With the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding marking its 20th anniversary in 2014, this issue of Peacebuilder [fall/winter 2013-14] has allowed us to reflect on… Read more about CJP and the United Nations are complementary
In the beginning, there was World War I Almost 20 million people died between 1914 and 1918 in the worst war the world had ever… Read more about A little guide to the workings of the United Nations, from a peacebuilding perspective
The reason Hizkias Assefa has two law degrees, two master’s degrees, and one doctorate is not because he loves living buried in university libraries. It’s… Read more about Hizkias Assefa: Compassion should be our starting point
Devanand Ramiah, MA ’02, grew up in a refugee camp as a member of a displaced minority group in war-torn Sri Lanka and now carries… Read more about Minority refugee to UN official, staying focused on relationships
It was a quiet Wednesday on June 19, just five days past the closing session of the 2013 Summer Peacebuilding Institute, when word came… Read more about Defying dangers, African women take leadership roles
This would be a good one for a storybook on heroic peacebuilders. The path of Sam Gbaydee Doe to peace work started with being an… Read more about Sam Gbaydee Doe’s amazing journey to the United Nations
When Kumar Anuraj Jha returned home to Nepal with an MA in conflict transformation from Eastern Mennonite University in 2007, he was hired as a… Read more about Lessons from Nepal: Nobody has all the answers, beware of unintended consequences
The news headlines from Yemen lately haven’t been pretty: bombings, shootings, insurgency, American drone strikes, dozens and dozens dead within the last few months… Read more about Grounding Yemen in peace concepts
Decades ago, when international conflicts tended to be between neighboring countries, the United Nations’ approach to peacekeeping was primarily focused on observation and reporting. The… Read more about Alumni support UN’s efforts in African conflicts
Where there is a food emergency, agencies like the UN World Food Programme rightly devote the majority of their time, resources and attention to those… Read more about Coaching UN staff on addressing stress, improving work