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Trump's Baffling Plan to Pillage Syria's Oil
Oct 30, 2019
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Robin Wright
President Trump dropped a stunner during his rambling press conference, on Sunday, after announcing the death of Abu Baker al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, in a…
Men Sweeping? Women Inheriting? Kenya Shakes Up Gender Roles
Oct 30, 2019
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Caroline Wambui
It’s early morning and Moses Njiru 43, has an array of household chores lined up before heading to his job as a cattle broker.
Dressed in…
Tanzania's Female Parliamentarians to Mainstream Gender in Climate Adaptation
Oct 30, 2019
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Shakwaanande Natai, Madaka Tumbo, Winifred Masiko, and Henry Mahoo
Climate change has been described as a wicked problem, with complexities, feedback loops and tipping points that can cause damage in the most undeserving of…
Netherlands: How Fairphone's Social Mission Created Gender Balance ... Without Really Trying
Oct 30, 2019
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Oliver Balch
Eva Gouwens had heard that the tech industry was male-dominated, but it wasn’t until she attended the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for the first…
Argentina/United Kingdom: Meet the Zimbabweans Who Remove Mines on the Malvinas
Oct 30, 2019
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Buenos Aires Times
Back in 1999 a company called Bactec, which was one of several to later merge into SafeLane Global, was contracted to clear two million mines…
Conflict Minerals: Europe-Led Global Certification Scheme for Raw Materials Expected in 2020
Oct 30, 2019
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
A group of European bodies and companies have joined efforts to create the first global certification scheme ensuring consistent standards of environmental, social and economic…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: United States to Host Nov. 6 Meeting over Nile Dam Dispute
Oct 30, 2019
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Africanews
The United States is set to host Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on November 6, with a view of resolving a dispute over the latter’s hydropower…
Liberia: Liberia’s Forest Management Guide Launched
Oct 30, 2019
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
A forest management guide intended to ensure the effective management and monitoring of forest resources in the country has been launched in Monrovia. Officially unveiled…
Rwanda: Rwanda Protests Mineral Traceability Scheme
Oct 30, 2019
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Julius Bizimungu, New Times
Rwanda has said that the ITSCI programme, an international scheme designed to regulate minerals mined from the Central African region, is expensive, unnecessary and prohibitive…
Colombia: Colombia, Aún Lejos de Hacer las Paces con el Medioambiente (Colombia, Still Far from Making Peace with the Environment)
Oct 29, 2019
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Laura Betancur Alarcón, El Tiempo
En 2016, con la firma de los acuerdos de paz, los ojos de cientos de investigadores y ambientalistas estaban en Colombia. Había esperanza. Si este…
Colombia: People Choosing Peace: Women's Advocacy Group in Colombia Spread Hope With Quilt Project
Oct 29, 2019
Yolanda Perea Mosquera and other women’s rights advocates in Colombia are sewing a colorful quilt. They plan to spread it out over the central square…
Colombia's Ex-Rebels Remove Mines They Left during War
Oct 29, 2019
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Florence Panoussian, International Business Times
A grenade blew off the hands of onetime FARC guerrilla Edwin Correa, but he only surrendered his rifle once a peace deal was struck nearly…
Syria: WFP Scaling up to Reach More Vulnerable People in the Conflict-Affected Northeast of Syria
Oct 29, 2019
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has so far provided emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 people in Syria as a…
Myanmar: Improvement of Agricultural Livelihoods and Resilience for Conflict Affected Communities
Oct 29, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The objective of "Improvement of agricultural livelihoods and resilience for conflict affected communities in ethnic minority area" is to improve household food security and in…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Offer Oil Blocks for Licensing by Q1 2020
Oct 29, 2019
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Denis Dumo, Reuters
South Sudan plans to offer 14 oil blocks to exploration companies in a licensing round by the first quarter 2020, its oil minister said on…
Myanmar: Govt: Cause of Polluted Water in Myanmar’s Karen State Still Unclear
Oct 29, 2019
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Thazin Hlaing, Irrawaddy
The Karen State government is still investigating why contaminated water is flowing into lakes that provide drinking water for villages near the state capital of…
Security Council Urges Recommitment to Women, Peace, Security Agenda, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2492 (2019)
Oct 29, 2019
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United Nations
The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2492 (2019) today, urging States to recommit themselves to its women, peace and security agenda — now approaching its twentieth anniversary…
South Sudan: “Our Better Lives Do Not Lie In Machine Guns” – Women Call For Peace In Bor
Oct 29, 2019
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Mach Samuel, United Nations Missions in South Sudan
“Our better lives do not lie in machine guns.”
Those were the words of Rachael Amuor Pach, the Jonglei Minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare,…
India: Mother Earth’s Café Dares Climate Crises in India
Oct 29, 2019
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Manipadma Jena, Inter Press Service
The sun has barely risen when Phlida Kharshala shakes her 8-year-old grandson awake. He hoists an empty cone-shaped bamboo basket on his back, sets the…
The Power of Women Peacebuilders
Oct 28, 2019
Women do groundbreaking work for justice, peace and security. Yet, they continue to be sidelined in formal peace processes. As conflict continues to affect every…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Kicks off Tender for Another 40 MW Solar Project
Oct 28, 2019
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Emiliano Bellini, PV Magazine
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy & Water has issued a tender for a 40 MW solar project at an unspecified location in Herat province, in the…
Former Ambassador Says Trump Repeating ISIS Talking Point with 'Talk about Taking Oil from Other Nations'
Oct 28, 2019
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Jason Lemon, Newsweek
Former U.S. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg criticized President Donald Trump for publicly arguing in favor of keeping Middle Eastern oil in Syria and Iraq, saying that…
Climate Change: Former Homeland Security Secretaries Talk Climate and Security
Oct 28, 2019
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Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia, Center for Climate and Security
In case you missed it: In a September 9 hearing on “Homeland Security and Terrorism” before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, two former Secretaries of Homeland Security…
Conflict Minerals Policy Shows the EU Can and Does Learn from the Mistakes of Others
Oct 28, 2019
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Dirk-Jan Koch and Olga Burlyuk
It is easier to learn from your own mistakes than from the mistakes of others. But can a cumbersome political structure like the European Union…
Climate Change to Further Escalate Violence in Western Africa
Oct 28, 2019
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Rabiya Jaffery
Nearly 50 million people in west Africa rely on agriculture and livestock for their livelihood but the land available for pastoral use has been rapidly…
Climate Change Is Benefiting Terrorists in Somalia
Oct 27, 2019
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Christine Ro
Almost half of all people in Somalia don’t have enough food, according to Save the Children. The factors are complex, but a core one is…
Sudan/South Sudan: Bound by Oil: How Petroleum Is Bringing Sudan and South Sudan Closer Together
Oct 26, 2019
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Denis Scopas, MIddle East Eye
For the past eight years since South Sudan gained independence from Sudan, a legacy of violence has marred relations between the new state and its…
Syria: Trump Keeps Talking about Syria's Oil Fields. Here's What's Going on with Them
Oct 26, 2019
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Madeleine Carlisle, Time
As the Trump administration pulls American troops away from Syria’s northern border, the President has repeatedly insisted that the region’s oil has been “secured,” even…
Want to Empower Women in Agricultural Systems? Engaging Men Is Part of the Equation
Oct 25, 2019
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Kate Doyle
Women’s experiences of gender-based violence, as well as imbalances of power between men and women, have a profound impact on women’s ability to participate in…
Remarkable US Army Climate Change Report Studies Conflict Risk, What Caused Syria War, Bangladesh Risk, Geo-engineering!
Oct 25, 2019
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OOSKAnews
A combination of global starvation, war, drought and disease could have devastating effects on world security according to a report from several United States agencies…