IPI in partnership with Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, cohosted a policy forum on “National Action Plans for National Challenges: Addressing Environmental Crises through the WPS Agenda” on October 24th.The women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda has…
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Amin Awad, the director of the Middle East and North Africa Bureau of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), says the refugee crisis across Syria and Iraq has reached unprecedented levels and warns that in the absence of a political solution, the international community should increase the funding of humanitarian efforts in the region.Mr. […]
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When 16-year-old Abdelaziz from Bahrain joined the group known today as the Islamic State, it was because he felt “imprisoned” and “tied up” in his life at home and longed to be free, living the honorable life of his “brothers” fighting in Syria. After deceiving his parents, Abdelaziz managed to get into Syria and joined […]
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International peacebuilding is more likely to succeed when it can connect with local- and community-level efforts. This was the main message of a policy forum on “Local Peacebuilding Successes: Lessons for the International Community,” held at IPI on March 13th.The event gathered local peacebuilding leaders from the Central African Republic, Burundi, Guatemala, Mali, and Timor-Leste […]
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Mounting evidence shows that women’s involvement not only speeds peace negotiations, it also leads to peaceful relations between states, according to a group of gender experts and peacemakers speaking at IPI on March 12th.Discussing “Gender Equality and Peaceful Societies: From Evidence to Action,” a policy forum co-hosted by IPI and the Permanent Mission of Thailand […]
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Since its establishment in 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has made valuable contributions to the fight for international justice by deterring individuals, groups, and governments from committing mass atrocity crimes. Despite these achievements, however, the court still faces obstacles and widespread criticism, some of it politically motivated.This is what emerged from a March 10th […]
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