Introduction The longer COVID-19 endures, the more significant the potential for social disorder, political violence and outright conflict. While the risks are significant and growing, armed conflict...
The United Nations (UN) was founded to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Now, 75 years later, will we reaffirm our commitment to collective action, centered on a vision of a...
The impact of armed violence is significant in both conflict and nonconflict settings, ranging from direct effects such as deaths, injuries, or psychological harm, to long-term effects such as mass...
The United Nations peacekeeping engagement in the DRC since the end of the Second Congo War has spanned nearly 20 years, three presidential elections, eight Special Representatives of the UN...
By Adriana Abdenur In some areas of the world, including Central America, rising sea levels and declining agricultural productivity due to climate change are expected to trigger major migratory...
Long an advocate for refugee rights, Brazil’s response to the Venezuelan crisis has fallen short. Here’s how it could be improved. By Maiara Folly and Robert Muggah Published in Americas Quarterly...
by Diana Quick A shared statement by peacebuilding organizations International Day of Peace, 21 September 2018 ChildFund is one of dozens of international and domestic peacebuilding organizations...
Brazil is facing a range of challenges in protecting and caring for refugees. There are tens of thousands new arrivals from Venezuela. But there are also roughly 10,000 refugees and asylum seekers in...
Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Maiara Folly Originally published on PassBlue RIO DE JANEIRO — Only weeks from the start of the 2018 World Cup, soccer teams of refugees from Mali, the Democratic Republic...
As warfare spikes, UN peacekeeping is at a breaking point, unable to keep up with relentless demand. 04/06/2018 by Robert Muggah and Adriana Abdenur Originally published on The Hill Times The threat...