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Afghanistan: UN Sounds Alarm over Afghanistan’s Land Degradation amid Climate Change Crisis

Dec 6, 2025 | Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that prolonged droughts and increasing dust storms are causing severe land degradation across Afghanistan, making it one…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Egypt of Driving up Tensions in Nile Dam Standoff after International Law Accusations

Dec 6, 2025
Jerusalem Post

Ethiopia accused Egypt of driving up tensions in their long-running dispute over the Nile River by rejecting dialogue and clinging to what it calls outdated…

Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Charts Its post-Oil Future

Dec 5, 2025 | Jaime Nogueira Pinto
Geopolitical Intelligence Services

Timor-Leste, a small nation heavily reliant on oil, finds itself in a delicate position, grappling with economic downturns and dwindling resources.

Capacity Building Workshop: Climate Policy and Finance for Sustaining Peace and Security

Dec 5, 2025
UN System Staff College

The workshop marked a major step toward integrating climate, peace and security priorities into policy and finance frameworks, supporting Member States in developing conflict-sensitive climate-finance…

Brazil: Study Reveals the Impact of Environmental Crimes and Criminal Factions on the Redefinition of the Legal Amazon

Dec 5, 2025 | Fred Santana
Cenarium

DRC/Rwanda: US Follows up on Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal with Plan to Secure Minerals

Dec 5, 2025 | Anait Miridzhanian and Marc Jones
Reuters

The United States' development lender announced plans on Friday to take a stake in a new partnership to market Congo's minerals which could give US…

DRC: US and EU Critical Minerals Project Could Displace Thousands in DRC – Report

Dec 4, 2025 | Rachel Savage
Guardian

Up to 6,500 people are at risk of being displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project funded by the…

Call for Applicants – Next Gen Programme (PEACE Action)

Dec 4, 2025 | Peace Research Community Europe

The Next Gen Programme of the PEACE Action network invites applications from Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) — defined as researchers aged 39 or younger — to participate in a mentorship and professional development…

Landmine Casualties Swell amid Ban Challenges: Monitor

Dec 1, 2025
Agence France-Presse

New land mine use in Myanmar, Ukraine and other conflicts coupled with funding cuts for clearance saw casualty numbers surge in 2024, a monitor said…

Iraq: Iraq Invites US Companies to Take over Major Oil Field as Lukoil Faces Sanctions

Dec 1, 2025
Kurdistan24

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced on Monday that it has formally invited several major American energy companies to submit bids to operate the West Qurna…

DRC: Seeking Minerals, Trump Tries Dealmaking and Peacemaking

Dec 1, 2025 | Théodore de Kerros
Christian Science Monitor

Along the ripped flanks of the Rubaya hills, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of workers dig through one of the…

Sudan: Khartoum Residents under Threat from Environmental Hazards in War-Ravaged City [Video]

Nov 30, 2025
Africanews

It’s been six months since Sudan’s Armed forces retook the capital Khartoum. But two years of fighting has wrought untold devastation. Now, people returning to…

Russia/Turkey: Mystery Fire: Two Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Catch Fire in Black Sea Near Turkey

Nov 29, 2025
Mathrubhumi

Two oil tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet caught fire in the Black Sea near Turkey on 28 November 2025, triggering rescue operations and raising…

Iraq: Weaponising Energy: Khor Mor Attacks Expose Iraq’s Power Struggles

Nov 28, 2025 | Amena Bakr
The National

This week, the Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was struck once again in a rocket attack. The explosion triggered an immediate…

Tajikistan: Drone Strike Kills 3 Chinese Engineers in Tajikistan: Mystery Deepens as Taliban Denies Role, Blames Pak-based Terror Group for Gold Miners’ Deaths

Nov 27, 2025
Bhaskar English

Three Chinese engineers were killed in a drone attack on a gold mine in Tajikistan's Khatlon Province on November 26. Tajikistan claimed the drone flew…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Says Ready to Help Repair Kurdistan’s Key Gas Field Following Attack

Nov 27, 2025
Rudaw

The federal oil ministry is ready to help the Kurdistan Region’s authorities to repair damages at a key gas field following a drone attack, said…

Climate Change: CGIAR Climate Security Team Pilots a New Research Approach for the Development of Nature-Based Solutions in Fragile Settings

Nov 27, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR

Responding to complex crises requires new systemic research approaches that help identify entry points for programmes that can simultaneously address risks of different nature while…

Climate Change: AfDB Scales Climate Investment to Address Security Threats

Nov 27, 2025
News Ghana

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is intensifying investments to tackle the intersection of climate change and security risks across Africa, where nine of the world’s…

Afghanistan: Hope Flows: Clean Water Transforms Lives in Helmand Province

Nov 26, 2025
UN High Commissioner for Refugees

To address this critical need, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the generous support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), implemented the construction of…

Liberia: SDI Trains Customary Land and Forest Governance Bodies in Maryland, River Cess and River Gee

Nov 26, 2025
FrontPage Africa

The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Community Land Protection Program (CLPP) is conducting a two-week long capacity building training for 103 chairpersons, co-chairpersons, secretaries,…

Conflict Minerals: Kimberley Process Conflict Diamond Redefinition Fails to Reach Dubai Consensus

Nov 26, 2025 | Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert

Global commodity markets increasingly confront governance challenges that transcend traditional regulatory frameworks. The diamond industry exemplifies this tension, where certification systems developed decades ago struggle…

DRC: US Group Sues Apple over Congo Conflict Minerals

Nov 26, 2025 | Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis
Reuters

A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic…

Event Summary: Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2025 (BCSC 2025)

Nov 26, 2025
Climate Diplomacy

The seventh Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) 2025 explored how to navigate climate, conflict, and cooperation in a turbulent era, highlighting the urgency of…

Iraq: Drone Strike Shuts Down Iraq's Khor Mor Gasfield, Causing Widespread Blackouts

Nov 26, 2025 | Aveen Karim
The National

A drone strike hit the major Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on Wednesday night, halting all supplies to power stations and…

UN Renews Peacekeeping Mandate in Abyei as Border Tensions Rise

Nov 26, 2025 | Jenna Stanco
Organization for World Peace

The United Nations Security Council voted on November 14 to renew the mandate of the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for another year,…

Ethiopia: Field Coordinator - Tigray

Nov 25, 2025 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…

Afghanistan: Nutrition and Health Expert

Nov 25, 2025 | Action contre la Faim France

Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…

DRC: Logistics Manager

Nov 25, 2025 | Action contre la Faim France

Créée en 1979, Action contre la Faim est une organisation non gouvernementale internationale qui lutte contre la faim dans le monde. Sa charte des principes…

Madagascar: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead

Nov 25, 2025 | SEED Madagascar

SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in southeast Madagascar. SEED integrates high quality community health, rural livelihoods, education infrastructure, water,…

South Sudan: Strengthening Resilience in Agriculture, Livelihoods and Markets Phase II (STREAM II)

Nov 25, 2025 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps has been operating in South Sudan since 2005. Since the country’s independence in 2011, Mercy Corps has remained committed to addressing urgent humanitarian…