Tag Archives: Security

What Next For Afghanistan?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

Afghans are getting ready to vote for their next president in a few hours. As David Loyn (BBC) reports, the Afghan election will see “the biggest security operation mounted in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Conflict Management, Elections, Fragile States, Peacebuilding | Tagged Afghanistan, BBC, Conflict, David Loyn, David Miliband, Democracy, Development, Education, Elections, Fragile States, Gideon Rose, International Aid, International Development, International Rescue Committee, IRC, James Wolfensohn, Kathleen Newland, M. Farooq Kathwari, Madeleine Albright, Maureen White, Milbrey Rennie, Peacebuilding, Poverty reduction, Refugees, Security, Sir John Holmes, Taliban | Leave a comment

Women, Men, and Peace: new issue of the Alliance for Peacebuilding online publication

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

The Alliance for Peacebuilding just released the third issue of their free semi-annual online publication, Building Peace: A Forum for Peace and Security in the 21st Century. This last issue, Women, Men, and Peace, explores questions of gender and peace through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Afghanistan, Africa, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Azra Jafari, Building Peace, Conflict, Don Steinberg, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Kristen Gresh, Peace, Peacebuilding, Policy, Research, Security, UN Security Council Resolution 1325, United Nations, USAID, Valerie M. Hudson, Violence, Women Men and Peace, Women's Empowerment, World Learning | Leave a comment

Wartime Sexual Violence: new USIP report

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

This new USIP (United States Institute of Peace) report summarizes ten major misconceptions about wartime sexual violence, highlighting both advances and gaps in our knowledge. Drawing on social science research, it outlines for policymakers the current state of knowledge about wartime sexual … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Gender Based Violence, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged Child Protection, Fragile States, Gender-Based Violence, Peacebuilding, Security, USIP, Violence against women, War | Leave a comment

650 million civilian arms: the global small arms and ammunition trade

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Tina Robiolle

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 →

Posted in International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding | Tagged Global Arms Trade, Google Ideas initiative on illicit networks, Peace, Peace Research Institute Oslo, politics, Security, small arms, Violence, Vision of Humanity | Leave a comment

The Missing MDG Target: Violence against Women

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Tina Robiolle

UN Women: Tragically, up to three quarters of women and girls worldwide experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. And the effect on the millions of girls and women who are abused is devastating — not just on them … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Women | Tagged MDG, Security, UN Women, UNIFEM, United Nations, Violence, Violence against women, Women | Leave a comment