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Syria: Deputy Director for Program and Operations
Mar 31, 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…
Sierra Leone: Politics of Deforestation – Rogue Minister
Mar 1, 2026
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Abdul Rashid Thomas
Sierra Leone Telegraph
A senior politician facilitated illegal encroachment on a national park in Sierra Leone so elites could build mansions. The president sat on the evidence.
Afghanistan: Gold Mining in Afghanistan Raises Security Concerns for Central Asia
Feb 26, 2026
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Sadokat Jalolova
Times of Central Asia
Large-scale gold mining in northern Afghanistan is increasingly raising tensions and potential security risks for Central Asia, particularly along the Afghan-Tajik border, according to a…
Water: From Tigris and Euphrates to Nile: Water Disputes and Regional Initiatives
Feb 25, 2026
Islam Times
West Asia and North Africa regions are facing growing water crisis. Now around 60 percent of their population is suffering from water tensions. A recent…
Mali: From Conflict to Collaboration: How Local Conventions Are Transforming Natural Resource Management and Supporting Peace in Central Mali
Feb 25, 2026
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Baba Ba
Preventing and resolving conflicts over land and natural resources has become one of the major global challenges for peace, stability, and security in the Sahel,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Resume Exportation of Kirkuk Oil through Kurdistan: Minister
Feb 25, 2026
Rudaw
Iraq plans in the “near” future to export 50,000 barrels per day of crude from Kirkuk oil fields through the Kurdistan Region’s pipeline to Turkey’s,…
Sudan: Drones Hammer Sudan’s Gold and Oil Zone – the Pivotal New Front Line
Feb 25, 2026
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Barbara Plett Usher
Namibian
Intensified drone attacks on the new front line of Sudan’s civil war have led to mass civilian casualties in recent weeks and are increasingly shaping…
Ukraine/Russia: The Russia-Ukraine War and Global Food Security: Impacts Four Years Later
Feb 24, 2026
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Caitlin Welsh, Emma Curtis, Joseph Glauber, Antonina Broyaka, and Vitalii Dankevych
Center for Strategic & International Studies
The immediate impacts of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Ukraine’s agriculture sector were abrupt and widespread. Though Ukrainian producers have demonstrated remarkable resilience in…
Water: Thirsty Planet, New Solutions: Three Lessons in Water Security
Feb 24, 2026
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Daniel Myers
Geopolitcal Monitor
Globally, 2.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and 3.5 billion live without basic sanitation. This situation, detailed in the UN World Water…
Mike Davis to Step down as CEO of Global Witness
Feb 24, 2026
Global Witness
Mike joined Global Witness in 2002, managing a team of undercover investigators in Cambodia. After moving back to London, he spent five years leading the…
Climate Security: Workshop on Strengthening Climate Security and Peacebuilding Capacities in Central Asia and Afghanistan
Feb 24, 2026
United Nations Climate Security Mechanism
The workshop was organized by the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), on behalf of the Climate Security Mechanism (CSM), and the United Nations…
Colombia: Colombia Brings 12 Mexican Mennonites to Trial over Deforestation
Feb 24, 2026
MercoPress
Colombia’s prosecutor’s office is taking 12 Mexican Mennonites to trial over alleged deforestation of more than 100 hectares in rural Puerto Gaitán, Meta province, tied…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes over 175 Tons of Illegal Timber, Arrests 19 Offenders
Feb 21, 2026
Xinhua
Myanmar authorities have seized over 175 tons of illegal timber across the country during a week-long operation, the state-owned The Mirror daily reported on Friday…
Somalia: WFP Warns of Catastrophic Shortfalls in Somalia with Millions at Risk of Deepening Hunger Crisis
Feb 20, 2026
World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm that its life‑saving emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia is at imminent risk…
Iraq: How Oil-Dependent Iraq Can No Longer Pay the Bills
Feb 20, 2026
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Sinan Mahmoud
National
Between falling oil prices, bloated public spending and desperate government measures seeking to remedy the situation, Iraq’s officials and citizens fear the nation is heading…
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…
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…
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…