BY RUTH SIMPSON – INTERNATIONAL ALERT International Alert is a peacebuilding charity that has worked for 30 years to lay the foundations for lasting peace in communities affected by violent conflict. Since the nationwide protest movement that swept the country in October 2019, Lebanon – the country and its people – has been experiencing intersecting […]
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Searching for Hope in Lebanon’s Compounding Crises
- Thursday, 20 May 2021 18:12
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Turning Up the Heat: Climate Change, Fragility, and Conflict
- Thursday, 20 May 2021 17:59
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BY JESSICA HARTOG – INTERNATIONAL ALERT International Alert is a peacebuilding charity that has worked for 30 years to lay the foundations for lasting peace in communities affected by violent conflict. The conflict and fragility landscape is getting increasingly complex as the influence of non-state actors, technology and renewed geopolitical competition has accelerated. In 2020 […]
“This is the Last Thing We Could Afford”
- Thursday, 20 May 2021 17:49
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BY DANIEL WOODBURN AND NATOSHA HODUSKI The shock of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion tearing through the city is indelibly marked in the minds of Lebanese citizens. It resulted in 200 fatalities, 6000 injured, over 300,000 people made homeless, and caused an estimated $15 billion USD in property damages. As shocking as the events […]
A Thawing Conflict Brings a Reversal of Fortune in Armenia
- Thursday, 20 May 2021 17:35
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BY PATRICIA TAFT NASRI In the 2021 Fragile States Index, among the countries that experienced the greatest increases in fragility, issues of group-based identity and historical grievances combined to give rise to instability. This was certainly true in the United States, where years of partisan politics have turned former political adversaries into political enemies, and […]
The Shattering of Abiymania
- Thursday, 20 May 2021 17:31
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BY NATALIE FIERTZ In 2020, Ethiopia’s latent fragilities exploded in a complex array of conflicts along pre-existing fault lines across the country. The previous year had seen the lowest level of reported fatalities in five years1 and in October Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, capping the widespread praise – known […]
East Africa’s recovery is being hampered by climate stressors and lacking funds, says @MigrationPolicy. Our #StateResilienceIndex can help explain how these challenges impact resilience.
Amid Record Drought and Food Insecurity, East Africa’s Protracted
Catastrophic drought has thrust tens of millions of people in East Africa into acute food insecurity, raising the specter of famine. The extreme weath...
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Ranking 30th on the 2022 #FragileStatesIndex Pakistan has long struggled across fragility indicators. @AparnaPande identifies Pakistan's recent and long-term challenges, including political, economic, and environmental volatility
The fragile state of Pakistan
Fragile Pakistan’s economic, political and security challenges are dire as the fifth-most populous state enters an election year.
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Misinformation and hate speech were used extensively by the Nazis to vilify Jews and justify the Holocaust. They are still being used to divide communities and incite violence today. #HolocaustRemembranceDay CC @UNHOP
Home, belonging, and the Holocaust
This year, the theme of the UN Holocaust Remembrance Day, marked on Friday, is “home and belonging”, two concepts that were systematically...
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[email protected] has published the first-ever issue of its #StateResilienceIndex 2022. If you have ever wondered which are the most & least #resilient countries worldwide & what the link is between women’s empowerment & #resilience, check out our article➡️https://t.co/WH0dNK7fUS
This year we made significant impact @CEPASDAfrica by reaching thousands of people both directly and indirectly via online & offline programs
Thank you team and partners for this giant feat @gpforg @fundforpeace @SFCG_ @macfound @NEDemocracy @FordFoundation @USAIDAfrica @UNESCO
