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European security assistance: the search for stability in the Sahel

EU leaders adopt €5 billion fund to train and equip security forces and militaries worldwide that risk fueling armed conflict

On 22 March 2021, EU leaders adopted the European Peace Facility (EPF), a new fund that will allow the EU to train militaries around the world and equip them with lethal weapons.

Warpod podcast launch

Listen to the launch episode of the Warpod at Saferworld. This episode highlights the biggest security threats facing the world and what policies we should develop to make it a safer place. 

How not to lose in the Sahel

In this blog, our Senior Conflict Policy Adviser Louisa Waugh writes of the weaknesses of current military interventions, and what can be done to support Sahelian communities deciding their own futures.

Weapons for peace? What to expect in 2021 from the EU’s new ‘peace facility’

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.

Joint statement: €5 billion European ‘Peace’ Facility risks fuelling conflict and human rights violations around the world

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.

The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact: what needs to change in order to avoid past mistakes and provide a fresh start

Navigating new waters: why the EU’s new migration pact has to change the tide

Louisa Waugh asks whether the new migration and asylum pact will embody the fundamental EU values of respect for human dignity and rights, freedom, equality and the rule of law?    

The new EU budget poses an opportunity to mitigate the destabilising impacts of COVID-19

COVID-19 will have devastating impacts in fragile states. Negotiations for the EU's revised long-term budget present an opportunity to invest in a prevention response to the instability caused by the pandemic, argue Lucia Montanaro and Tuuli Räty.