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Re-thinking gender in peacebuilding: new International Alert report
International Alert just released a new report, Re-thinking gender in peacebuilding by Henri Myrttinen, Jana Naujoks, Judy El-Bushra. This report calls for a more nuanced understanding of the role gender plays in peacebuilding. This report is part of a three-year research … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Conflict Management, Fragile States, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Peacebuilding
Tagged access to justice, Burundi, Colombia, continuum of violence, economic recovery, GBV, Gender & Peacebuilding, Gender in Peacebuilding, Gender-Based Violence, Henri Myrttinen, International Alert, Jana Naujoks, Judy El-Bushra, Nepal, post-conflict, sexual violence, Uganda, Violence, Violence against women, Women and Men
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“Women Count” Security Council Resolution 1325: Civil Society Monitoring Report 2012
The Global Network of women Peacebuilders (GNWP), a program partner of the International Civil society Action Network (ICAN), is a coalition of women’s groups and other civil society organizations from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, West Asia, Latin … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Africa, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Africa, Burundi, Colombia, Democratic Rebublic of Congo, Fiji, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Global Network of women Peacebuilders, Liberia, Nepal, Netherlands, Peacebuilding, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Uganda, UN Women, United Nations, UNSCR 1325, Women, Women's Empowerment
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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
Remembering Howard Wolpe and looking ahead for the future of Burundi
On October 25th, 2011, Howard Wolpe passed away. For those who did not have a chance to know him, I can tell you he was and still is the source of inspiration for many peacebuilders and practitioners, in Africa, in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Education, Fragile States, International Development, Peace, Peace Education
Tagged BLTP, Burundi, Development, Education, Fragile States, Howard Wolpe, international crisis group, Peace, peace and reconciliation, peace education, Peacebuilding, politics, Teachers, UNESCO, UNICEF, Wilson Center
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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 