverse country in the world and hosts over 10% of currently known species worldwide. The country is divided into five terrestrial…
Mentorship – A Mentorship Program on Farmer-Herder Conflict
Oct 21, 2019
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Search for Common Ground
Search secured a grant from Carnegie Corporation entitled “Amplifying the Expertise of African Peacebuilding Practitioners and Scholars”. This grant aims to increase knowledge-sharing between African…
Liberia: Locals Seek Justice against Oil Palm Companies
Oct 21, 2019
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Representatives from communities embroiled in land disputes with oil palm plantations have visited the Netherlands to call on the Dutch banks facilitating these companies’ operations…
Abyei: Sudan and South Sudan's New Chance to Solve Old Disputes
Oct 21, 2019
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John Pendergast and Brian Adeba
In the excitement around Sudan's evolving political order and the concerns around South Sudan's challenges, less attention has been paid to some long-standing contentious issues that…
U.S. Plan to Guard Syrian Oil Fields Sows Confusion
Oct 21, 2019
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Lara Seligman and Keith Johnson
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday confirmed that President Donald Trump’s administration is considering maintaining a small force of U.S. troops in northeastern Syria near…
Cambodia: Accountant/Administrative Assistant
Oct 20, 2019
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ECODIT
ECODIT is currently implementing the USAID Cambodia Green Future Activity (the Project). The Project started in October 2019 and will continue through September 2024. The…
Iraq: Project Lead - Activating Markets and Agricultural Livelihoods (AMAL)
Oct 20, 2019
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement. It focuses on assisting the newly displaced, those…
Afghanistan: MEC: Ministry of Mines Is Weak to Prevent Corruption
Oct 20, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
The Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) accuses the ministry of mines and petroleum of weak performance in preventing corruption, saying the government entity has…
Somalia: Water and Sanitation Engineer
Oct 20, 2019
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UN Support Office in Somalia
The United Nations Support Office for AMISOM is a field support operation led by the United Nations Department of Field Support. It is located in…
Rural Women Building Resilience to Face the Climate Crisis
Oct 19, 2019
Women living in rural and poor communities are resilient, resourceful and hard-working. They play an invaluable role in supporting their families, building resilience to face…
Myanmar: Ministry to Speed up Establishment of Community-Owned Forest Plantations
Oct 19, 2019
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Eleven
The ministry plans to reduce timber production and will step up its efforts to establish community-owned forest plantations, said Union Minister for Natural Resources and…
Myanmar: E-Commerce Threat for Myanmar’s Jade
Oct 19, 2019
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Jason Thomas, Asean Post
As if human rights abuses, corruption charges and deadly landslides haven’t hurt the industry enough, Myanmar’s multi-billion-dollar jade and gemstone industry now has to deal…
Palestine: Bedouin Kids Join Global Climate Strike in Palestine’s First Extinction Rebellion Protest
Oct 19, 2019
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International Solidarity Movement
Bedouin children in the West Bank joined global climate protests yesterday, calling out the Israeli occupation’s role in exacerbating the effects of climate change on…
Working With the "River Guardians" of Columbia to Protect Vital Natural Resources
Oct 18, 2019
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Mark Camburn
This week, Pope Francis has convened a synod in the Vatican to highlight major climate, social, and religious issues faced by those in the Amazon…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Oil, Gas, Mining Sectors Need More Reform, Says Transparency Watchdog
Oct 18, 2019
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Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) board stated Wednesday that Myanmar is making progress on transparency but urged the government to improve public disclosure about…
Myanmar: Myanmar Angers Coal Region Residents by Extending Life of Polluting Chinese-Run Mine
Oct 17, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
Residents of Tigyit village tract in Myanmar’s northern Shan state are up in arms over the central government’s decision in August to extend the operation…
The Paradox of Plenty and Its Impact on Gendered Policy
Oct 17, 2019
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Eliana Cusato
Access to and distribution of natural resources are often at the root of violent conflict. Yet it is only over the last few decades that…
South Africa: South African Sisters Shine in Diamond Business Dominated by Men
Oct 17, 2019
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Sierra Leone Times
BEDFORDVIEW, SOUTH AFRICA - Mosibudi Jo Mathole and Khomotso Ramodipa are rare gems in the male-dominated diamond industry. The South African sisters run one of…
Syria: Aid Agencies Struggle in Northeast Syria with Water Shortages
Oct 17, 2019
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Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Aid agencies said on Thursday they were struggling to meet the needs of up to 200,000 civilians who fled fighting in northeast Syria and reported…
Colombia: Mothers of Colombia's Disappeared Seek Justice At War Tribunal
Oct 17, 2019
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mothers of young men and teenagers who say their sons were murdered by government soldiers during Colombia’s conflict begged a…
Good Incentives, Bad Timing: Crop Substitution, Coca Cultivation, and Aerial Spraying in Colombia
Oct 17, 2019
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Daniel Mejia, Mounu Prem and Juan Vargas
According to figures from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in 2017 the extent of coca cultivation in Colombia reached a record high…
Opportunities to Engage on Gender Issues at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Oct 17, 2019
The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019, in Irvine, California. The inaugural conference offers a range of opportunities to…
Rural Women Reclaim Their Financial Independence
Oct 16, 2019
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Cristobal Baeza, BBVA
The foundation organized a round table discussion in commemoration of International Day of Rural Women to give visibility to their role as an economic and social engine.…
Colombia: Women in Colombia Defy Violence to Help Build Peace
Oct 16, 2019
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Shauna Bowers, The Irish Times
Although the Colombian peace accord was signed more than three years ago, domestic and gender-based violence remains all too familiar for women who attempt to…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Former Egyptian Minister Calls for UN Security Council Intervention into GERD Crisis
Oct 16, 2019
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Al Masry Al-Youm, Egypt Independent
Former Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam called on Tuesday for the UN Security Council to stop the construction of…
Lebanon/Syria: Blazes Spread through Parts of Lebanon, Syria
Oct 16, 2019
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Energy & Environment News
Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon yesterday after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck…