Property rights don’t recover themselves
Restitution of housing and property related to forced displacement is at the core of many political debates on transitional justice. Does transitional justice provide a sufficient basis for understanding how to best respond to property claims following military conflict? And what kind of assistance programs are applied in an unrecognized state experiencing wartime? Eviya Hovhannisyan and Nika […]
Pushed to the city
Many regions in Iraq are facing acute water shortages and force people to leave their farms as their livelihood is in danger. Little opportuntities in urban centres push these displaced people towards illicit economies. Inclusive dialogue settings and climate-focused mediation can help to face the challenges of the social dimension of climate adaption. For many […]
Stand for her land
The mangrove forests provide livelihood activities for millions of inhabitants. Landesa launched the Mangroves for Coastal Resilience project to conserve hectares of these forests. Yet, conservation alone is not enough. Who has rights and access to land and forests is crucial. The stand for Her Land campaign (S4HL) therefore helps women to close the gap […]
Here be dragons – Navigation marks for German peace policy
What are key requirements for a future German peace policy in response to the changing conditions and (global) demands for peace and human security? An open dialogue with peacebuilding activists and think tanks from Africa, Asia, and Europe discussed the implications of the current political upheavals in different parts of the world and developed recommendations […]
New study: Function before form
The UN’s current counter-terrorism architecture is marred by lack of oversight and neglect for prevention and human rights. Yet, the UN’s Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) wants a seven-fold budget increase. This would likely be at the expense of better functioning UN entities. This new study explains why the budget increase should be rejected and makes […]
The UN tenure guidelines in times of rising food prices
In the context of the 10th anniversary of the VGGT the online event on the 28th November takes stock and assesses the way forward for responsible land governance and food security. To what extent did the VGGT impact land governance and food security over the past 10 years? How can their utilisation be improved in […]
Moving beyond greening the economy
Moving beyond greening the economy is the title and motto of an online workshop that FriEnt together with Sierra Leone Network on the Right to Food (SiLNoRF), Swedwatch and Quakers United Nations Office (QUNO) is organizing during the Geneva Peace Week 2022. It is scheduled on 1st of November 2022 at 3pm CET (online registration is […]
Friedenspreis würdigt Kampf gegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen
Bei der diesjährigen Verleihung des Aachener Friedenspreis wurden auf den Vorschlag von Misereor hin die Nichtregierungsorganisation „Mwatana“ aus Jemen und der Tübinger Rechtsanwalt und Anti-Waffen Lobbyist Holger Rothbauer geehrt. Jedes Jahr ehrt der Aachener Friedenspreis Organisationen und Personen aus der Zivilgesellschaft, die sich für Völkerverständigung einsetzen und sich couragiert für Frieden stark machen. Für Misereor war […]
Frieden und Klimagerechtigkeit
Die Verbindung zwischen nachhaltigem Frieden und Klimagerechtigkeit ist für die Gestaltung einer sozial-ökologischen Transformation unerlässlich. Wie kann zivile Konfliktbearbeitung dazu beitragen, diesen Prozess nachhaltig zu gestalten? Die neue Publikation von Daniela Pastoors, Lukas Drees, Thomas Fickel und Jürgen Scheffran widmet sich diesem wichtigen Zusammenhang. Der Klimawandel wird aktuelle Konflikte verschärfen. Das sagt der aktuelle Wissensstand […]
Können Waffenlieferungen pazifistisch sein?
Können Waffenlieferungen pazifistisch sein? Unter bestimmten Umständen schon, meint Friedensforscher Tilman Brück im Deutschlandfunk Podcast. Welcher Pazifismus ist das? Der Pazifismus hat nicht ausgedient, aber er wandelt sich. Im Podcast von Deutschlandfunkt äußert sich Friedensforscher Tilman Brück zu Pazifismus in Zeiten von zunehmenden Waffenlieferungen. Der „radikale“ Pazifismus lehnt jede Art der Gewalt ab. Der zeitgemäße […]