Geneva is a global hub for governance and international cooperation. It hosts 37 international organizations, a thriving community of non-governmental organizations and renowned academic and research institutions. It is also a diplomatic center with near universal representation of states. Together, all these actors work for peace, rights and well-being, touching the lives of individuals across […]
The EU-facilitated dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo is affected by the political developments in the two countries. Questions about a potential territorial swap, Kosovo’s 100% tax on imported products from Serbia, and the train decorated with Serbian nationalistic slogans and symbols make the headlines, while ordinary citizens are kept in the dark from ongoing negotiation […]
Key-note speaker: Mr Rüdiger KÖNIG Director-General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation, Post-Conflict Management and Humanitarian Assistance, German Federal Foreign Office Moderator: Ms Sonya REINES-DJIVANIDES Executive Director, European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO) Since the publication of the EU Global Strategy in 2016 the conceptual framework for the EU's approach to external conflicts and crises has been further […]
This Thursday, November 7th at 4pm, Aprille Knox and Cillian Nolan of Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), will join the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Impact Evaluations: What Works in Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, and Dispute Resolution,” and I hope to see you there! Recent studies of community security and peacebuilding efforts […]
Populism, extremism and polarisation are on the rise internationally, with major implications for societies already facing division and conflict. What role does the media play and what responsibility if any should it have in creating more peaceful and stable communities? Former Director General of Al Jazeera Wadah Khanfar plus journalists from Myanmar, the Balkans, Rwanda, […]
In May 2018, the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) adopted conclusions on ‘Strengthening Civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)’, in which EU foreign ministers once again highlighted the importance of mainstreaming human rights and gender into all missions’ activities as a means of improving their effectiveness. Gender and human rights advisers in CSDP missions are […]
Ms. President is a 26-episode, reality television series on the prime-time Kenyan Television Network, produced by Media Focus on Africa and funded by the European Union (Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace). Over 1000 female local peacebuilder applied to participate in this TV reality show to compete for the title of ‘Ms President’ by partaking […]
Cordaid and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) recently published a new report entitled ‘Diverse pathways to justice for all: Supporting everyday justice providers to achieve SDG16.3’. The report draws on insights from Cordaid’s work in 5 diverse country contexts to provide recommendations on how customary, community-based, and other informal institutions and processes can contribute to […]