8 March 2018From Words to Action: Why Inclusivity Matters for SDG Implementation in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries
Tension arises when country-owned and country-led process used to identify and decide on peacebuilding strategies is not inclusive nor transparent –...
27 February 2018Blog: Why isn’t the prevention of violent conflict more of a priority in Danish policy and practice?
Prevention of violent conflict in a world taunted by violent conflict cannot only save human lives. It is also one of the most cost-effective tools of...
19 January 2018Does the Key to Sustaining Peace Lie in Resilient Social Contracts?
The striking increase in violent conflict over the last 15 years has been marked by the number of violent conflicts tripling since 2010 and the rise...
19 December 2017United Approach Towards Prevention of Violent Extremism: Civil Society in the Sahel-Maghreb Region issues a Declaration on the Prevention of Violent Extremism
Following the inaugural meeting of the Sahel Network on Preventing Violent Extremism(SNPVE) on 27 and 28 November 2017, hosted by the Centre for...
14 December 2017Making SDG 16.3 Work for the Rule of Law and Access to Justice: Measuring Progress in Fragile and Conflict-affected States
In Fragile and Conflict-affected States (FACS), how do we increase access to justice and rule of law in a way that benefits those left furthest behind...
8 December 2017Embracing SDG16+ in Somaliland: an opportunity for change
Hopes are high in Somaliland after a largely peaceful presidential election in November 2017 ushered in a new government pledging to launch...
9 November 2017A Community-Centered Process for Peace and Sustainable Development
The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States has stressed the importance of strengthening or developing participatory national processes and...
1 November 2017Persistent Challenges in Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: CSPPS Representatives Reflections on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
The adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) in October 2000, a result of joint efforts of many involved driven by...
1 November 2017Elections and the Future Agenda of Liberia: A needed focus on youth engagement and participation
Following 133 years of settlers one party rule (1847-1980), ten years of military- semi democratic and countless transitional, factional as well as...
30 October 2017From Words to Actions: Implementing SDG16 in Fragile and Conflict Affected States
The adoption of 2030 Agenda proves that ‘there can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development'. Peace...
24 October 2017In need for a paradigm shift: Will the visit of the UNSG to CAR change Self-imposition of MINUSCA?
Since 24 March 2012, when the Seleka faction took power in the Central African Republic, the country has witnessed an unprecedented cycle of violence...
20 October 2017Young People Preventing Violent Extremism in the Lake Chad Basin
Threats posed by violent extremist groups has grown substantially in the countries of the Lake Chad Basin. The region which harbors about 21 million...
