With climate change, fragility and conflict challenges worsening, the role of international climate finance is more urgent than ever. From the implementation of climate finance and who it reaches to the rush for renewable energy, the inclusion of conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity principles often remain absent from climate finance discussions and planning. With COP27 […]
Interpeace is pleased to invite you to attend the 10th edition of the Geneva PeaceTalks. Marking the International Day of Peace, the 2022 Geneva PeaceTalks will take place on Wednesday 21 September, from 4-5:15PM CEST in Room XVIII at the Palais des Nations and livestreamed online. The event will be followed by a reception at […]
This year has witnessed significant shifts in the conflict in Yemen. A truce between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Ansar Allah brokered by the United Nations in April is holding, resulting in the longest period of relative calm since the conflict began over seven years ago. President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who had been in posit […]
What Do Safety & Security Mean to You? Nonviolent Approaches to Security: Perspectives from Communities Around the World * * * If not military intervention (or militarized policing) when civilians are being threatened by violence, then what? You are invited to learn how communities are answering this question around the world, featuring: ✱ Sunday Stephen, […]
Dans son Rapport de 2022 sur ‘Les jeunes et la paix et la sécurité’ le Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies António Guterres met en garde sur les difficultés d’accès à des financements adéquats pour les activités de prévention de conflit et de consolidation de la paix menées par les jeunes. Le rapport met également en avant […]
In late March, El Salvador’s criminal gangs spearheaded a killing spree that left 87 people dead over a weekend. In response, President Nayib Bukele imposed a state of exception and launched a #WarOnGangs that has jailed over 53,000 alleged gang members in six months, elevating the country’s prison population rate to the world’s highest. Homicides […]
Eleven years after the outbreak of the civil war and the ensuing international intervention, Libya is still deeply divided and paralysed by rivalling governments and militias. After several rounds of internal fighting, and with support by the United Nations and the international community, a ceasefire agreement was signed in 2020. Presidential elections have been scheduled, […]
The panel will explore how climate risk management can be strengthened in conflict zones and how conflict monitoring and analysis can be improved in regions experiencing climate fragility. Climate change's destabilising impact is increasingly visible across the globe, with more frequent and severe weather events and temperature extremes contributing to insecurity and conflict. While climate […]
These days, all eyes are on Iran. The brutal death in custody of Jîna Mahsa Amini on September 16, after the young woman was arrested by the Iranian "morality police" in Tehran, has sparked nationwide protests, mainly led by students, human rights defenders, feminists, and women in general. The now globally known slogan "Woman, Life, […]
Third parties can play an important role in limiting violence in armed conflicts. Even if their intervention may not necessarily end a conflict, they can contribute to preventing further escalation and support de-escalation of violence. In this regard, third-party mechanisms can be particularly beneficial amid the preparation and monitoring of cessations of hostilities or ceasefires. […]