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Father Michael Lapsley, SSM to Receive the Niwano Peace Prize
- Author:
- Niwano Peace Foundation
- Publisher:
- Niwano Peace Foundation
- Publication Date:
- 21 February 2022
The 39 th Niwano Peace Prize will be awarded to Father Michael Lapsley, SSM of South Africa in recognition of his relentless struggle against apartheid and social discriminations,his support for the liberation movement in South Africa and various peacebuilding activities in other parts of the world. Father Lapsley's non-violent, multi-faith peacebuilding efforts and activities of healing based on restorative justice approach, dialogue, and reconciliation are continuing to contribute to the
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Youth - Integral to Shaping Peacebuilding Processes as Leaders, Not Only Beneficiaries
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- Publisher:
- allAfrica.com
- Publication Date:
- 25 January 2022
We speak about the role of young people in peacebuilding, made all the more critical because of the continent so-called youth bulge, which means that now more than half of Africa's population is under the age of 25. And by 2050, that population will reach over 830 million at the World Innovation Summit for Education aka WISE Summit, held in December 2021. One of the highlights was a session on peacebuilding as a way to explore the role young people play, and how it affects education, Lakshitha
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Healing Trauma and Peacebuilding Go Hand-in-Hand for South Sudan
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- Publisher:
- allAfrica.com
- Publication Date:
- 18 November 2021
AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series focuses on peacebuilding on the continent. Today we take closer look at what the road to peace and peacebuilding is for South Sudan, where the conflict officially ended in 2018.
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We're hearing from Margaret Lowilla, programme officer at the Women's International Peace Centre in Juba. She shares the research she's done on women and peacebuilding, as well as the impact that Covid-19 has had on the -
Focusing on Peace By Peaceful Means For Cameroon Crises
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- Publisher:
- allAfrica.com
- Publication Date:
- 4 October 2021
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Voices From Sudan 2020 - A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Based Violence in Sudan
- Author:
- United Nations Population Fund
- Publisher:
- United Nations Population Fund
- Publication Date:
- 21 July 2021
Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed. Voices from Sudan 2020 is the first-ever nationwide qualitative assessment of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country, where a transitional government is now in its second year.
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Silencing the Guns - a Focus on Peacebuilding - PODCAST
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- Publisher:
- allAfrica.com
- Publication Date:
- 9 April 2021
AllAfrica's series with African peacebuilders and researchers kicks off with a focus on three areas: a country pursuing stability after decades of war, and two areas in which conflict - rooted in local conditions but influenced by outside actors - has been escalating. The discussion deals with:
South Sudan, in eastern Africa, where the young nation's citizens desperately hope peace initiatives will take root;
The Sahel region in West Africa, where insurgencies across four
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Silencing the Guns - a Focus on Peacebuilding
- Publisher:
- allAfrica.com
- Publication Date:
- 9 April 2021
AllAfrica's series with African peacebuilders and researchers kick off with a focus on three areas: a country pursuing stability after decades of war, and two areas in which conflict - rooted in local conditions but influenced by outside actors - has been escalating. The discussion deals with:
> South Sudan, in eastern Africa, where the young nation's citizens desperately hope peace initiatives will take root;
> The Sahel
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'What I Saw is Death' - War Crimes in Mozambique's Forgotten Cape
- Author:
- Amnesty International
- Publisher:
- Amnesty International
- Publication Date:
- 2 March 2021
The report, 'What I Saw Is Death': War Crimes in Mozambique's Forgotten Cape, documents serious violations of international humanitarian law by all parties resulting in widespread death, destruction and a humanitarian crisis that has caused more than half-a-million people to flee.
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More Women, Youth Needed for Peacebuilding - What's Holding Them Back? PODCAST
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- Publisher:
- allAfrica.com
- Publication Date:
- 9 November 2020
AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series focuses on peacebuilding on the continent. Today we take a closer look at the role of women and youth in peacebuilding in Africa. There's no question that the role of women and youth in building peace is extremely valuable, and supporting them to play a part in society is a step in the right direction. Today allAfrica's Mantsadi Sepheka unpacks these issues with Foundation for Security and Development in Africa's Program and Research
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Inequality - Not Religion - Driving Sahel Conflict
- Author:
- Catholic Relief Service
- Publisher:
- Catholic Relief Services
- Publication Date:
- 2 October 2020
In the Sahel region of West Africa, which is quickly turning into the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, deeply rooted economic inequality, not religious beliefs, are driving the surge of violence, according to a new report just released by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). The study, entitled "Steps Towards Peace," examined the root causes and impacts of the spiraling conflict across three countries - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - and found that insufficient and inequitable access
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