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SUMMARY:Sudan Peace Process: Where are we and what have we learnt from past national and international processes
DESCRIPTION:The Peace Research Institute (PRI) of the University of Khartoum and the Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP) of the University of Edinburgh\, are holding a virtual session\, supported by the UK Foreign\, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)\, on Sudan’s peace process. \nThe session will highlight lessons learned from previous peace processes in Sudan\, as well as the implications of those lessons on the ongoing process (including the Juba Peace Agreement and beyond). The session will also explore how challenges currently being experienced in the Sudanese context were addressed in other contexts and will explore the role of the international community in supporting the Sudanese peace process moving forwards. \nThe session will run for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes\, including a Q&A discussion. \nNote the change in date – this event has been rescheduled for Tuesday 2 February 2021. \nRegister now.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/sudan-peace-process-where-are-we-and-what-have-we-learnt-from-past-national-and-international-processes/
CATEGORIES:Knowledge Exchange,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210114T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201008T094302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T165808Z
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SUMMARY:PeaceTech and Data4peace: What are we learning?
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we explore key insights into PeaceTech\, the interdisciplinary field using data for peace.   \nThis introductory event will draw on PSRP’s work and partnership to offer key insights and learnings from the PeaceTech team at the University of Edinburgh\, including: \n\nWhat is PeaceTech? How can technology help facilitate inclusive peace\, and what is the new potential regarding data analysis?\nData on peace processes: What are the new possibilities for data collection\, analysis\, and connectivity: what can we do with data on peace and conflict now that we couldn’t do 10 years ago?\nWhat types of interdisciplinary and research-practice-tech teams are needed to produce effective PeaceTech projects?\nWhat lessons have we learned about designing an effective collaborative PeaceTech project in the ‘data’ space?\n\nWe will share key learnings and examples from our PeaceTech work\, including our Covid-19 Ceasefires Tracker\, a publicly available digital tracking tool to examine the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak on peace processes and armed conflict across the world. The tool monitors the progress of ceasefires alongside live data on infection rates in country. The data can be viewed in a timeline format\, a search browse format\, and a map format which also includes live data on infection rates in country. \nThe University of Edinburgh’s PeaceTech team is a unique collaboration between peace builders\, data scientists\, and many others who are helping shape the PeaceTech space\, using cutting-edge technologies and data to build digital platforms that facilitate inclusive peacebuilding.  \nFeaturing Prof Christine Bell\, Dr Sanja Badanjak\, Dr Devanjan Bhattacharya\, and Fiona Knäussel from the Political Settlements Research Programme\, with special guest Dr Benjamin Bach\, Lecturer in Design Informatics and Visualization at the Bayes Centre\, School of Informatics\, University of Edinburgh\, as event chair. \nThis event will be held on Zoom. Joining instructions will be sent to registered participants. \nRegister now. \n  \nPeace Talks Series\nThis event is part of PSRP’s Peace Talks webinar series\, which will run from October 2020 – March 2021.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/peacetech-data4peace/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Knowledge Exchange,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201210T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201210T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201209T134046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T134529Z
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SUMMARY:Regional Responses to Security Threats in the Middle East: Cooperation or Fragmentation?
DESCRIPTION:This event is jointly hosted by al-Sabah Programme\, Gulf Studies Center\, Political Settlements Research Programme and Open Think Tank. \nFeatured Panels & Speakers\nPanel I – A Region in Crisis\nProf. Anoush Ehteshami – al-Sabah Programme\, Durham University\nProf. Bulent Aras – Gulf Studies Center\, Qatar University \nPanel II – The Threat of Terrorism\nDr. Amjed Rasheed – al-Sabah Programme\, Durham University & OTT\nDr. Juline Beaujouan – PSRP\, The University of Edinburgh & OTT\nDr. Majed Al-Ansari – Qatar International Academy for Security Studies \nPanel III – IS and After\nMr. Irfan Azeez – al-Sabah Programme\, Durham University\nDr. Mahjoob Zweiri – Gulf Studies Center\, Qatar University \nJoining Details\nWebEx https://qu-edu.webex.com/quedu/j.php?MTID=e7f10884ff6b3262b2d7d9ad4686ccad2\nEvent ID: 121 530 7010\nPassword: gsc2020 \nLive stream: https://youtu.be/AD0aWGEcOG
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/regional-responses-to-security-threats-in-the-middle-east-cooperation-or-fragmentation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201116T154430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T103141Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Women's Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law
DESCRIPTION:Book Talk: Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict under International Law \nFeaturing author Catherine O’Rourke in conversation with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins \nDecember 8\, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 pm CT \nRegister now \nCatherine O’Rourke (Ulster University\, 2016 Fulbright Scholar at UMN) discusses her new book in which she examines the various legal regimes regulating women’s rights in conflict. O’Rourke uses country case studies to reveal the practical implications of the fragmented protections of women’s rights\, shedding light on areas of interaction\, reinforcement\, tension\, and gaps. She will be joined in conversation by Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins\, new Senior Fellow in Global Policy at the Humphrey School. Hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Program.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/book-talk-womens-rights-in-armed-conflict-under-international-law/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201203T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201008T094159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201203T105804Z
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SUMMARY:Why Local Peace Agreements Matter
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will offer a glimpse into the processes and outcomes of local peace processes\, featuring data from the PA-X Local Peace Agreements Database. \nThis event will examine what we can learn from local peace agreements about what conflict landscapes look like\, and to what extent our conceptualisations of armed conflict work. We will then look at a case study of local agreements in Syria\, with a focus on how particular they are from national agreements but also how ‘local’ they actually are in the context of a complex nested conflict\, and then look at additional examples of local agreements from Yemen and sub-Saharan Africa. The event will finish with an open Q&A and the opportunity for discussion. \nFeaturing PSRP’s Dr Juline Beaujouan and Robert Wilson\, with special guest Dr Jan Pospisil from the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution\, alongside Dr Rim Turkmani from the Conflict Research Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science as event chair. \nRegister now. \nThe webinar will be held over Zoom\, with joining links emailed to registered participants. \nThis event is part of PSRP’s Peace Talks webinar series\, which will run from October 2020 – March 2021.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/local-peace-agreements/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201117T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201118T183000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201008T152249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T152434Z
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SUMMARY:Women Constitution Makers Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:International IDEA and the Political Settlements Research Programme will convene the second annual Women Constitution Makers Dialogue in November 2020\, bringing together women from around the world who have played an instrumental role in constitution-building. Participants will share their experiences of navigating gender and social transformation in a variety of contexts. \nThis event will be the second meeting of the Global Network of Women Constitution Makers\, which meets annually to elevate the role of women in constitution making. \nThis is a closed event by invitation only. An event report will be available following the event. \nImage: Attendees of the inaugural Women Constitution Makers Dialogue gather outside Edinburgh Law School in October 2019. \n 
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/women-constitution-makers-dialogue/
CATEGORIES:Closed Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201116T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201116T180000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201102T170338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T105022Z
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SUMMARY:Peace Negotiations in the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Negotiation Law Review is a student-run academic publication that provides a forum for scholars and practitioners to discuss negotiation as it relates to law and legal institutions. Each year\, HNLR brings together the foremost minds across the field to share their perspectives with our community at the Symposium. This year’s event\, Negotiation in a Pandemic\, will take place from 16 – 20 November 2020. \nPSRP Director Prof Christine Bell will speak on a panel discussion entitled “Peace Negotiations in the Pandemic\,” on Monday\, November 16th\, 2020\, between 12:00-1:00pm ET (5:00pm UK time) via Zoom. The goal of this panel aims to address some of the novel challenges COVID-19 has created within the diplomatic community. We anticipate the event to run approximately one hour and hope to bring in thought leaders and practitioners in the field to share ideas on the current state of global peace negotiations. \nRegister now.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/peace-negotiations-in-the-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:Academic Event,Closed Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201116T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201116T140000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201007T151257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T164446Z
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to the Amnesties\, Conflict and Peace Agreement Database
DESCRIPTION:How and why are amnesties used in response to conflict\, and how can choices within amnesty design complement inclusive peacebuilding? \nIn this webinar\, Prof Louise Mallinder of Queen’s University Belfast will introduce the new Amnesties\, Conflict\, and Peace Agreement Database (ACPA) that she has created in conjunction with PSRP. ACPA covers amnesties that were granted during ongoing conflicts\, as part of peace negotiations\, or in post-conflict periods between 1990-2016. Prof Mallinder’s presentation will use the findings from this database to demonstrate the diversity in how and why amnesties are used in response to conflict and to explore how choices within amnesty design can complement inclusive peacebuilding. \nRegister now on Eventbrite. The webinar will be held over Zoom\, with joining links emailed to registered participants ahead of the event. \nThis event is part of PSRP’s Peace Talks webinar series\, which will run from October 2020 – March 2021.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/introduction-to-amnesties/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Knowledge Exchange,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201112T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201112T140000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201007T135525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T143411Z
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SUMMARY:30 Years of Peace Agreements: A Quick Start Guide to the Power of PA-X
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, PSRP’s PA-X coding team will introduce the PA-X Peace Agreements Database and demonstrate its potential for exploring and interpreting 30 years of peace agreements from around the world\, with examples of use in research and a closer look into the path of agreement information as it gets transformed into neat PA-X data. \nThe event will take place from 13.00-14.00 (GMT). The webinar will be held over Zoom\, with joining links emailed to registered participants ahead of the event. \nRegister now on Eventbrite. \nThis event is part of PSRP’s Peace Talks webinar series\, which will run from October 2020 – March 2021.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/a-quick-start-guide-to-the-power-of-pa-x/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201110T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201110T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201109T123554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T123758Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Peace in Somalia – the Galkaio 'local' agreement
DESCRIPTION:Galkaio town represents a boundary on the ground and in the imagination within Somali society. The 1993 Peace Accord held a fragile peace for many years as political and developmental trajectories differed markedly on either side of this border town. This talk explores the 2016/17 peace agreement\, in its local and national dimensions\, and which occurred as part of the state-building project that is still ongoing in Somalia and offers insights on the quality of international intervention. \nThis event is hosted by the Conflict Research Programme (CRP) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. View the full event listing on the CRP website. \nRegister now. \nSpeakers\nNisar Majid is the Research Director for the CRP-Somalia. He has worked in and on Somalia and the Somali territories of the Horn of Africa for over twenty years\, in various applied research capacities. This included his doctoral research which explored transnationalism in the Somali context. He a co-author of Famine in Somalia: Competing Imperatives\, Collective Failures\, 2011-21 (Hurst\, 2016).Khalif Abdirahman is Senior Field Researcher on the CRP- Somalia. He has conducted research across the Somali regions for the last seven years including for Tufts University\, the Rift Valley Institute and the Overseas Development Institute. \nMark Bradbury is Executive Director of the Rift Valley Institute. He is a social analyst with over 20 years’ experience in international development and humanitarian aid. He has worked in and written about Somalia\, Somaliland\, Sudan\, South Sudan\, Sierra Leone\, Kenya\, Uganda\, and Kosovo as a development worker and researcher. He is author of Becoming Somaliland (Indianapolis\, Indiana University Press\, 2008)\, Search for Peace\, a synthesis report of a Peace Mapping study on Somalia\, and Whose Peace is it Anyway? Connecting Somali and International Peacemaking. \nIlham Gassar is CEO of KIGS Consulting. She is currently a Senior Stabilization and Conflict advisor to the International Organization of Migration (IOM). Prior to that she served with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)\, as a Political Advisor to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG)\, from 2016 to 2019. Ilham was the chief negotiator of the Galkayo Peace agreement and chief facilitator for the Ahla Sunna Wah Jama and Galmudug State power sharing agreement. She has over 10 years’ experience in social advocacy\, strategy and programme development and project management. She has undertaken two research assignments for the CRP-Somalia. \nMatthew Benson is the CRP’s South Sudan Research Director and the CRP’s Research Manager. He has conducted researched on\, and worked in\, South Sudan and Sudan in various capacities since 2008\, with on-going research on taxation and state-formation in these countries. Matthew has also researched the equitable provision of public services in the Horn with the World Bank\, the Rift Valley Institute\, the Overseas Development Institute\, the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex\, the UN Refugee Agency\, and Oxfam America. \nThe Conflict Research Programme is based within LSE IDEAS. \nTwitter Hashtag for this event: #LSESomalia
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/finding-peace-in-somalia-the-galkaio-local-agreement/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Academic Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201027T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201027T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201008T152956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T152956Z
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SUMMARY:Africa Week 2020: The African Union's Role in the Global Order
DESCRIPTION:On several fronts the African Union (AU) has advanced innovative responses to some of the world’s most pressing issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic the AU and its specialised health institution\, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)\, launched coordinated action to support member states. This included using regional collective negotiating power to secure more financial resources\, setting up a pooled procurement mechanism\, and supporting member state efforts to prevent\, diagnose\, and treat COVID-19. \nOn peace and security\, the AU and its recognised regional economic communities (RECs) often take leading roles in ending violent conflict in their spheres. Some RECs\, such as the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) are increasing their work in peace and security whilst others\, such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)\, have played pioneering roles for years. Meanwhile\, the AU has negotiated with the United Nations (UN) on complementarity issues and designed new ways for the regional and international actors to cooperate on peace and security issues. \nThe global order is transforming and moving away from great powers\, a trend that the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to speed up. This talk\, delivered by Dr Kathryn Nash from the Political Settlements Research Programme\, will explore how the AU has previously contributed to the global order and how it might help to shape transformations going forward. \n——————————— \nRegister now via Eventbrite. This event is free to attend and will be hosted online via Zoom. \n——————————— \nAFRICA WEEK is a cross-university celebration of the University of Edinburgh’s links with the African continent. It encourages collaboration between our different communities\, seeks to address current issues and asks important questions of the past\, present and future. Africa Week 2020 embraces the theme of Movement. \nOur programme features events which tap into movement through privilege\, movement which is sometimes forced\, and movement which can be restricted. Learn during Africa Week how to make the move to study abroad\, what it’s like to move to Edinburgh for the first time\, how covid-19 has affected movement across the continent\, and how we\, as a university\, can provide the tools for the continent’s future movers and shakers. \nFor more information on other Africa Week events\, please visit https://global.ed.ac.uk/events or contact global.admin@ed.ac.uk \nAfrica Week 2020 is a partnership between: Edinburgh Global\, The Centre of African Studies\, The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program\, Ekasi Podcast\, Political Settlements Research Programme\, The James Tait Black Prize\, Race.Ed\, TIBA\, Teaching Matters\, the African Caribbean Society\, and the Scotland Africa Recruitment Group.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/africa-week-2020-the-african-unions-role-in-the-global-order/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201015T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20201007T153759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T153759Z
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SUMMARY:Gender Provisions in Peace Accords: Reflections on Negotiation\, Design and Implementation in Support of the Women\, Peace and Security Agenda
DESCRIPTION:On October 31\, 2000\, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women\, Peace and Security (WPS). Twenty years later\, the UN Secretary General’s WPS report emphasizes that the resolution placed women’s participation at the center of peace efforts\, and there now exist clear commitments by the UN and its member states to promote women’s rights and gender equality in all conflict resolution efforts. \nIn peace accord negotiation and implementation\, the importance of having women at the negotiating table and gender provisions in agreements has also gained prominence. While the expectation of participation and inclusion to achieve gender equality have risen\, experiences and evidence show that the realization of the WPS agenda continues to be a challenge. \nThis webinar brings together insights on the progress and challenges facing WPS aspects in peace accord negotiation\, design\, and implementation. Contributors will present data\, research\, and experience from policymaking over the past 20 years in an effort to sharpen the understanding of what efforts have an impact on the ground. Contributors include Laura Wise of the Political Settlements Research Programme at the University of Edinburgh and Dr Jan Pospisil of the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution. \nRegister now to attend >>> \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies\, part of the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs\, and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO).  \nPAM is a unique source of qualitative and quantitative longitudinal data on the implementation of comprehensive peace agreements negotiated since 1989. Composed of researchers and practitioners seeking to promote and facilitate a higher order of integration between these domains\, PAM is pioneering innovations in peace process research and real-time monitoring of peace agreement implementation. One of PAM’s central features is the Barometer Initiative in Colombia\, which is entrusted with the responsibility for real-time technical support and monitoring of the implementation of the 2016 Colombian Peace Accord. \nPhoto: Poly Martinez
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/gender-provisions-in-peace-accords-reflections-on-negotiation-design-and-implementation-in-support-of-the-women-peace-and-security-agenda/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201009T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201009T140000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20200928T144225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T144403Z
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SUMMARY:Peace Talks: Ceasefires in a Time of Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:On 23 March 2020\, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate global ceasefire\, in order to tackle the threat of Covid-19\, which is recognised as posing a disproportionate risk to those in fragile and conflict affected areas. In this event\, we present insights from USIP and PSRP research tracking the causes and consequences of ceasefires declared during the Covid-19 pandemic and reflect on the potential of ceasefires to lead to a more sustainable peace process. \nPSRP will present data and insights from the Covid-19 Ceasefire Tracker\, and USIP will present its new report\, Searching for COVID-19 Ceasefires: Conflict Zone Impacts\, Needs\, and Opportunities. \nFeaturing special guest Tyler Thompson from the United States Institute of Peace\, alongside PSRP’s Dr Sanja Badanjak and Laura Wise. \n\nRegistration\nThe event will take place from 13.00-14.00 (BST). The webinar will be held over Zoom\, with joining links emailed to participants ahead of the event. \nRegister now on Eventbrite. \nPeace Talks Series\nThis event is part of PSRP’s Peace Talks webinar series\, which will run from October 2020 – February 2021.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/peace-talks-ceasefires-in-a-time-of-covid-19/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Knowledge Exchange,Public Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201008
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200724T192532Z
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SUMMARY:The Elders in conversation on women in mediation in the Arab world
DESCRIPTION:This high-level virtual gathering will bring together around 50 experienced mediators\, experts\, peacebuilders and national and multilateral officials to promote women’s meaningful participation as mediators in peace processes in the Arab world. \nIt marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women\, Peace and Security which reaffirmed the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts\, peace negotiations and peacebuilding. \nWomen are highly active in peace making in the Arab region but there is a missing link between women in grassroots peace making and senior policy circles\, where women are under-represented\, especially in roles that relate to conflict or security. The virtual gathering will make a contribution to bridging this gap\, by bringing together women who are active in mediation from selected countries across the Arab world\, with experts and practitioners from other regions and countries\, and with members of The Elders. Guests include Christine Bell\, PSRP Director\, who will speak on “Doing things differently: models for women in mediation”. \nOver sessions on three consecutive days\, four Elders will share their collective experience and insight into the power and importance of women’s engagement in mediation and hear from leaders in the Arab world about the challenges and the opportunities they face in promoting women’s participation as mediators in the COVID world. \nThe Elders will publish a final short policy paper with key recommendations for mediators\, governments and multilateral organisations\, and will use their social media channels to highlight the experiences of women mediators. \nA provisional programme is attached. More information will be published in due course. \nWilton Park in conversation provisional programme
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/the-elders-in-conversation-on-women-in-mediation-in-the-arab-world/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200923T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T102207
CREATED:20200914T084026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T162851Z
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 and Ceasefires: What Have We Learned?
DESCRIPTION:In March\, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for a global cease-fire to combat the spread of COVID-19. Though initially dismissed as unrealistic\, the secretary-general’s call was surprisingly well-received: Nearly 70 countries\, hundreds of nongovernmental organizations\, and eminent persons joined in repeating the call for a humanitarian pause to address the growing pandemic. In response\, several conflict parties announced unilateral cease-fires\, including the National Democratic Front in the Philippines\, the Syrian Democratic Forces\, and the National Liberation Army in Colombia. Two months later\, the U.N. Security Council adopted resolution 2532\, calling on conflict parties across the world to support a 90-day humanitarian ceasefires. However\, since then\, it has been challenging for any bilateral or multilateral cease-fires related to the pandemic to materialize\, despite the spread of COVID-19 to numerous conflict zones\, including Yemen and Syria. \nJoin USIP for a timely discussion on the strategies needed to pursue effective cease-fires in conflict zones. Drawing from recent reports\, including the forthcoming USIP publication “Searching for COVID-19 Cease-fires: Conflict Zone Impacts\, Needs\, and Opportunities\,” panelists will consider the correlation between political willpower and conflict resolution\, how the secretary-general’s cease-fire appeal was perceived on the ground in conflict zones\, and whether international pressure could make a difference in advancing the secretary-general’s call. \nSpeakers\nChristine Bell\nProfessor of Constitutional Law and Assistant Principal\, The University of Edinburgh School of Law \nAshish Pradhan\nSenior Analyst\, U.N. Advocacy and Research\, International Crisis Group \nTyler Thompson\nSenior Expert\, Negotiations and Peace Process Support\, U.S. Institute of Peace \nMore information and register now: https://www.usip.org/events/covid-19-and-cease-fires-what-have-we-learned \n 
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/covid-19-and-ceasefires-what-have-we-learned/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:PeaceFem - Peace in Your Hands
DESCRIPTION:Join PSRP for a presentation on the PeaceFem app and how PeaceTech could support the Women\, Peace and Security agenda. We will be discussing how women use PeaceTech/technologies for peacebuilding\, how participants could use PeaceFem in their work\, and what challenges there are with using PeaceTech. \nThis event is part of the Virtual Torino Forum for Sustaining Peace\, hosted by United Nations System Staff College. Originally envisaged as a high-level event at the UN campus in Turin\, Italy\, the 2020 Torino Forum is leveraging innovation and technology to bring the Women\, Peace and Security community together with the Youth\, Peace and Security community for a series of virtual discussions and exchanges. The event will explore the status of the agendas of these respective communities in an open exchange with the wider peacebuilding community. \nSpeakers:  \nFiona Knäussel\, Political Settlements Research Programme\, University of Edinburgh \nSarah Brun\, UN Women \nChristine Bell\, Political Settlements Research Programme\, University of Edinburgh \nLaura Wise\, Political Settlements Research Programme\, University of Edinburgh \nDate and time: \n8th September CEST 15:15 -16:15 (14:15 – 15:15 BST/UK time) \nRegister now. \n 
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/peacefem-peace-in-your-hands/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Can PeaceTech end conflict during Covid-19?
DESCRIPTION:Can PeaceTech end conflict during Covid-19? Part of the Edinburgh University Women in STEM Connect series.\nOur panelists will be discussing how their tools support those brokering peace\, and the challenges and opportunities the pandemic presents. Register now.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Covid-19 pandemic is having disproportionate impacts on people in countries already affected by conflict\, and travel restrictions both within and between countries have disrupted in-person mediation processes that have historically relied on bringing people together. Since March 2020\, those working in the nascent field of PeaceTech (technological tools that support peacebuilding) have suddenly found their services more in demand than ever\, as peacebuilders and their supports shift to online ways of working\, often in communities where internet accessibility is not always guaranteed. \nIn this talk\, Professor Christine Bell\, Laura Wise\, and Fiona Knäussel will illustrate how the Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP) has developed a suite of PeaceTech tools to support those brokering peace\, and explain how these have come into their own during the Covid-19 pandemic and they hope\, beyond. They will discuss the opportunities and challenges of developing technological responses to facilitate conflict resolution\, and how PeaceTech could assist women’s meaningful inclusion in peace processes. \nThis event will be held online. By signing up for a ticket on Eventbrite\, you will receive a Zoom joining link by email a day or two before the event. \nRegister now.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/edinburgh-university-women-in-stem-society-connect-series/
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SUMMARY:Making inclusive peacemaking a reality: virtual launch of the PeaceFem mobile app
DESCRIPTION:Join UN Women\, University of Edinburgh’s Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP)\, Monash Gender\, Peace and Security Centre\, and Inclusive Peace to celebrate the launch of the new PeaceFem mobile app. \nTuesday 30 June 2020\, 1:00-2:30pm London / 3:00-4:30pm Beirut / 8:00-9:30am New York City\n \nA contribution to the growing field of peace tech that utilizes technology to support peace and security\, the new PeaceFem app brings together data on women and peacemaking in one easy-to-use app in English and Arabic. \nThe launch seminar will be an opportunity for participants to discover the app and its functions\, and to discuss peacemaking and technology as a tool for inclusivity. The webinar will be held via Zoom in English and Arabic with simultaneous translation. Register now. \nSpeakers include: \n\nBarney Afako\, Judge\, Lawyer and Mediation Expert\nMiriam Colonel Ferrer\, Senior Mediation Advisor on Process Design\, Gender and Inclusion\nRasha Jarhum\, Co-Founder and Director of the Peace Track Initiative\nChristine Bell\, Director\, Political Settlements Research Programme\nJacqui True\, Director\, Monash Gender\, Peace and Security Centre\nMoez Doraid\, Regional Director a.i.\, UN Women Regional Office for Arab States\nThania Paffenholz\, Executive Director\, Inclusive Peace\n\nRegistration: \nRegister now. \nThis seminar is free and open to all. Booking is essential. Registered participants will be emailed a link to the Zoom webinar before the event. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/making-inclusive-peacemaking-a-reality-virtual-launch-of-the-peacefem-mobile-app/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:OxPeace Conference 2020
DESCRIPTION:OXPEACE 2020 CONFERENCE: WOMEN\, PEACE & SECURITY\n\n\n\n16 May 2020 – online\n \n\n\nThe UN Resolution 1325 (2000) was a key moment for global peace. The world for the first time recognised the key role of women in peace and the need for their equal participation in conflict resolution\, peacebuilding\, peacekeeping\, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconstruction. This landmark resolution also acknowledged the different experience of war for women. \n​Marking the 20th anniversary of a path-breaking resolution\, this year’s conference is dedicated to the scholarship\, policy and practice of women’s inclusion in peacebuilding\, peacekeeping and security as well as discussions about gender-based violence and the role of grassroots actors and organisations. Providing a discussion between practitioners\, policymakers and academics\, OxPeace2020 conference will reflect upon key achievements and failures in the inclusion of women in peace in the past two decades.\n \nThe event will be co-hosted by Tim Epple of the Political Settlements Research Programme\, and speakers include the PSRP’s Dr Kevin McNicholl and Laura Wise. For the full speaker lineup\, visit the conference website. \n​Attending the online conference is free. Register now.
URL:https://peacerep.org/event/oxpeace-conference-2020/
CATEGORIES:Academic Event,Conference
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