International News
India: India Is Working on Climate Change and Biodiversity: Prakash Javadekar Calls for Synergy Between All Three Rio Conventions
Sep 13, 2019
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5 Dariya News
The 12-day long 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has come to a close today, with thought-provoking discussions…
Kenya: Kenyans Sue UK over Colonials Land Grab
Sep 12, 2019
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Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza, African Exponent
Kenyans are suing Britain for being violently forced off their land which they rightfully owned. In the spirited and earnest attempts to hold the United…
Meet 15 Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
Sep 12, 2019
From sinking islands to drought-ridden savannas, women bear an outsize burden of the global—warming crisis, largely because of gender inequalities. In many parts of the…
Myanmar: Into the Forest with Myanmar’s Bamboo-Shoot Harvesters
Sep 10, 2019
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Htet Wai, Irrawaddy
The life of a bamboo harvester is a difficult one. Ko Pho La is a bamboo shoot harvester living in Kyee Bin Village in Irrawaddy…
Syria: Food Aid Reaches Syria's Rukban Camp for First Time in Seven Months
Sep 6, 2019
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Madeline Edwards, Middle East Eye
For the first time in seven months, thousands of displaced Syrians in a desolate camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border are receiving organised supplies of food…
Nigeria: WANEP Restates Inclusive Peacebuilding Approach
Sep 6, 2019
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Ene Osang, Blueprint
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Nigeria (WANEP) has reiterated the call for an inclusive approach to peacebuilding, saying this will prevent violence, promote peaceful…
Liberia: Minister Sirleaf Resolves Conflicts in Maryland and Grand Kru Counties
Sep 2, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Calm has returned to concession districts in two southeastern counties as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Honorable Varney A. Sirleaf over the weekend resolved two…
East and Southern Africa: Climate Change Dissproportionately Affects Women and Young Girls - and Here's Why
Sep 2, 2019
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Derick Nyasulu, UNFPA
“It is essential that we understand the relationship between the effects of climate change and the persistence of violence against women,” she said.
Unless recurrent climate-related…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources
Aug 28, 2019
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Matthieu Aikins
As a female politician in a country where many women still struggle for basic rights, Nargis Nehan is used to standing out. In December 2017,…
Afghanistan: Tackling Corruption in Mining: Gov't Signs Agreement with Afghan-German Cooperation
Aug 27, 2019
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Wadsam
Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan, signed the implementation agreement for the next phase of the program for promoting good governance in Afghanistan's…
Liberia: Nationwide Ground Survey Could Resolve Many Land Conflicts
Aug 27, 2019
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Sampson David, Bush Chicken
Amid conflicts between multiple counties within Liberia over boundary divisions, a cartographer at the Liberia Land Authority is calling for a nationwide ground survey of…
Myanmar: Ensuring Access to Land and Resolving Disputes Part of an Inclusive Peace
Aug 27, 2019
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Joint Peace Fund
Land allocation and confiscation remain hugely important issues to be resolved for 70% of Myanmar’s population, whose livelihoods are based around agriculture and related activities.…
Africa: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Gender and Climate Change Linkages to Build Climate - Resilient Communities
Aug 27, 2019
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Julitta Onabajo, Benoit Kalasa, and Shoko Arakaki, UNFPA
Twenty-five years ago, world leaders acknowledged the threats of climate change at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). In the Programme of Action,…
Malaysia: Malaysia Hopes to Pay for Military Equipment with Palm Oil
Aug 26, 2019
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Joseph Sipalan, Reuters
Malaysia is in talks with at last six countries on the possibility of using palm oil to pay for arms, as Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy…
United States: A Climate-Gender Wave Election? The Power of the 19th Amendment
Aug 25, 2019
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Joan Michelson, Forbes
We commemorate the 99th year of women voting in the midst of an historic presidential election season – for the country, for women and for the…
Afghanistan: MoMP Poised to Open Key Mines to Private Bids
Aug 24, 2019
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Pajhwok Afghan News
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is all set to initiate bidding process for private investment on several key mining projects, an official said…
South Sudan: South Sudan Makes Minor Oil Discovery, First Since Independence
Aug 22, 2019
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Denis Dumo, Reuters
South Sudan has made a small oil discovery in Northern Upper Nile State, its first since independence in 2011 when exploration was interrupted by war…
Palestine: Palestine's Energy Transformation: How Does Energy Scarcity Intersect with Gender Justice?
Aug 22, 2019
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Madeleine Race, The Ecologist
Many people in Palestine live with extreme energy scarcity. Local communities have no sovereignty over their energy supply, due to Israeli occupation since 1967.
The Israeli control…
Liberia: Solidaridad Certificates Young Graduates as Oil Palm Facilitators
Aug 19, 2019
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George Harris, Observer
Oil-palm is one of the emerging sectors attracting investor attention to Liberia from around the globe. The country’s oil palm market has seen an average…
DRC: Woman Killed in DR Congo Illegal Mining Crackdown
Aug 19, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
A woman was killed in clashes between subsistence miners and security forces at a Chinese-owned mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sources said on…
Uganda: How Karamoja First Policewoman's Land Was Grabbed
Aug 8, 2019
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Joseph Olanyo, Observer
After serving the Uganda Police Force diligently for the last 44 years, Rtd Sergeant Mariam Sunday Lokisa knew she would retire happily to her matrimonial…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan’s Massive Gas Reserves No One Knows about
Aug 7, 2019
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Simon Watkins, OilPrice
Barely a month goes past without another indication of the vast gas potential still largely untapped in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Last…
DRC: $3.7m Fund to Help End Illegal Mining in Congo
Jul 25, 2019
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Kennedy Senelwa, East African
Armed actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s artisanal mining have been dealt a blow with the release of $3.7 million funding by the United…
Liberia: WOMSUD Launches Women’s Participation in Country’s Natural Resources
Jul 25, 2019
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Hannah N. Geterminah, Observer
Women Movement for Sustainable Development (WOMUD) on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, launched the Women’s Participation in the Natural Resources Sectors Report under the title, “Strengthening…
South Africa: Sweeping the Bush, Protecting the Land - The Women Quashing Poaching
Jul 25, 2019
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UNEP
The black mamba is the most venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa. One bite can kill a person in just a few hours. It is also…
Zimbabwe: War Vets Confront Minister over Land Grab
Jul 24, 2019
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New Zimbabwe
War veterans here have called to order Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira for allegedly trying to remove the former freedom fighters from farms they forcibly…
Inclusive Peace in Afghanistan Means ‘Women at the Centre’ Urges UN Deputy Chief in Kabul
Jul 21, 2019
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UN
The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts…
Iraq: Iraq Kills Daesh Oil Minister
Jul 20, 2019
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s intelligence services have killed the oil minister of Daesh in Syria, according to Iraqi security expert Fadel Abu-Ragheef. Abu-Ragheef wrote on Twitter: “The Iraqi…
Climate Change: House Passes Intelligence Legislation with Climate Rider
Jul 19, 2019
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Nick Sobczyk, E&E News
The House this week passed a measure as part of its annual intelligence authorization bill to create a Climate Security Advisory Council under the director…
Women Key in Peace Negotiations- UN Women
Jul 19, 2019
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Sarah Mazirwe, New Vision
The UN Women has urged the government to increase the engagement of women in peace negotiations in conflicts. Anna Mutavati, the deputy representative UN Women…