Actions to address the effects of climate challenges can contribute to sustaining peace, while peacebuilding initiatives can, at times, also strengthen the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change.
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Climate change litigation is on the rise. More legal clarity will bring more action.
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We need to fully recognize the multifaceted character of the “violences” impacting Central American countries and the political, economic, and social precursors that drive them.
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Intangible cultural heritage, much of which is threatened by the climate crisis, offers opportunities for learning from climate adaptation practices in the past and increasing resilience in the future.
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Creating an enabling environment for women peacekeepers, including by providing gender-responsive healthcare, is key to the UN achieving its gender parity goals.
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The Ivoirian case shows that DDR programs continue to perpetuate gendered hierarchies and stereotypes; women and girls continue to be dismissed, “desecuritized,” and “conjugally ordered” into questionably stereotyped roles designed by those with little understanding of gendered “herstories”—particularly on the African continent.
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On September 8th, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/76/305 on financing for peacebuilding. At a first glance, this four-page document appears to be a reiteration of previously agreed text on peacebuilding financing which can be easily found in the 2016 twin resolutions on peacebuilding and sustaining peace; in the subsequent ones in […]
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The WPS agenda presents a unique space for the international community to introduce much-needed reforms in the field of international conflict resolution as contemporary approaches are proving their limits.
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We should not overlook how collaborations between WPS and other security-related political frameworks have succeeded in challenging notions that military and security actors have a monopoly of expertise in areas such as arms control.
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The securitization of the climate crisis, rendered “serious” and “realistic” by ideas about gender, is misdirecting our attention and resources.
