The Sudan Emergency Response Rooms was considered a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize winner this year and last. Here's their story. n.pr/43fHNEZ

Heeft het in dit grillige politieke klimaat nog zin om te gaan stemmen? Zeker. Is dat voldoende om de democratie overeind te houden? Absoluut niet. Daarom hebben deze gemeenten een permanent burgerparlement.

Lees of luister hier het nieuwe verhaal van historicus Eva Rovers: corr.es/3aec24

“This is the question facing the preeminent humanitarian organisations of our time: Will they throw the full weight of their moral authority into the scales on behalf of the Palestinian population of Gaza?”
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De Nigeriaanse Moky Makura heeft maar één missie: de westerse beeldvorming over Afrika bijstellen. Want verhalen over een arm, afhankelijk en hulpeloos Afrika zijn niet alleen eenzijdige weergaven, ze bepalen ook hoe Afrikanen zichzelf zien – en hoe de rest van de wereld met het continent omgaat.

In humanitarian and policy circles, the well-meaning but deeply flawed phrase “giving voice to the voiceless” is still common. But the truth is that no one is truly voiceless. What makes people unheard is not their silence, but the structures built to ignore them.

NEW VISUAL EXPLAINER | The Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks Explained

As Israel bombarded Gaza in response to Hamas’s attack, the Houthis began firing missiles at Israeli targets, and later Israel-linked cargo ships. We trace how the crisis unfolded.

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We're excited to announce that @doctorchris.bsky.social was appointed Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation.

At a time of growing global challenges, we look forward to Chris leading our organisation in shaping innovative approaches to conflict transformation and peace.

More: brnw.ch/21wRBXm

We acknowledge that this administration is working to destroy any and all progress we've made on the issues that are most important to us, but we nonetheless are committed to working with them in good faith.

Storytelling can be a highly effective tool in advocacy, activism, policymaking, mediation and restorative justice. It also has the power to disrupt peace.

This #SIPRI blog by Charlotta Sparre and Joshua Wilks looks at ways of countering disruptive storytelling ➡️ bit.ly/4dQOtN2

To all the #peacebuilders around the world who work to overcome violence, end conflicts and achieve sustainable peace:

Happy Valentine’s Day!

#SpreadLoveNotHate

📢 EPLO joins nearly 50 CSOs in signing an open letter.

We stand together to ensure that the EU’s external action gets the dedicated funding it deserves in the next budget. Distinct instruments are key to promoting peace globally.

🔗 Read the letter: eplo.org/wp-content/u...

Women’s mutual aid groups, known as women’s response rooms, form a key part of the broader neighbourhood-based solidarity networks that have spread across Sudan since the outbreak of war nearly two years ago:

In armed conflict, civilians must be protected at all times, without exception.

Here are five rules to protect them 👇🏽

The @crisisgroup.org Africa program is looking for four early to mid-career fellows to join us for a year, in partnership with the @britishacademy.bsky.social.

If you are interested in regional diplomacy and conflict resolution, apply here: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/oda-...

Deadline 19 Feb.

While time has been spent mitigating physical impacts of climate change, less has been spent on addressing the social upheaval that comes with it.

Watch our event recording on the role of National Dialogues in addressing climate-related social change: brnw.ch/21wGMHY