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Peace and human security

Liberia

16/05/2021 – by Dagmar Wolf

Well-meant is not necessarily well done

How Liberia plunged into chaos and why international policies fail due to lack of cultural awareness

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Afghanistan

22/04/2021 – by Nawid Paigham

Afghans feel left alone in view of US withdrawal

President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan is likely to be followed by escalating civil war

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Keeping the peace

12/04/2021 – by Mireille Kanyange

Policing from a female perspective

Women are starting to take leadership posts in Burundi’s police and military

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Human rights

01/04/2021 – by Ridwanul Hoque, Hans Dembowski

Refugee suffering in Bay of Bengal and Mediterranean

Following EU example, Bangladesh is banning refugees to a remote island

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Refugee camps

29/03/2021 – by Qaabata Boru

Protecting life and limb

Refugees in Kakuma and other camps face daily threats to their personal safety

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Humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen

14/03/2021 – by Tamuna Sabadze

IRC: More money and peace talks needed for Yemen

Humanitarian agencies demand more money for Yemen – as well as serious peace efforts

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Child prostitution

15/02/2021 – by Jeffrey Moyo

Hunger and poverty make young girls sell their bodies

Zimbabwe is seeing a spike in child prostitution as poverty and hunger spread

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Relevant reading

02/02/2021 – by Dagmar Wolf

The Middle East and the challenge to the west

French scholar wants western governments to reconsider approach to MENA region

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Deradicalisation

15/01/2021 – by Ahmad Mansour, Sabine Balk

“Teaching democracy is just as important as teaching maths”

Ahmad Mansour, expert in extremism prevention, calls for more democracy education in schools and integration courses

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Trauma

03/01/2021 – by Gesine Ames, Luca Bootsmann

Confront the past or lose the future

An inadequate reckoning with the past is standing in the way of lasting peace in the DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi

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Horn of Africa

14/12/2020 – by Markus Rudolf

Who is caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia’s recent conflict

In Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray conflict, Eritrean refugees are especially at risk

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