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Civil society organisations have long argued against the EPF, as recent history suggests that providing weapons and ammunition to security forces in fragile states is more likely to exacerbate than solve local and regional conflicts.
11 January 2021
On the final day of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV), we turn the spotlight on how women’s rights organisations (WROs) in Somalia are working towards meaningful participation and women’s rights in the context of upcoming elections in 2021.
10 December 2020
We are excited to launch our Saferworld website in Burmese, which will enable you to keep up-to date about our work and access resources. Globally, Saferworld has pages in English, Chinese, Arabic and Russian. In Myanmar we work with civil society partners to improve community security and we call for more effective policing and justice services that deliver fairly for everyone in society.
2 December 2020
To mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV), we share how we work with partners in Tajikistan to challenge norms causing inequality and violence, support domestic violence survivors and promote women’s participation.
25 November 2020
The European Union risks fuelling conflict and human rights abuses around the world if it adopts the European Peace Facility (EPF) in its current form, warned 40 civil society organisations with expertise on peace, human rights and the protection of civilians.
18 November 2020
This blog marks the start of our 'This is How' campaign. We explore what a gender-sensitive conflict analysis is, how does it really benefit peacebuilding work and look at how Saferworld has worked with it in practice in Yemen and South Sudan.
6 November 2020
Saferworld and the National Organisation for Development (NODS) in Yemen send their deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Awad Mahyoub Saif, a community action group member in al-Hrazieh, Taiz.
5 November 2020
In the last of our gender and COVID-19 blog series, Noura from the National Organisation of Development (NODS) and Sharooq from Improve Your Society Organisation (IYSO) tell us about how the pandemic has impacted women in Yemen and using WhatsApp to unite peacebuilders.
27 October 2020
Congratulations to our partner the World Food Programme for being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
9 October 2020