The crisis affecting the Sahel is one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies in the world. The number of internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso has risen ten-fold in 2019 alone, while another 70,000 were displaced in Mali in 2019 with the country’s displaced population now reaching over 200,000 (see Press Release UNHCR, 2020). Civilians […]
The Colombian Truth Commission was established in 2019 to respond to the rights of over 8 million people who the State acknowledges to be victims of the armed conflict. Thousands of these victims fled the country and are now living in Europe. The Truth Commission has an unprecedented mandate of engaging with the diaspora and […]
Join DME for Peace on Thursday, July 16th at 4 pm EDT, as Fredrick Ogenga, Founding Director of the Center for Media, Democracy, Peace & Security, joins the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Understanding Online Polarization in Kenya: A Digital Peacebuilding Perspective." In this discussion, we will explore the importance of understanding […]
The Life & Peace Institute (LPI) invites you to a virtual discussion on Thursday 23 July 2020 (14:30 – 16:00 CEST) on its latest report- Global Peacebuilding Policy: Analysing Local-to-Global Engagement. This roundtable discussion aims to create space for reflections from those working in the peacebuilding policy space to reflect, learn and share with one […]
Driven by its mission to narrow the gap between early warning and early action, the Budapest Centre for Mass Atrocities Prevention (BCMAP), in cooperation with the Environment & Development Resource Centre, plans to convene a Multipolar Task Force (MTF) that will explore the risks of mass atrocities in the context of a wider range of […]
Tiffany Easthom (Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) Executive Director) and Fatuma Ibrahim (Transition International & NP Board Member) will host a discussion on decolonising humanitarian work and confronting systemic racism in the sector. Related links: Article: The West's humanitarian reckoning: https://bit.ly/3jrK5IW Reading list: https://bit.ly/2UvYM2F Register here
CMI is celebrating its 20-year journey. The field of peace mediation has expanded, become more professional, and is now an integral feature of international politics. Independent actors such as CMI have emerged alongside states and international organizations that engage in peace mediation. At the same time conflicts are becoming increasingly complex. What is needed from […]
Join DME for Peace next Thursday, September 10th at 4 pm as Ashley Quarcoo, Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Mike Jobbins, VP of Global Affairs & Partnerships at Search for Common Ground, join the Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on "Contentious Elections, Political Violence, & Challenges to Democracy: Lessons from […]
The agreement signed by the US government and the Taliban on 29 February 2020 has raised political and economic questions about the sustainability of a potential intra-Afghan peace process. While the two parties have agreed on a pathway forward, it is unclear whether the Afghan government will be able to negotiate a deal with the […]
In 10 seconds, their world changed. The explosion killed at least 180 people, wounded 6,000, and displaced another 300,000. It rocked Beirut, a city already struggling to find its feet amidst COVID-19, political unrest, and a refugee crisis. As a Syrian refugee and member of the LGBTQ community, Basel Dakak was already facing steep challenges. […]