Following a protracted process, Germany finalised its federal budget for 2024 in late January, navigating through economic challenges marked by slowing growth. The resultant austerity course led to s
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In a speech on 24 February 2022, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin justified the war in Ukraine by framing it as a “defence against the West’s attempt to undermine Russia’s ‘traditional values’”. In
Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South: From Analysis to Action in a Post-COVID World
While there have always been high levels of philanthropic giving in the Global South, the urgency and unexpectedness of COVID-19 transformed the parameters within which philanthropy operates. Reimagi
Still time to talk: Adaptation and innovation in peace mediation
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Localising Climate, Peace & Security
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How to localize (and revolutionize) humanitarian aid? Insights from local actors in the Philippines
Despite global aspirations to localize humanitarian response and shift decision-making authority, leadership, and resources to local actors in the lead up to and during emergencies, significant chall
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Podcast Series: Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace
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Peace Starts Here – The Global Movement for Local Peacebuilders.
Wednesday 31st January 2024: Today, a cohort of local peacebuilders from around the world launch Peace Starts Here, a global movement for peacebuilders. The campaigners are inviting people to sign a