Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, civil society has undertaken unprecedented attempts to document atrocities and war crimes committed in Ukraine. It is the first time in history that such an attempt has been launched even while the war is still ongoing. In order to ensure accountability for war crimes, committed atrocities must be […]
The PeaceTalks is a global initiative that uses storytelling as a tool to build peace and inspire action. This special event will feature the stories of people from around the world and different backgrounds under theme the “Leadership for Peace” to show how we can all be leaders for peace. Leadership is about personal initiative […]
In its AR6 reporting the IPCCC found evidence that irreversible damage was done to cryosphere and that sea level rise was inevitable. In the fact of this threat, on 6 August 2021, at the Pacific Islands Forum 51st meeting, the Pacific Leaders issued a “Declaration on Preserving Maritime Zones in the Face of Climate Change-related […]
Join the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) and Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) for a discussion based on the upcoming report “When Words Become Weapons: The Unprecedented Risks to Civilians from the Spread of Disinformation in Ukraine”. To RSVP, email Abi Watson (awatson@gppi.net).
In the Berghof Foundation's event to launch the paper on “National Dialogues x Digitalisation” it will explore how digitalisation shapes National Dialogues and to what extent National Dialogues may contribute to shaping digitalisation. National Dialogues are nationally owned political processes aimed at generating consensus among a broad range of national stakeholders in times of deep […]
Join Conducive Space for Peace in reimagining what equitable spaces and infrastructures for sustainable peace can look like in the future! This session is hosted by Conducive Space for Peace (CSP), the Network for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR) and Reos Partners. Together they want to explore what will need to happen to shift the power […]
More than six years after more than 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Bangladesh, the now protracted crisis has reached an important inflection point. Conditions in the world’s largest refugee camp are worsening, with a spike in killings, crime and a four-fold rise in abductions compounded by dwindling humanitarian assistance. Many refugees have little […]
Foreign aid, be it humanitarian, peacebuilding or development support, frequently brings with it a range of unintended consequences. In his new book, ‘Foreign Aid and its Unintended Consequences’ Prof. Dirk-Jan Koch brings together his teams’ research and his personal experiences with the side effects of foreign aid. The book, which is aimed at development practitioners, […]
Illicit economies in opium and cocaine are generally regarded only as criminological problems to be solved mainly by law enforcement – which may be why sustainable solutions remain elusive. In his new book ‘Rethinking Illicit Economies in Opium and Cocaine: Policy Responses to Drug Crops in the Global South’, Dr Eric D. U. Gutierrez opens […]