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Gender
Inclusive peacebuilding: Empowering women as agents of peace
We need the voices of women at the table, not as victims but as stakeholders in society
By
Zipporah Musau
Peace and Security
Lack of jobs eclipses religious ideology as the main driver of violent extremism in Sub-Saharan Africa
New UNDP report findings challenge traditional assumptions about what drives people to violent extremism, and highlight urgent need to move away from security-driven responses to development-based approaches focused on prevention
By
UNDP
Peace and Security
Recognize ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge new hope, Guterres urges
By
UN News
News
Wrapping up Africa trip, UN deputy chief vows to ensure displaced women return home in dignity
By
UN News
News
The refugee camp that became a city
By
IRIN News
News
Can the UN patch things up in Congo?
By
Habibou Bangré
News
Ban urges parties in Burundi to refrain from violence during elections
By
UN News
Also
Stabilizing Somalia: a new chapter begins
A “make or break” point for the country’s new leaders
By
Jocelyne Sambira
Web Feature
Women, peace and security, 10 years on
By
Marian Aggrey
Also
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence
By
Ernest Harsch
Also
Security for the highest bidder
Shoddy policing for the many, costly private protection for the few
By
Mary Kimani
Also
Setting foreign fighters on the road home
Repatriation of ex-combatants vital to securing regional peace
By
Ernest Harsch
Cover Story
Wanted: jobs for Africa’s youth
Seeking urgent solutions for armies of young unemployed
By
Gumisai Mutume
Podcast