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On International Youth Day, we take a look at our work in Kenya, where we are working with a network of young herders to find ways of reducing tensions that arise over livestock theft and to bring peace to their communities.
12 August 2023
As the Jeddah talks stagnate, the US has an opportunity to reflect on its engagement in the conflict. Moving forward, the US must prioritize two key areas: reinvigorating its regional diplomacy, and laying the groundwork for an inclusive, civilian-led political process.
1 August 2023
In March 2023, Saferworld, Interpeace, Life & Peace Institute and Humanity United hosted a consultation event for civil society peacebuilding organisations to input their experiences and perspectives into the New Agenda for Peace process. This outcome report was submitted to the UN interdepartmental team for the New Agenda for Peace.
17 July 2023
Earlier this year, we published a report which compared progress made to strengthen public participation in decision-making in two counties in Kenya – Isiolo and Makueni. In this blog, Elizabeth Atieno – the report's author – explains why community-led development is critical for peace in Kenya.
28 June 2023
Not only is peace the least-defined area of the triple humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus, but it is also the least well-funded. This stands in stark contrast to the aims of many organisations and institutions within the aid system to work effectively across the nexus, and the urgent need for an increased focus on peace and conflict prevention.
6 June 2023
2024 will mark ten years since the Arms Trade Treaty entered into force. But while getting the words agreed on paper is one thing; the bigger challenge comes after: making sure the Treaty makes a difference in the real world.
25 May 2023
Saferworld stands in solidarity with the people of Sudan who are suffering extreme violence and yet, are responding to the crisis with compassion and initiatives for peace.
3 May 2023
On 19 April 2023, in collaboration with the Emergent Justice Collective and the International Commission of Jurists, we launched the new Arms Trade Litigation Monitor – a website which tracks and documents legal proceedings that seek accountability for arms transfers linked with armed conflict and humanitarian crisis globally.
19 April 2023
We talked to Geoffrey, Tebanyang, David, Mohammed and Leonard from four of the organisations we partner with in Uganda and Kenya to find out how climate change is impacting the people they work with, and how they are adapting to build peace.
17 April 2023