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Category Archives: Peacebuilding
Girls’ education in Afghanistan: 10 days left to support Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation
Razia Jan, founder of the Ray of Hope Foundation in Afghanistan, was recentely Named Top 10 CNN Hero for 2012. Among these ten, the person with the most votes will be named “CNN Hero of the Year,” and receive a $250,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Afghanistan, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, Peacebuilding, UN Women, Violence against women, Women, Women's Empowerment
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One month later… Malala Day: a global day of action for Malala and girls’ education
A month to the day that Malala Yousafzai was attacked by the Taliban, simply for insisting that she go to school, we are celebrating Malala Day: a global day of action to support the estimated 32 million girls worldwide who … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Child Protection, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Malala Yousafzai, Millenium Development Goals, Peace, UNESCO, United Nations, Violence against women
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Pedagogies for Peace in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) recently hosted an important discussion around Pedagogies for Peace in Post-Conflict and Fragile States. If you were not able to attend, the video of this event is available on USIP’s website and here: What kind … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peace Education, Peacebuilding
Tagged Brookings, Civic Education, Education, Education Above All, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Global Citizenship, Human Rights, International Development, Margaret Sinclair, Millenium Development Goals, peace education, Peacebuilding, UNESCO, UNICEF, USIP
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UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) today kicked off its 16th year announcing more than US$8 million in grants to 12 local initiatives in 18 countries. In ten countries, funds will be used … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, peace education, UN Women, United Nations, Violence against women, Women
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Gender in Peacebuilding: new International Alert report
To be effective, peacebuilders need to respond to the power dynamics and norms that influence peace and violent conflict at the household, community, national and international levels. This means that they need to be aware of the diversity of gender … Continue reading
UN Women Sourcebook on Women, Peace and Security
Cross-posted from UN Women This brief sourcebook is a collection of cutting-edge resources intended to raise awareness, provoke policy, support training, advocacy and share lessons learned on implementation of the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda, including the UN Security … Continue reading
Posted in Fragile States, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Development, Fragile States, Peacebuilding, UN Women, United Nations, Women
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650 million civilian arms: the global small arms and ammunition trade
Over 60 percent of all violent deaths are due to small arms and light weapons; more than three quarters of the world’s small arms lie in the hands of civilians, that’s over 650 million civilian arms… Small arms such as … Continue reading
Fragile Island of Peace: How an African nation moved beyond violence
Discover the trailer of this documentary that presents the transformative peacebuilding process Burundi’s leaders went through that changed them and changed the nation — how it happened, what worked, what lessons can we learn from it. Presented by the Wilson Center … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Peacebuilding
Tagged Africa, BLTP, Burundi, Peacebuilding, Wilson Center
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Peace Education in Fragile States: A Hope for the Future
Here is a new post in Africa Up Close about school-based peace education in Burundi and the latest developement in the field of peace education:
Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Peace Education, Peacebuilding
Tagged ban ki moon, Burundi, Education, Education For All, peace education, UNESCO, UNICEF, United Nations
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Tina Robiolle, PhD 