@nonviolentpeaceforce.org🌍 Civilians are increasingly caught in the middle of violence as it spreads south from the Central Sahel into coastal West Africa.
Recently, NP researched civilian protection and #peacebuilding needs in #Togo and #Benin, based on 24 key informant interviews.
➡️ Read the full brief: bit.ly/4e7Or5A
@icws-sas.bsky.socialYesterday evening, the Institute was delighted to host an event with speaker, and Senior Research Fellow, Prof Luis Franceschi. He guided the audience in exploring an important topic on #InternationalLaw and the Art of the Possible.
@whatthewomensay.bsky.social🌳 Participants closed the working sessions with a wellness walk through #TheHague — reconnecting with each other & the quieter work of care #peacebuilding also requires.
@sipri.orgOn 10 September, SIPRI convened an online event on integrating the #WPS agenda into #peacebuilding. The event was held through the Community of Practice on Human Security, an initiative by SIPRI and the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security.
Read more ➡️ www.sipri.org/news/2026/si...
@berghoffnd.bsky.socialConflict affects mental health, psychosocial wellbeing and communities. #Peacebuilding can support recovery and prevent renewed violence.
Ahead of #WorldMentalHealthDay, join us to explore the links between mental health and peacebuilding.
👉Register now: berghof-foundation.org/news/connect...
@dailyalpine.comNeutrality vote should spur bolder Swiss government, expert says #neutrality #peacebuilding #Swisspolitics
@thepeacetoday.bsky.socialIn Rwanda, efforts to involve landowners, trained mediators and local authorities in resolving land disputes were linked to a 17% increase in perceived participation in decisions on preventing and resolving land conflicts, a UN peacebuilding report says.
#Peacebuilding #UN
tinyurl.com/mt2ee38w
@berghoffnd.bsky.socialHow do climate and environmental pressures interact with conflict and insecurity, and what can #peacebuilding efforts do in response?
Our two new publications supported by adelphi, @climatediplo.bsky.social and @diplo.de explore this question from different country perspectives:
@undppa.bsky.social#HappeningNow: The Peacebuilding Commission brings together Member States, the UN, financial institutions and civil society to discuss how inclusive, resilient and accountable State institutions advance #peacebuilding and prevention.
Follow live: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1m974jq1f
@berghoffnd.bsky.socialHow can lived experience connect #MHPSS & #peacebuilding?
Join us on 8 Oct at 17:00 CEST with @interpeace.org, @undp.org, GCERF & Maandeeq MH & Peace Institute for a #WorldMentalHealth Day event featuring experiences from #Somalia, #Rwanda, #Syria & #Yemen.
👉: berghof-foundation.org/news/connect...
@thepeacetoday.bsky.socialYears of investment in #women’s #peace and leadership networks have created new opportunities for Sudanese women to take part in ceasefire talks, despite their earlier exclusion from formal #peacebuilding efforts, a #UN report says.
tinyurl.com/s8mvhfp3
@thepeacetoday.bsky.socialThe world has spent about $100 on military expenditure for every $1 devoted to #peace over the past two decades, highlighting a widening gap between spending on war and efforts to prevent conflict, a new
#UN #peacebuilding report says
tinyurl.com/5yu3k2h6
@un-mptf-office.bsky.social2026 Posts of Impact series:
@unpeacebuilding.bsky.social Fund 2025 impact includes:
✨ 98% of DRC residents felt safer with community policing
✨ 80% drop in local conflicts in Guatemala
✨ 4,000+ local disputes resolved in Liberia
#Peacebuilding #SustainingPeace #UNfinancing #UNGA81
@undp.org
@ofygh.bsky.social🌍 Global Voices for Peace Grants 2026
Grassroots organizations in the Global South can seek up to $15,000 for peacebuilding, democracy, justice and nonviolence initiatives.
💰 Up to $15,000
📅 Deadline: 29 Sept 2026
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@thepeacetoday.bsky.socialFor Frère Vital Ringuyeneza, the fight against hate speech begins with a simple question: before sharing something online, can a young person stop and ask what harm it could cause?
#Rwanda #youth #peacebuilding
tinyurl.com/bdddzxk7
@thepeacetoday.bsky.socialAt Kigali Genocide Memorial on Friday, young peace ambassadors and fellows said the fight against hate speech must begin with what people say, think and share, especially on social media.
#hatespeech #peacebuilding #digitalpeacebuilding #KigaliGenocideMemorial #peaceambassadors
tinyurl.com/wfhz2ps8
@berghoffnd.bsky.socialCivilian conflict management and #peacebuilding matter more than ever.
At BeiratZKP's #BerlinPeaceDialogue on 8 Oct, our Luxshi Vimalarajah joins the opening panel, while our Chris Coulter moderates the closing on #Germany’s role in mediation.
@thehaguepartners.bsky.socialWomen peacebuilders from conflict areas around the world are coming to #TheHague ☮️
From 29 Sep - 1 Oct, they will share their experience at International Civil Society Action Network's (ICAN) #Women, Peace, and Security Forum.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/pG0Ofai
@thepeacetoday.bsky.socialWhen world invests more in war than peace?
#Peacebuilding #Peace #InternationalDayofPeace
tinyurl.com/2k567pje
@thepeacetoday.bsky.socialThe Catholic Church is expanding its efforts to promote healing, truth-telling and forgiveness as part of its peacebuilding work across #Rwanda.
#InternationalDayofPeace #peacebuilding #reconciliation #forgiveness #CatholicChurch
tinyurl.com/3p4w4dyt