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Finland Wants to Lead Way in Gender-Equal Climate Policy
Oct 11, 2019
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
On the International Day of the Girl, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and upper secondary school student Priya Härkönen highlight the…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam: Egypt Needs Water, Ethiopia Seeks Electricity, Sudan Wants Both
Oct 11, 2019
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Daniel Mumbere, Africanews
While Egypt wants to guarantee a steady supply of water for its 100 millions citizens , Ethiopia is determined to power the homes of the…
Conflict Minerals: Majority of Firms Fail at Conflict Minerals Due Diligence
Oct 11, 2019
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
Nine years after the implementation of a law requiring publicly traded companies to ensure their raw materials don’t come from mines that use child labour…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Replace Oil Pipelines after Leakage in Northern Region
Oct 11, 2019
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Xinhua
South Sudan said on Friday it will commence replacement of old oil pipelines after it lost about 2,000 barrels of oil in the recent oil…
Liberia: Bong and Gbarpolu Stakeholders Meet Kakata to Resolve Long-Standing Boundary Dispute
Oct 11, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Stakeholders of Bong and Gbarpolu Counties are meeting in Kakata City, Margibi County for the purpose of finding an amicable resolution to a long-running boundary…
Security and Human Rights Grant 2019
Oct 10, 2019
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Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
DCAF is pleased to launch today the Security and Human Rights Grant 2019. In 2016, DCAF set up the Security and Human Rights Implementation Mechanism…
China/Iraq: Iraq, China Launch 'Oil for Reconstruction' Agreement
Oct 10, 2019
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Salem Zidane, Al-Monitor
When Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi led a delegation to China in September, Baghdad and Beijing activated an "oil for reconstruction" and investment program. Under the arrangement, Chinese…
Conflict Minerals: Global Lack of Reporting on Conflict Minerals and Cobalt Puts Investors at Risk
Oct 10, 2019
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Globe Newswire
Today, Responsible Sourcing Network, a project of As You Sow, released its annual report, Mining the Disclosures 2019: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals and…
Syria: Syrian Army Eyes Oil Fields across Euphrates as Turkey Begins Northern Syria Operation
Oct 10, 2019
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Al-Masdar News
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently deployed several units of reinforcements to the Euphrates River Valley region of Deir Ezzor amid reports of a new…
Colombia: Toxic River: Mining, Mercury and Murder Continue to Plague Colombia’s Atrato
Oct 10, 2019
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Frederick Gillingham and Melisa Valenzuela, Mongabay
Snaking its way through Colombia’s northwestern department of Choco, for centuries the Atrato River has been the lifeblood for Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities living along…
Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- "The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure"
Oct 10, 2019
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OOSKAnews
Contemporary armed conflicts have seen an increase in attacks against and the weaponization of water infrastructure. These acts have had severe consequences on the environment…
UN Women Highlights "Compound Effect" of Location, Wealth, Ethnicity on Gender Inequality
Oct 10, 2019
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Catherine Benson Wahlen
The report explains that differences related to ethnicity, location and wealth “combine to create deep pockets of deprivation” across a range of SDGs.The report presents…
Myanmar: Myanmar Court Fines Villagers, Chinese Mining Firm Employee in Waste Dispute
Oct 10, 2019
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Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy
The court in Salingyi Township of Sagaing Division on Wednesday imposed fines on both sides of a legal dispute between a group of residents of…
Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan: Will a Central Asian Border Dispute Be Resolved Soon? [Video]
Oct 10, 2019
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Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al Jazeera
A debate over who controls precious water resources has led to a 30-year-long border dispute between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. A river canal network stretches…
Fishing for Equality and Sustainability
Oct 9, 2019
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Jamie Wen-Besson and Catherine Wahlen
In a wooden boat on the estuary of the Densu River in Ghana, Cecila dips a salinator into the water and declares that the salinity…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Launch Auction of Licenses for Eight Oilfields
Oct 9, 2019
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Reuters
South Sudan will kick-start an auction of licenses to develop eight oilfields around the country later this month, an oil ministry official said on Wednesday.…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan to Renegotiate Oil Agreement
Oct 9, 2019
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Prensa Latina
South Sudanese Oil Minister Awou Daniel Chuang reported that he will renegotiate an oil agreement with Sudan, since South Sudan is unable to meet the…
Liberia: Denied for Decades, Women Lead Land Rights Campaign in Bong
Oct 9, 2019
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Mae Azango, Front Page Africa
Gormah Mulbah and her five children were thrown out of their home last year after her husband died. Her late husband’s family was angry she…
Palestine: Empowering Women as Sustainable Energy Leaders in Palestine
Oct 8, 2019
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Mariam Barghouti
In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s 2019 Annual Membership Meeting
Oct 8, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) will hold the annual meeting of its membership during the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding in Irvine, CA on…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association Announces Recipients of 2019 Environmental Peacebuilding Awards
Oct 8, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association announced the five recipients of the 2019 Awards to be presented at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. These awards…
Afghanistan: Meet the Afghan Women Taking Their Country Back — One Land Mine at a Time
Oct 8, 2019
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Kern Hendricks, Foreign Policy
Along with 39 other women, Layegha Marfat is a member of Afghanistan’s first all-female demining team. Inaugurated in 2018 by the United Nations Mine Action…
Afghanistan: Potato Harvest in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan to Reach 370.000 Tons
Oct 8, 2019
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Afghanistan Times
The Afghan Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has revealed that the potato harvest in the Bamyan Province would reach up to 370,000 tons…
China/Philippines/Russia/South China Sea: South China Sea Crisis: Russia and China on Collision Course over Philippine Oil Bid
Oct 8, 2019
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Simon Osbourne, Express
Moscow and Beijing could be on a collision course in the South China Sea after the Philippines invited Russian oil giant Rosneft to join it…
Liberia: Denied for Decades, Women Lead Land Rights Campaign in Bong
Oct 8, 2019
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Mae Azango
Gormah Mulbah and her five children were thrown out of their home last year after her husband died. Her late husband’s family was angry she…
Bomb Cyclones and Breadbaskets: How Climate, Food, and Political Unrest Intersect
Oct 8, 2019
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David Harary and Sunny Petzinger
The torrential downpour, ice, and eventual flooding of the US plains on March 15 and 16 left ranchers stunned. The aptly named "Bomb Cyclone”—the official…
LAST CALL to Register for the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Oct 8, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding is only 2 weeks away! We have a full and exciting agenda, and registration is filling up. People…
Slate of Candidates for the EnPAx Board of Directors Now Available
Oct 7, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has announced the candidates running for open seats on its Board of Directors. The slate of candidates for the inaugural election…
Climate Change: Climate Change Poses a ‘Direct Threat’ to Australia’s National Security. It Must Be a Political Priority
Oct 7, 2019
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Chris Barrie, Conversation
It is evident from Australia’s increasingly severe droughts and record-breaking heatwaves that time is running out to take action on climate change. Yet, despite persistent…
Myanmar: WASH Coordinator
Oct 7, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. It is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on…