GIMAC highlights role of young women in peace and security
The African Union has declared 2017 as the year of youth with the theme “Harnessing the demographic dividend through investment in youth.” The 29th session of the Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC),...
View ArticleLPI and partners launch new programme in the Horn of Africa
The Life & Peace Institute’s Horn of Africa Regional Programme will lead a 3-year project financed by the European Union. The project, launched on 28 March 2017 in Addis Ababa, will contribute to...
View ArticleGrassroots Initiatives & Perceptions on Countering Violent Extremism
Hot Topic A little more than a year ago this time, the 2016 January-February thematic issue of the Horn of Africa Bulletin (HAB) addressed the issues of countering violent extremism and policy...
View ArticleSudanese Youth’s Action for Non-Violence
A Sudanese University student Fatah Elalim brought back lessons to his community in Sudan’s Western Kordofan State, about dialogue as a way to transform local conflicts non-violently. Fatah Elalim is a...
View ArticleNairobi youth help singer spread messages of peace & tolerance
Young people from Kibera in Nairobi, intervened when a respected local young singer was spreading discriminatory messages through her songs. The popular singer has a large audience and has even...
View ArticleStrengthening Community Cross-border Collaboration in the IGAD Region
In the culmination of a four-year effort, LPI and partners came together in early August to discuss a new draft policy on cross border trade and security. What started as an initiative to identify...
View ArticleGulf Engulfing the Horn of Africa
For over a decade media reports and analysts have increasingly pointed to the growing trend of Africa drawing the attention of the so-called ‘new’ actors or ‘rising powers’ such as China, India,...
View ArticleHannah Tsadik recognised for her leadership and dedication
Congratulations to the Life & Peace Institute’s Hannah Tsadik for being awarded the Swedish Development Forum prize for her “strategic leadership” by the Föreningen för Utvecklingsfrågor (Swedish...
View ArticleDr. Judy McCallum shares her reflection on 2017 and charts a course for LPI...
January 2018 Dear Partners and Friends of LPI, Many have summarised 2017 as a turbulent year for our world. Indeed, the Global Peace Index indicates that peace deteriorated in 68 countries in 2017....
View ArticleReflections on the UN Security Council open debate on Youth4Peace
On Monday 23 April 2018, the Life & Peace Institute (LPI) took part in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Open Debate on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) in New…
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