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Meet some of our incredible team, bringing you #peacebuilding stories from around the world.
New Article Spotlight: From Colombia to South Africa, the Challenges and Future of LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Peacebuilding
LGBTQI+ people remain largely overlooked in conflicts and peacebuilding.
By Morgane Rosier of @OCCAHumanitaire + Stephen Brown.
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https://t.co/RPaaBIz50e
How can phase planting help build peace in post-war northern Uganda?
Read the full story to find out:
https://t.co/ttch96GCFd
New Article Spotlight: Scorching Heat and Simmering Tensions: Three Lessons on Climate, Conflict, and Peacebuilding from Botswana
A study of 63 respondents examined how climate change is reshaping local peace and conflict dynamics in Botswana.
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https://t.co/BI6pBpBnQm
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How can peace be built when witchcraft accusations shatter communities in Ghana?
Read the full story to find out:
https://t.co/R69WkUYIK1
New Article Spotlight: Beyond the Screen Thailand-Cambodia: Project Connects Youth Across Borders
A research project brought together Thai and Cambodian youth to listen to the views of people in their societies.
Read here:
https://t.co/uCKdzQVpES
What can the world learn from Nagorno-Karabakh and the price of ignoring early warnings about ethnic cleansing?
Read the full story to find out:
https://t.co/gZQ9ZtL0q3
New Article Spotlight: Planting Trust Where Kony Planted Fear: Inside Omoro, Uganda's Women-Led Farming Revolution
In post-war northern Uganda, peace is not just negotiated at high-level tables. It is planted, weeded and harvested.
Read here:
https://t.co/ttch96HauL
Check out our weekly story about the state of peace around the world, featuring updates on the #NobelPeacePrize, #DRC, and #Sudan.
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https://t.co/XftlaHRfeb
What can African elections learn from the Borana Gadaa system to remain peaceful?
Read the full story to find out.
https://t.co/J1rOJmu4mi
Discover how the Borana Gadaa system can inspire African elections through peaceful power transitions, accountable leadership, inclusive governance, and traditional democratic practices that strengthen public trust and participation. https://t.co/r63VplB6XT
New Article Spotlight: When Fear Replaces Trust: Witchcraft Accusations and the Quiet Erosion of Peace in Northern Ghana
In northern Ghana, witchcraft accusations illustrate a quieter but deeply damaging conflict.
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https://t.co/iuFTngq3dv
Can Teesta farmers in Bangladesh and India build the water dialogue their governments haven't?
Read the full story to find out.
https://t.co/xFXV4T7NLP
Can Teesta farmers in Bangladesh and India build the water dialogue their governments haven't?
Read the full story to find out.
https://t.co/xFXV4T7fWh
New Article Spotlight: Never Again Means Never Again for Everybody: Karabakh and the Price of Ignoring Early Warnings
Karabakh was a test of whether the international community could recognize a danger.
By Arthur Atanesyan of @YSU_official.
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https://t.co/gZQ9ZtLyfB
How can peacebuilders prevent retaliation following the xenophobia in some African countries?
Read the full story to find out:
https://t.co/KyLR7OsSUQ
New Article Spotlight: What African Elections Can Learn from the Borana Gadaa System
In southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya, the Borana Oromo people have long practiced rotational, peacefully transferred leadership.
By @ddibacesp.
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https://t.co/J1rOJmu4mi
Learn about Raihan A. Yusoph, and how you can keep up with peace.
#PeopleChoosingPeace
New Article Spotlight: Same River, Same Drought: Can Teesta Farmers in Bangladesh and India Build the Water Dialogue Their Governments Haven't?
Farmers on both banks are adapting to the same destabilized resource system faster than formal policy.
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https://t.co/xFXV4T7NLP
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