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Environmental Peacebuilding Volunteer

Aug 21, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Environmental Peacebuilding Volunteer

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) is seeking Visiting Attorneys (law degree holders), Visiting Researchers (graduate degree holders or professionals), Law Clerks (current law…

Request for Proposals: PeaceCon 2027

Aug 19, 2026 | Alliance for Peacebuilding
Alliance for Peacebuilding

On January 11th - 14th, join the Alliance for Peacebuilding—in partnership with George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and Notre Dame University’s…

Afghanistan: Program Manager, Gender Responsive WASH Program

Aug 18, 2026 | Solidarités International
ReliefWeb

Desired start date: 1st October 2026
Duration of the mission: 6 months
Location: Kabul

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years,…

Palestine: WASH Program Manager (M/F) - Ramallah

Aug 18, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International has been operating in the Gaza Strip since February 2024, establishing a strong presence in the WASH sector with a particular focus on…

Palestine: Deputy Field Coordinator for Program - Gaza

Aug 18, 2026 | Solidarités International

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

Ukraine: Disaster Risk Management Delegate (m/f/d)

Aug 18, 2026 | German Red Cross

The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related…

DRC: Programme Manager - Humanitarian

Aug 18, 2026 | Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

CAFOD is the official overseas aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, part of Caritas Internationalis.

Job Profile

To lead the humanitarian programmatic and…

Guinea/Liberia: Country Director

Aug 18, 2026 | Fauna & Flora International

Fauna & Flora is seeking a highly experienced conservation professional to fulfil the role of Country Director, Guinea & Liberia, assuming responsibility for the development,…

CAR: Lead Conservation Pilot, Northeastern Central African Republic

Aug 18, 2026 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit organization founded in 1895. Its mission is to preserve wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical problems,…

Syria: Establishment of a Roster of Technical Experts for the MAZRA Project (Call for CVs)

Aug 18, 2026 | Expertise France

Expertise France is France’s public agency and interministerial actor in charge of international technical cooperation, the second largest in Europe. As a subsidiary of Agence…

Request for Proposals (RFP): Implement the Climate Empower Project Addressing Gendered Impact of Climate Change in South Sudan

Aug 18, 2026 | UN Population Fund

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man, and child to enjoy a life…

Call for Applications: Gordon R. Sullivan Climate and Ecological Security Fellowship 2026–2027

Aug 18, 2026 | Center for Climate and Security

The Center for Climate and Security (CCS), an initiative of the Council on Strategic Risks, has opened applications for the 2026–2027 Gordon R. Sullivan Climate…

Land, Forests and the Struggle for Survival: A Three-Decade Journey in Ye Chaung Phya (Bee Ree)

Aug 18, 2026 | Kun Wood

Land is vital in the struggle of the Mon people for survival, political freedom and human rights. Protection and ownership, however, have fallen victim to…

Environmental Peacebuilding Association Launches Open Access "Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding: An A-Z Guide"

Aug 17, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Routledge

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is excited to announce the publication of Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms: An A-Z Guide, a resource developed to…

Liberia: Scrap Company Turns to Illegal Timber Trafficking

Aug 17, 2026 | Samuel Jabba
The DayLight

A scrap company on the Japanese Freeway shipped round logs to India outside the legal channel for timber export. Elephant Multipurpose Corporation exported the seven…

Iraq: Iraq Turns to Non-Oil Revenue as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Aug 17, 2026
Kurdistan24

Finance Minister Falih Sari says Baghdad is strengthening non-oil revenues and introducing a performance-based budget as the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts trade and oil…

Call for Applications: Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems (Deadline: September 10, 2026)

Aug 17, 2026 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The OECD's Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems (CRP) exists to strengthen scientific knowledge and provide relevant scientific information and advice that will…

Call for Applications: Research Opportunities for Early-Career Scholars from the Global South

Aug 17, 2026 | German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies

The German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK) invites applications for its fellowship program supporting early-career researchers (late-stage PhD or early postdoc) from the…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia Is Cutting off Ukraine’s Grain Exports Again, Threatening a Critical Harvest and Global Food Security

Aug 16, 2026 | Iryna Skubii
DownToEarth

While the world’s attention is fixated on the United States blockade of Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been…

Afghanistan: Natural Disasters Have Affected 92,000 People in Afghanistan This Year: UN

Aug 16, 2026 | Nazanin Mohseni
KabulNow

Natural disasters have affected around 92,000 people across Afghanistan since the beginning of 2026, with 97 people killed and another 331 injured, according to the…

Iraq: Iraq Seizes $20 Mn, Recovers 60 Kg of Gold in ‘Deputy Oil Minister’ Case

Aug 16, 2026
Asharq Al-Awsat

Diaa Jaafar, the investigating judge at Iraq’s Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court, announced on Sunday that authorities had seized $20 million and recovered 60 kilograms of…

South Sudan: UN Launches Initiative to Increase Women’s Peacebuilding Participation

Aug 15, 2026 | Radio Tamazuj
Radio Tamazuj

UN Women and UNESCO have launched a three-year initiative to increase women’s participation in peacebuilding, leadership and community decision-making in Western Equatoria and Western Bahr…

When Climate Shocks Threaten Food, Peace and Livelihoods

Aug 15, 2026 | Ludwig Federigan

Climate change increasingly operates as a threat multiplier. Droughts, floods, heat waves and sea-level rise do more than damage infrastructure and crops: they amplify preexisting…

Women in Africa: The Unseen Victims of Crisis and Conflict

Aug 14, 2026 | Kim Heller
The African

On Sunday, as South Africa commemorated the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women's March, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai stood at the Union Buildings…

Iran: Iran's Coast Catches Oil after Reported Ship Strike

Aug 14, 2026 | Bob Cronin
Newser

Oil now coats beaches on Iran's Qeshm Island, and satellite imagery points back to a bulk carrier reportedly struck in the Strait of Hormuz earlier…

Peru: Peru Cracks down on Illegal Gold Mining in Amazon Reserve with Military Show of Force

Aug 14, 2026 | Victor Ordonez
ABC News

Gold mining has ravaged large parts of the Amazon that spans multiple countries, including Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Peru -- driven by the global rise…

The Kabul River: The River of Sorrow between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Aug 13, 2026 | Shri Pradeep Kumar Saxena

India has traditionally been a friend to Afghanistan, and that relationship carries a responsibility as much as an opportunity. Helping Afghanistan build the storage, irrigation…

Somalia’s Food Crisis: When Drought, Conflict and Declining Aid Collide

Aug 13, 2026 | Muhammed Sherifdeen Omeiza

Somalia is facing another serious hunger crisis, but what makes the situation worrying is not only the number of people going hungry. It is the…

South Sudan: EU Envoy Urges South Sudan to Put Communities at Heart of Wildlife Conservation

Aug 13, 2026
Radio Tamazuj

The European Union has called for stronger community participation and improved governance of land and natural resources as South Sudan seeks to strengthen wildlife conservation…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Agree to Secure Border, Maintain Status Quo in Abyei

Aug 13, 2026
Sudan Tribune

Sudan and South Sudan agreed to bolster border security and refrain from taking unilateral actions in the disputed Abyei region following high-level defence meetings in…