• The African Union summit in Addis Ababa ended in deadlock after the group failed to chose a new chairman for the executive commission. A new election was then scheduled to be held in June or July, though they managed to elect President Boni Yayi of Benin as the new…

G20 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: HIGH FLYING OR SPUTTERING DECAY?

Erle Frayne D. Argonza

Is the development agenda of the world’s top 20 wealthy nations still flying high on the menu of social interventions? Or is the same agenda being continued, if to show semblance of the glory…

The authors of this article will remain anonymous to ensure their personal safety.

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We are Kherrberr. We are not an organization. Rather, we are a…

Come to the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) and take one or several courses in areas such as peacebuilding, restorative justice, development, humanitarian assistance, monitoring & evaluation, trauma awareness, mediation, nonviolent social movements and more.

Each May and June, SPI brings together instructors and participants from nearly 40 countries for learning, restoration and networking. Together, we explore issues of both local and global concern through…

Park University’s newest innovation is just 10 days old, but already standing in the crib and clanking a metal cup along the bars.

First, a beta website has been posted. On it, you can find some basic info about the center and its activities. Be forewarned: the emphasis here is solely on the content, thus, you will notice that the design is somewhat lacking. Soon, this will be converted by a real designer…

Dears,

The more you give, the more you get

The more you do unselfishly,

The more you live abundantly.

The more of everything you share,

The more you laugh, the less you fret.

The more you'll always have to spare.

The more you love, the more you'll find

That life is good and…

People have been on the move around the globe since history began. But with growing globalization the issue is becoming more complex and increasingly important to address. Growoing conflicts between people with different cultural/religous backrgounds who share societies and social rescources in Europe (and elsewhere) is worrisom. The events in Norway in July 2011, the killings of Turks in Germnay for the past decade and rise in right wing extremism in Europe emphasizes just how urgent it is…

• A new UN report warns that there soon won’t be enough food, water or energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population. The world will reportedly need at least 50% more food, 45% more energy and 30% more water.
• The Fellowship of Reconciliation and Uniting for Peace…

Time Magazine

"Does this look like the city of Ramallah?” asks Jawad Tamimi, in the doorway of his store on the main street of downtown Ramallah. The scene is very nearly normal: Sidewalks crowded with pedestrians. The aroma of roasting meat wafts from kebab stands. Yellow minibuses…

Dear Colleagues,

Designing an effective peacebuilding intervention can be difficult: between ensuring logical hierarchy, identifying the most appropriate indicators for success and employing best practices in both the intervention and its design, there is quite a lot to consider.

This is one of the reasons we launched the Learning Portal for DM&E for Peacebuilding: to provide peacebuilders with access to a comprehensive database and community…

Christina Mitchell

United States/Democratic Republic of Congo

“A failed state does not mean a failed people or, more notably, failed women.”

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After three years of preparation, I finally met the women of the eastern Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, regions hosting what has been called Africa’s World War. These are women who have seen the worst, but work toward the best. Who have fought and…

Africa Through Our Eyes…

I have been thinking about the future lately.  Mostly because I have had my graduate students doing a scenario exercise about the future directions of conflict resolution.  Today, the 'thing' in CR is to do development work; a conflict resolution degree has become for many a development degree by stealth.  So, as students plan their careers they often do so with the development angle in mind.

In thinking about the future, however, it seems to me that there are forces that need…

I often find that aid blogs tend to criticize much, offer solutions too little. Orietta L’Abbate, CEO of AAE Australia Inc., shares her proposal for the future of aid.

What do you think? Could it work?

And if the answer is no, you’d better be ready to offer your own new idea. Let’s hear it.

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Large scale aid intervention in large scale disaster has shown its slowness and its inability to cooperate and effectively intervene in the Haiti 2010…

Formation process of 'New Nepal' through building a new constitution is going on in Peoples Republic of Nepal. In 2008, by a declaration in the Constituent Assembly, Nepal turned into People's democratic Republic from chronic Monarchy of 105 years long.   Since 2008, the country is run by under an interim constitution and the final constitution yet to be adopted. In the meantime, government of Nepal had to run under unstable governance due to lack of political consensus. The…

Since the Maldives Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed's unlawful arrest by the Maldives National Defense force on 16th of January 2012, the Maldivian people have been protesting in the Capital Male'. 

Although the Prosecutor General, Supreme Court Chief Judge and the High Court have ordered his release he remains held in solitary confinment in a Military base, with Military claiming they arrested Abdulla on President Mohamed Nasheed's order and will…

Should medical interns and residents engage in a strike and not do any work?  What about the ethical issue of their ability to "do no harm?"  What about their obligation to patients?  Then, what about their rights to fair labor? The question becomes where to draw the line or if we should draw a line.