Join DME for Peace on Thursday, August 22nd at 4 pm, as Alasdair Stuart of BBC Media Action, joins the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Conducting Research in Conflict Settings: Lessons from Iraq, Libya, and South Sudan.“ BBC Media Action uses mass media and outreach to support conflict prevention, conflict management, and […]
Join DME for Peace on Thursday, September 5th at 10am EDT, as Sarah Rapucci of Freedom House, joins the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Understanding the Interplay Between Media and Democracy.” Sarah Rapucci will lead a discussion on the relationship between media and democracy. Rapucci will take a deep-dive into Freedom House’s […]
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 2019 Geneva Peace Talks is organized under the theme: Trust Matters. Through a series […]
PAX is organising every year a week entirely dedicated to peace in the Netherlands. In 2019, the Vredesweek will take place on 21-29 September. For more information about Vredesweek and this year's activities please click here.
Pax Christi Vlaanderen is organising the 30th edition of the Vredesweek (Peace week) from 21 September to 2 October 2019. Several events will take place all over Flanders. You can find more information about Vredesweek here (in Dutch)
Mexico has been experiencing a serious crisis of security for many years, which seriously affects the human rights of people who live or travel there. The most worrying facts include the high rate of murders (33,000 in 2018) and forced disappearances (40,000 in the last 13 years), as well as the routine practice of torture […]
Despite the recent growth of the countering violent extremism (CVE) field of practice, there has not yet been a publicly accessible training curriculum that offers a comprehensive introduction to this unique and sensitive approach. To address these gaps, Search and Hedayah have developed a culturally-literate training package aimed at raising awareness of CVE approaches. The […]
The Quaker Council for European Affairs is organising together with the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy a Conference on 'Peace Education in intractable conflicts: the case of Israel-Palestine'. The even will take place on Monday 30 September (19:00 - 21:00), at Quaker House Brussels, Square Ambiorix 50. For more information and to register, please contact […]
PAX warmly invites you to an NGO Roundtable Discussion on South Sudan, which will take place on Wednesday the 2nd of October, from 14:00 - 15:00, at the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office. (Avenue des Tervueren 12, 1040 Bruxelles.) This is an opportunity to talk with representatives of the Small Arms Survey and PAX about the […]
Join DME for Peace next Thursday, October 17th at 16:00d EDT, as Bernadette Wright, PhD and Author, joins the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Knowledge Mapping: Integrating and Visualizing Information Across Sources.” To better solve important issues such as peacebuilding, development, and human well-being, we need better knowledge. Using examples from real-world […]