Join REAL for a discussion exploring the findings from a recent report on the role of social connections and social networks during Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. It is estimated that over 20 million Yemenis—66% of the population—are in need of assistance. Nonetheless, the humanitarian response in Yemen remains severely underfunded. So how are Yemenis coping? Experts on food security, research […]

From 15th- 17th February 2022, Peace Direct, Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS), and Search for Common Ground, will hold a consultation on “Violence, Forced Migration and Peacebuilding”. Global migration is a hot topic, yet those most people directly impacted by factors motivating displacement are often excluded from mainstream conversations and policy discussions. Peace Direct, […]

Peace Direct and Principles for Peace will host a two-day online consultation on Peace Structures and Local Ownership on 1-2 March 2022, using the text-based Platform4Dialogue. While national-level peace structures structures are critical to building the foundations of trust and accountability, they are often not well connected with grassroots peace processes. This conversation will share how to effectively engage peacemakers and local […]

As witnessed across Latin America, the MENA region, Asia, Africa and Europe during the last decade, there is a global resurgence of nonviolent movements taking to the streets to protest against autocratic or unaccountable governments, often aspiring for regime change, state reform or the reallocation of political power. However, protest movements often fail to meet […]

On Tuesday 8 March, International Alert is hosting a special International Women's Day webinar. In 2020 International Alert's stock-taking exercise of 20 years of the Women Peace and Security Agenda highlighted the barriers to peacebuilding presented by conservative patriarchal gender norms and masculinities. Over the past two years it has used these findings to implement […]

The events of the #SeeTheHuman focus on the experiences of those who have been on the front lines of war and who have managed to bring people together across divides to create peace. As the world continues to experience fragility and polarisation in many places, current events in Europe show that peacebuilding is more important […]

CFFP believes that Feminist Foreign Policy agendas should be set by feminist civil society and activists. Indeed, as they wrote in their Feminist Foreign Policy Manifesto for Germany, while they recognise that “nation-states remain the ultimate duty-bearers in protecting and advancing human rights and equality… feminist civil society continues to be the key driver of […]

Join ConnexUs (formerly DME for Peace) next Thursday, March 17th at 10am ET for the first Thursday Talk on the ConnexUs platform. Jessica Duque, Outreach and Development Officer at The Institute for Economics & Peace, will lead "A Discussion on The Global Terrorism Index." Produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace, the Global Terrorism Index […]

We live at a time where competition between major powers ignites conflicts and hampers global efforts to build peace. How can peacemakers navigate this new environment? Register for CMI's webinar here.

Why does gender matter when looking at climate change and conflict? Why is it so often overlooked? What can international organisations do to ensure this nexus is part of their programming? These questions remain, especially when considering climate challenges in conflict contexts, despite, the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda clearly spelling out the important […]