The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations and signed on the 9th of December, 1948 just one day before the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It represented a milestone document aimed at fundamentally changing the attitude of […]
Saferworld, in collaboration with the Karen Peace Support Network, recently conducted the largest randomised survey to date on people’s experiences and perceptions of security, justice and governance in southeast Myanmar. It provides unprecedented insights into the experiences of ordinary people in the highly contested Karen ceasefire areas, including in the Bago, Kayin, Mon and Tanintharyi […]
The International Center for Transitional Justice, in partnership with the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands, invites you to a presentation of the report “Transitional Justice and SDG16+” in The Hague, in the afternoon on February 8, […]
The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) recently published a report entitled ‘Data-Driven Protection: Linking Threat Analysis to Planning in UN Peacekeeping Operations’. This report includes reflections on how the identification and response to threats affecting civilians could be improved in peacekeeping missions through a better link between analysis and planning. Few things are more […]
In this EPLO Brown Bag Lunch discussion, the European Institute of Peace's Executive Director, Michael Keating, will initiate a discussion about the changing political support for European conflict resolution, the conflict prevention and resolution priorities for EU Member States and the EU, and the consequences for European civil society actors. Michael Keating joined the European […]
Supporting local civil society organisations (CSOs) involved in peacebuilding and preventing/countering violent extremism (P/CVE) is increasingly recognised as a necessary and efficient way of promoting sustainable peace. However, providing funding to such organisations can be challenging for a variety of reasons, including administrative limitations, difficulties in identifying appropriate local actors or the perceived "risk" of […]
Join DME for Peace on Thursday, March 7th at 10:00am EDT, as Linda Stern of the National Democratic Institute (NDI)hosts the M&E Thursday Talks to lead discussion on “Community-Based Participatory Research with Marginalized Communities.” Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) engages those closest to the issues under evaluation as analytical partners. A form of participatory action research, […]
The European Network on Religion and Belief will be convening a workshop on religion / belief and conflict resolution. Several peace processes have recently demonstrated the need to inclusively engage religious leaders and faith-based actors with a focus on inclusion of all — including minorities and local communities — in official negotiations to reach political […]
The European Commission (EC) is in the process of rolling out its new system for the management and monitoring of EU actions: OPSYS. OPSYS is ‘the new one-stop shop for the effective and efficient management of the entire EU external relations portfolio of projects and programmes (actions) throughout the project cycle’. As part of the […]
Since December 2018, tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across Sudan. The protests, initially related to the rising prices of basic commodities, quickly shifted to demanding the resignation of President Bashir, and eventually led him to delegate his powers as ruling party head and to appoint a new Vice-President. Protesters have […]