With record numbers of armed conflicts around the world and an uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict prevention endeavors currently face a particularly challenging environment. Looking ahead, three phenomena are expected to increasingly influence societies across the globe: climate change, digitalisation and the fragmentation of power structures. How will these three global megatrends affect […]

Online hate and misinformation pose serious threats to human rights, freedom of expression and social cohesion. Growing xenophobia, racism, intolerance, and spreading of content that stigmatises and dehumanises refugees, women, and other vulnerable groups contribute to hate crimes as well as acts of violence and conflicts. I Am Here International aims to create an internet […]

Civil society remains the key bastion defending and advancing human rights and monitoring the implementation of states’ commitments to rights and values. However, the space for civil society to function is shrinking globally. Non-profit expertise is often requested and not paid or underpaid by government actors and institutions, whilst for-profit expertise and consulting is paid […]

One year since the Second Karabakh War, numerous questions and unresolved challenges remain, both for Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as for Georgia and the entire region. The conflict has precipitated (geo)political, social, and economic change and left much uncertainty in its wake. The interplay of Russian, Turkish, and Iranian factors on this chessboard complicates […]

This event will look at how illicit drug economies function in borderlands regions, and at the ways in which they connect with violence, conflict and peace. The speakers will present a report with findings from research carried out to understand transitions from war to peace economies in drugs-affected borderlands in Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar. The […]

One year ago, Peace Direct, in collaboration with Adeso, the Alliance for Peacebuilding, and Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security, published a report on 'Time to Decolonise Aid', which examined structural racism in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Building upon these findings, Peace Direct recently published a second report focusing on 'Race, Power and […]

In addition to its many other effects, the war in Ukraine has raised concerns about peace and stability in the Balkans. Given the extent of Russia’s economic and military power in the Balkans, its ongoing aggression against Ukraine risks exacerbating the existing political and ethnic divisions, which could contribute to violent extremism in the region. […]

En 2020, le Life & Peace Institute (LPI) a publié les conclusions d’une évaluation collaborative de dix années de consolidation de la paix au Nord et au Sud-Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Depuis, LPI s’efforce d’appliquer les leçons apprises dans un contexte marqué par des dynamiques de conflit complexes aux niveaux local, provincial, national et […]

In recent years, the European Union (EU) and other international actors have explicitly recognised the importance of addressing the interlinkages between climate change and conflict. As highlighted in its Concept for an Integrated Approach on Climate Change and Security (2021), the EU has also made clear that ‘community engagement and community ownership’ should be ‘central’ to efforts […]

Disinformation is endemic in the Central African Republic (CAR), escalating community tensions, fragilizing social cohesion and affecting elections and peace processes. Against this background, Fondation Hirondelle is supporting its long-term project Radio Ndeke Luka, which is the most listened radio in the country, to provide independent, reliable, and accessible information to the population. What impact does Radio Ndeke […]