Thanks to @E_IR (and special thanks to @SimonHilditch) for inviting me to write this overview of ongoing debates on Russia as a colonial power.
In writing it, I've been inspired by the scholarship of many excellent colleagues - check out their work!
Companies, communities and governments can collaborate for #Peace and growth. Our @DorinaPrech explains how, based on lessons learned from our work in 🇰🇪Kenya, 🇺🇬Uganda and 🇪🇹Ethiopia: bit.ly/4dTcEuB
Insights:
📌Need for action plans on business & #HumanRights
📌Empowering local voices
📌Understanding conflicts
30 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, perpetrators & survivors are becoming neighbours again.
Mary & Jean-Baptiste found reconciliation thanks to our Dufatanye Urumuri project. Discover their inspiring journey in our new video: bit.ly/3XPqGrR#kwibuka30
To make #climatefinance effective for the people who need it most, we need a conflict-sensitive approach.
In the final run-up to #COP29, the global community must commit to inclusive, transparent & effective #climateaction.
@MackaillHill shares more:
bit.ly/3VqowvN
80 years ago today my Dad was preparing to join the second wave of the #DDay invasion. He wrote up his Normandy experience in his 80s, see link. Just one of so many ordinary people. He always hated the glorification of war. @martinhilditchmedium.com/@steve220250/d-da…
Simply increasing the number of women in political roles won't dismantle the deeply entrenched patriarchal norms that inhibit #GenderEquality in Nepal.
Our Asia Director @rabinaSN shares what is needed for real change👇
OPINION: What hinders women’s meaningful representation
Achieving true gender equality requires policies that respect, value and treat women equally.
kathmandupost.com/columns/20… — by Rabina Shrestha
Read the inspiring story of two families whose reconciliation journey reached a remarkable milestone: the marriage of their children decades after the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. "The future is bright" ➡️ bit.ly/3vIr53O#Kwibuka30#InternationalDayofReflection
ALT "The future is bright": How 30 years of reconciliation is helping rebuild Rwanda
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Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's withdrawal from ECOWAS reflects a strategic distancing from former allies.
As the countries become closer to Russia, in light of the new political context as well as the war in Ukraine, several donor governments decided to suspend their development aid. Yet inaction could heighten conflict risks.
Peacebuilding offers real solutions: bit.ly/4bXXIKX
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