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Liberia: Ministry of Labour Launches Gender And Social Inclusion Unit
International
Labour Minister Cllr. Charles H. Gibson says achieving gender balance in the employment sector is not only national responsibility, but an international calling that all…
Pakistan: UN Women Puts Women and Girls at the Heart of Flood Response in Pakistan
International
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Speaker Calls for a Deal between Erbil, Baghdad until Oil and Gas Law Finalized
International
The Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Al-Halboosi said on Sunday that Erbil and Baghdad should reach an agreement on the outstanding issues between the two…
Germany Grants 23.7bn To Tame Wildlife Conflicts, Lift Gender Justice
International
Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Black Gold: Militants Seize on Coal to Reboot Economy
International
To reboot the economic system, the Taliban have aggressively elevated coal exports, brushing apart environmental and moral considerations in a bid to spice up, management…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Investigations Underway after Missile Attack on Oil Field in Iraqi Kurdistan
International
Investigations are under way after a rocket attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Chamchamal district of Slemani in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday…
Afghanistan: Taliban Again Raise Coal Prices amid Booming Exports to Pakistan
International
Afghanistan’s cash-strapped Taliban government has tripled prices for coal in less than a month to raise revenue from its mining sector amid a lack of…
Colombia: JEP Receives the Report 'Women: Dispossessed Bodies and Territories in Bajo Atrato'
International
Before the Chamber for the Recognition of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Facts and Conduct of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) was handed over in…
Myanmar: China-backed Illegal Rare Earth Mining Surging in Northern Myanmar
International
Illegal rare earth mining has surged in northern Kachin State since last year’s coup in areas along the border with China controlled by a militia…
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and The Rockefeller Foundation Convene Global Women Leaders on Climate, Democracy, and Gender Equity Issues
International
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and The Rockefeller Foundation co-convened global women leaders on June 20-23, 2022 at the Foundation’s Bellagio…
Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields
International
The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…
USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come
International
DRC/Uganda: Ugandan Mission in DR Congo Aimed at Shielding Oil: Report
International
Uganda's crackdown on ADF rebels in eastern DR Congo, a mission launched jointly with Kinshasa, was driven in part by a desire to protect Ugandan…
Australia: Renewables, Environment and Women- What We Know About the 2022-23 NSW Budget
International
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Says ‘No Court’ Authorized to Invalidate Oil, Gas Law
International
No court in Baghdad has the authority to outlaw the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) natural resources ministry stated…
Colombia: Colombia's Extractive Industries Watching Election Warily
International
Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his…
Liberia: High-Level UN Peacebuilding Commission Delegation Arrives in Liberia
International
Lebanon: Lebanon Urges US Envoy to End Maritime Dispute with Israel
International
The Lebanese government invited on Monday a U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border to return to Beirut as soon…
DRC: Chinese Companies Linked to Illegal Logging and Mining in Northern DRC
International
In Yaliwasa, northern DRC, logs from 200-year-old hardwood trees lie rotting deep into the world’s second largest rainforest. They were cut in a hurry to…
Ukraine: EU is Stepping Up Support to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Survivors
International
The Commission announces €1.5 million for a dedicated project to support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in assisting women and girls in Ukraine by…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Says Will No Longer Provide Forex for Mining Companies Importing Fuel
International
Sierra Leone will no longer provide foreign exchange for mining companies and other large businesses to import oil as of June 1, accusing them of…
Champion of Women’s Right to Manage Land and Forests Wins Top Environment Prize
International
A veteran Cameroonian activist working to preserve her country’s forests, and improve the lives of people who depend on them, is the latest winner of…
Afghanistan: More Foreign Firms Offer to Invest in Afghanistan Mining Sector [Video]
International
More foreign firms offer to invest in Afghanistan mining sector.
Myanmar: In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging Myanmar
International
With a military junta retaking power last year, a gold rush is increasingly despoiling rivers in the Myanmar state of Kachin, polluting water with mercury,…
Afghanistan: Mes Aynak Contract Must Be Reviewed, Work Begun: Prime Minister
International
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Islamic Emirate, at a cabinet meeting ordered the Economic Commission to remove the obstacles for work…
DRC: China Cobalt Mine Deal Was ‘Injustice’: My Country Did Not Get Anything, ex-DRC Leader Says
International
As much of the world electrifies its cars, countries are relying ever more heavily on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Central African…
Cuba/Nicaragua/Mexico: Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico Lead World Gender Parity in Parliaments
International
Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity. Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and…
Yemen: Yemen's Houthis Agree UN Proposal to Offload Decaying Oil Tanker
International
Yemen's Houthi rebels have signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1m barrels of crude oil…
The Congo Unearthed: A Look at the Republic of the Congo’s Mining Sector
International
The Republic of the Congo is endowed with abundant mineral deposits, yet its mining sector remains largely underdeveloped. Overdependence on oil and gas revenues has…
Pakistan: Award of Mining Leases Protested
International
People of minerals-rich Bara Kamangara locality of Nawagai tehsil here on Friday held a protest demonstration against the authorities for awarding mining leases to an…