The mandate of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict was created in 1996 by the UN General Assembly to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflict, raise awareness, promote the collection of information about the plight of children affected by war and foster international co-operation to […]
Join DME for Peace on Thursday, April 25th at 10:00am EDT, as Michelle Helman, Rotary Peace Fellow, hosts the M&E Thursday Talks to lead discussion on “Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning from the Inside-Out.” CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW Participatory evaluation, development, and peacebuilding methods aim to decolonize top-down approaches by integrating inclusive, bottom-up practice which […]
As the conflict in Yemen continues, the creation of new fault lines and the deepening of existing divides threaten to polarise Yemeni society permanently, posing serious challenges to long-term potential peace. Despite current efforts from the UN Special Envoy to Yemen to broker a ceasefire that will enable the start of a peace process, the […]
Despite increased international pressure and action to prevent violent conflicts and mass atrocities after the shocks of Rwanda and Srebrenica in the 1990s, the number of armed conflicts has increased in recent years. Syria, South Sudan and the Ukraine are examples of this trend. The question of how to prevent violence and its escalation into […]
How Peace Education can contribute to preventing violent conflict and sustaining peace Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.7 anchors Peace Education in a recognised international policy framework as a peace and development tool. Given the EU’s commitment to the implementation of SDGs and its Integrated Approach to External Conflicts and Crisis , the EU’s promotion of […]
The shape of the EU's foreign, security and defence policies are changing. European defence investments are increasing against the backdrop of instability at Europe's borders and a previously reliable ally that is turning inwards. These broad developments are at the centre of a conference PAX and Chatham House are organizing entitled: ‘European Perspectives on Remote […]
In this Brown Bag Lunch discussion, Uzra Zeya will address the evolution of the US policy on conflict prevention and state fragility in the context of an ‘American First’ White House, with growing bipartisan consensus for reorienting national security towards preventive approaches, as well as the prospects for US-European relations under and after Trump. Ms […]
The Oxford Peace Talks aims to inspire reflection on how we can all work together to promote peaceful and inclusive societies. The Peace Talks is a global initiative, now it its sixth year, which builds on the idea that everyone can play a part in building peace. The 2019 Oxford Peace Talks is organized under […]
Join DME for Peace on Thursday, May 23rd at 10am EDT, as Natalie De Sole, Lead Knowledge Facilitator at Rooted-Growth, joins the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Embedding Organizational Learning into Evaluation Design.” CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW How can we as evaluators better enable learning environments in our organizations? Natalie De […]
Consultations led by Franck Bousquet, World Bank Group's Senior Director for Fragility, Conflict and Violence The World Bank Group is developing a new Strategy for Fra ankgility, Conflict and Violence (FCV). The overarching objective of the Strategy is to address the drivers of FCV in affected countries and their impact on vulnerable populations, with the […]