On the 13th of April 2022, in partnership with the governments of Canada, Sweden, Mexico, and Switzerland, the Open Society Foundations, and over 15 leading civil society organisations, the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy will host the First Ever Feminist Foreign Policy Summit. The Summit will constitute an opportunity to bring together the leading thinkers and practitioners in […]
In 2020, End Violence invested nearly $8 million in eight projects to keep children safe in and through schools and other learning environments through the Safe to Learn Call to Action in five endorser countries, including Lebanon. International Alert in partnership with Basmeh & Zeitooneh, the Center for Lebanese Studies (CLS), Damma Foundation and Sawa […]
ICTJ is pleased to present an online launch event for its new report, Civil Society-Led Truth-Seeking Initiatives: Expanding Opportunities for Acknowledgment and Redress, on Thursday April 21 from 12-1:30pm ET. Join ICTJ for a roundtable discussion moderated by Virginie Ladisch, with remarks by: Eduardo González Cueva and Jill Williams, authors of the report; Rev. Nelson and Joyce Johnson, Co-founders of Greensboro […]
Join the Women Mediators Across the Commonwealth (WMC) network and Conciliation Resources for the launch of their joint report Beyond the Vertical: What Enables Women Mediators to Mediate. Drawing from the experiences of WMC network members, this report demonstrates how a complex mix of factors such as regional and local networks, positive visibility, intergenerational collaboration, effective peer-to-peer learning, flexible funding, […]
Join Peace Direct on Wednesday, April 27th for its latest instalment of #PeaceTalks! About this event Peace Direct believes in the power of local people to build peace in their communities. Yet, they are often left out of making decisions that directly impacts their safety. This #PeaceTalks will bring together three experts on peace and security to […]
Families for Freedom, The Caesar Families Association, The Coalition of Families of Persons Kidnapped by ISIS (Massar), Dawlaty, The Syria Campaign, The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), The Mission of Switzerland to the EU, The Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the EU, The Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU, and The Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the EU are pleased […]
About this event This event will address issues related to gender, human rights defenders, illicit economies and transitional justice, through reflections and evidence from Colombia 5+ years on from the signing peace agreement. Speakers Beatriz Quintero, Red Nacional de Mujeres: speaking on Women's role in the peace negotiations and the implementation of the gender […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and retaliatory sanctions against Moscow have caused a global commodities crisis. A succession of supply, price and other economic shocks are already rippling through the international system. With a cascade of political crises – including potentially deadly ones – likely to follow, preventative and preparatory action is urgently needed. The EU […]
Join the launch event for Peace Direct's new report, “Race Power & Peacebuilding”, on 12th May 2022. This event will be an opportunity to engage further with the decolonizing agenda, ask questions about the report, the recommendations and join a discussion with activists and peacebuilders from around the world. The event will include a mix […]
Gender & COVID-19: Understanding the Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Social Cohesion in Conflict-Affected & Fragile Contexts, from Search for Common Ground, analyzes the gendered effects of the pandemic, particularly as they relate to ongoing research in Kenya, Nigeria, Palestine, Tanzania, Uganda & Yemen. Join the speakers, Hilde Deman, Senior Program Manager in Global Program, […]