Discussions around a power imbalance within climate philanthropy are both necessary and important, but have also led to the rise of a problematic and simplistic narrative that philanthropic organisations in…...
Reshaping the UN’s Peacebuilding Efforts with Civil Society’s Call for Genuine Partnerships and Localised Decision-Making
As the United Nations prepares for its 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PABR), civil society actors have mobilised to ensure that their perspectives contribute to reshaping the UN’s peacebuilding efforts. These…...
Local leadership is what it took to make a CVA breakthrough in Sudan
When it came to the cash distribution in Sudan, local actors’ understanding of the target neighbourhood contexts and fast changing dynamics were central to success. Without local leadership there would…...
The clock is ticking to build guardrails into humanitarian AI
As you read this, scores of philanthropists, donors, and aid agencies are exploring how AI might improve the efficiency, reach, and response times of aid operations. This is exciting. Developing…...
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Arrives in Philanthropy
In the past twelve months, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Alliance Magazine, Inside Philanthropy, and many more have all published content that both explores and predicts the future of artificial intelligence…...
Weapon or Tool?: How the Tech Community Can Shape Robust Standards and Norms for AI, Gender, and Peacebuilding
In October, following earlier remarks that artificial intelligence (AI) poses “enormous potential and enormous danger,” President Biden issued a sprawling executive order (EO) on the technology. The EO establishes a…...
Decolonizing AI Ethics: Indigenous AI Reflections
This article highlights a quote about bringing an end to colonization and elaborates on how we can imagine AI bringing on this end and starting new beginnings for a sustainable…...
From Promise to Prospects: Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Peacemaking
There are moments when a change in the environment challenges established approaches and innovation becomes key. The COVID-19 pandemic, which forced large parts of the global workforce – including those…...
A Role for AI in Peacebuilding
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in fall 2022, there has been a tremendous amount of global attention on the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence (AI). With so many unknowns about…...
Transforming financing for peace: can philanthropy rise to the challenge?
Peacebuilding is in crisis. This year begun with wars burning in Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine – not to mention less-covered but still deadly conflicts from Myanmar to Haiti. Worldwide, diplomatic…...