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  • Prized Natural Resources Are Rarely Addressed in Peace Agreements

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    February 10, 2016  //  By Haodan "Heather" Chen
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    Despite evidence that natural resources play a major role in many conflicts – 40 percent of all civil wars since the end of the Cold War, according to an estimate by the UN Environment Program – a study conducted by Arthur G. Blundell and Emily E. Harwell for the NGO Forest Trends reveals that most ceasefire and peace agreements do not address natural resources.

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  • As Ebola Lingers in Liberia, What Have We Learned?

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    Guest Contributor  //  December 14, 2015  //  By Wade C. L. Williams
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    The deadly West African Ebola epidemic has largely faded from headlines, replaced by mounting concern over conflict in the Middle East, terrorism, and refugees streaming into Europe. But while Guinea and Sierra Leone were declared free of the disease in November, Monrovia saw three new cases two weeks later. At least 149 individuals who came into contact with the infected have been identified thus far, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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  • Eduard Niesten, Conservation International

    Conservation Agreements Reduce People-Park Conflict in Liberia

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    March 6, 2015  //  By Wilson Center Staff
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    The original version of this article, by Eduard Niesten, appeared on Conservation International’s Human Nature blog.

    When I began working in Liberia right after the Accra settlement ended Liberia’s civil war in 2003, I could not help worrying about whether the peace would last. Burnt-out cars lined the streets of Monrovia, bullet holes scarred many of its buildings and the wary U.N. peacekeepers manning checkpoints behind sandbags and barbed wire reinforced the sense that violence could flare up again at any time.

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  • As Humanitarian Crises Multiply, Maternal Health and Safety of Women Becoming a Focus

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    Dot-Mom  //  From the Wilson Center  //  February 25, 2015  //  By Katrina Braxton
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    Accessing maternal health care is already a challenge in many countries, and when conflict erupts or a disaster strikes, it can get even worse, leaving millions of women on their own while at their most vulnerable, said Ugochi Daniels, chief of humanitarian response for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). Women and girls also become more vulnerable to violence during times of crisis, she said, by virtue of nothing but their gender. [Video Below]

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  • The U.S. Military’s Role in Global Health; Motivating Behavioral Change Through Personal Health

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    Reading Radar  //  January 19, 2015  //  By Linnea Bennett

    RR-Global-Health-Picture-CCClimate change mitigation efforts are more broadly supported when they are framed as a public health issue, according to results recently published in Climatic Change. After polling U.S. participants with political identities ranging from very liberal to very conservative, authors Nada Petrovic, Jaime Madrigano, and Lisa Zaval found most participants, except those who identified as very conservative, believed “health” to be the most compelling reason to reduce fossil fuels.

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  • John Welch: Ebola Creating Slow-Burning Bomb for Maternal Health in Liberia

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    Dot-Mom  //  Friday Podcasts  //  December 19, 2014  //  By Sarah Meyerhoff
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    “Our responsibility is to call attention to the fact that there’s an invisible crisis happening,” says John Welch of Partners in Health in this week’s podcast. “Ebola is a huge issue for women’s health.”

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  • The Making of a Tragedy: Inequality, Mistrust, Environmental Change Drive Ebola Epidemic

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    October 9, 2014  //  By Laurie Mazur
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    In August, armed men stormed an Ebola clinic in Monrovia, Liberia, releasing infected patients and stealing contaminated bedding. The following month, eight health workers were attacked and killed in a Guinean village as they tried to educate residents about the deadly disease; their bodies were found in a village latrine. Days later, Red Cross workers in western Guinea were assaulted as they tried to collect and bury Ebola victims.

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  • Does Women’s Empowerment Encourage Good Global Citizenship?

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    Guest Contributor  //  January 30, 2014  //  By Alison Brysk
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    These days, when the going gets tough, women “increase the peace.” From U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the international community has learned that women’s leadership can contribute a different voice to fostering peace, alleviating poverty, and fighting for the rights of the oppressed.

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