Every year, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and people. The 6th edition of the Geneva Peace Talks is organized under the theme “Peace without […]
Shaping the Future of Peace Training in Europe and Beyond (1 and 2 October 2018 – Vienna, Austria) will bring together leading centres of excellence and key stakeholders in peace training, peacebuilding, stabilisation and post-war recovery in Europe and internationally. The aim of the conference and forum for policy and practice is to bring forward […]
The European Week of Action for Girls (EWAG) will launch in Brussels for a full week (8-12 October) around the International Day of the Girl Child. For this edition, as the European Parliament elections are approaching, EWAG focuses on advocacy by girls, for girls, in Europe and beyond. Girl advocates will gather in Brussels for […]
The Community of Sant'Egidio will organise this year's Bridges of Peace event in Bologna, Italy, from 14 to 16 October 2018. Bridges of Peace is an event of peace and dialogue among faiths and cultures which takes place once a year. It is possible to follow the event in a number of ways: at santegidio.org, […]
Earlier this year, Search for Common Ground, with the support of the United Kingdom’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office in Bishkek and in partnership with the Royal United Services Institute, published a research paper entitled ‘Understanding the Factors Contributing to Radicalisation Among Central Asian Labour Migrants in Russia’. The paper explores linkages between economic alienation and […]
Join DME for Peace on Thursday, November 1st at 10:00am EDT as Karol Balfe & Gráinne Kilcullen of Christian Aid Ireland host the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Learning to make a difference: Applying adaptive program management in governance, human rights, gender equality, and peacebuilding.” Click here to register now Christian Aid […]
With a new reform-oriented government in place since May 2017, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (hereafter Macedonia) has emerged from its most severe political crisis of the last two decades. With democratic checks and balances being progressively restored, Macedonia seems to be on the right reform path. Cautious steps towards reconciliation with Greece are […]
Conflict and violence appear on our screens every day. But what do people actually think about peace and conflict? How should we respond to conflict more effectively in order to ensure lasting peace? How important is economic and political inclusion for peace? And how optimistic or pessimistic are people about the prospects for peace? This […]
'Conflict minerals’ - which can be found in everyday objects from wedding rings to computers to vacuum cleaners - have traditionally fuelled the dire political and humanitarian crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). However, QCEA's report Building Peace Together has a section on the environment that demonstrates that the management of natural […]
The Global Coalition Against Daesh has set stabilisation as a major goal after the military “liberation” of Iraqi and Syrian territories from Daesh, and created short-term funding tools to this end. Meanwhile, since 2014, a huge number of Iraqi activists and ordinary citizens have taken to the streets in several waves of protests to demand […]