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Liberia: Denied for Decades, Women Lead Land Rights Campaign in Bong
International
Gormah Mulbah and her five children were thrown out of their home last year after her husband died. Her late husband’s family was angry she…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan to Renegotiate Oil Agreement
International
South Sudanese Oil Minister Awou Daniel Chuang reported that he will renegotiate an oil agreement with Sudan, since South Sudan is unable to meet the…
Palestine: Empowering Women as Sustainable Energy Leaders in Palestine
International
In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…
China/Philippines/Russia/South China Sea: South China Sea Crisis: Russia and China on Collision Course over Philippine Oil Bid
International
Moscow and Beijing could be on a collision course in the South China Sea after the Philippines invited Russian oil giant Rosneft to join it…
Myanmar: Mining to Resume at Suspended Jade Blocks
International
Jade mining at private blocks in Lonekhin and Hpakant, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended since July, have been permitted to resume this month,…
Gender, Environment Complex Connections Hold Back Prospects for Sustainable Management
Blog
In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…
India: India Is Working on Climate Change and Biodiversity: Prakash Javadekar Calls for Synergy Between All Three Rio Conventions
International
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…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources
International
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
International
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…
Africa: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Gender and Climate Change Linkages to Build Climate - Resilient Communities
International
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,…
Myanmar: Ensuring Access to Land and Resolving Disputes Part of an Inclusive Peace
International
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.…
Inception Workshop on "Gender and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Connecting Research with Extractive Sector Governance" Project
Event
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in partnership with Carleton University and others will hold an inception workshop for the new project "Gender…
United States: A Climate-Gender Wave Election? The Power of the 19th Amendment
International
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
International
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
International
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…
DRC: Woman Killed in DR Congo Illegal Mining Crackdown
International
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…
Liberia: Solidaridad Certificates Young Graduates as Oil Palm Facilitators
International
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…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan’s Massive Gas Reserves No One Knows about
International
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…
South Africa: Sweeping the Bush, Protecting the Land - The Women Quashing Poaching
International
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…
DRC: $3.7m Fund to Help End Illegal Mining in Congo
International
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…
Iraq: Iraq Kills Daesh Oil Minister
International
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…
Women Key in Peace Negotiations- UN Women
International
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…
DRC: Congo’s Swing Producers Turn to Copper after Cobalt Meltdown
International
Production of hand-dug cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo is poised to drop sharply after prices tumbled, prompting many of the country’s thousands of…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs to Receive 5 Percent Quota to Strengthen Economic Participation
International
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has announced to reserve a minimum quota of 5 percent for women entrepreneurs in a bid to improve their participation…
Why Gender Equality is Needed for Successful Climate Policies
Blog
On a trip to the Niger Delta when she was young, Alexandra Wandel witnessed how Shell’s leaked oil pipelines and gas flaring were polluting the water, soil…
Myanmar: Phakant Jade Mining Temporarily Put on Hold
International
A temporary halt in jade mining, extracting and production in Phakant —a lucrative mining area in Kachin State— thanks to inadequate regulation and weather conditions. The…
Global Warming: Resilient Women at the Front Line
International
Au Soudan, plus précisément à Al Rahad, dans l’État du Kordofan-Nord, la hausse des températures, la répartition inégale et la variabilité des précipitations et de…
Colombia: How Disputed Oil Deals Push Native Colombian Peoples Closer to Extinction
International
The Colombian government’s granting of oil titles in Colombia’s Amazon region allegedly increases the threat of extinction of indigenous peoples in the region. According to…
Women Defenders of the Land and the Environment: Silenced Voices
Blog
The expansion of large scale mining activities and agribusiness in Latin America has greatly increased territorial disputes and resulted in an alarming rise in violence…
Iraq: Exxon's $53 Billion Iraq Deal Hit by Contract Snags, Iran Tensions - Sources
International
Just weeks ago, US energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion project to boost Iraq’s oil output at its southern…