A startup company is using blockchain to empower those living in Colombia’s post-conflict regions to transition from cocaine to cocoa production. The startup brings together suppliers and producers to find buyers and export product.
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The Peace Day Challenge exists to raise the profile of the International Day of Peace and to affirm peace as a real alternative to the violence we see every day in the news. It is all about inspiring a day of action on September 21, focused on building peace through real-life activities and sharing on social media at #PeaceDayChallenge.
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South Sudan’s warring parties signed what they call a final peace agreement to end a civil war that killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. The deal, signed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Wednesday, was witnessed by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other regional heads of state. Juba town residents say they are cautiously optimistic that peace will return to their country.
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Twenty-five years later, peace remains elusive – though not for a lack of effort. With reports that the White House will unveil a new peace initiative, there are two key lessons from the post-Oslo experience that should inform any such effort today.
Get the full op-ed by Shimon Fogel at The Globe and Mail here.
The scale of global conflict and displacement and the loss of confidence among states supporting a liberal peace agenda make it a sober moment to ask what peacebuilding will look like in 2030.
Read the full article by Conciliation Resources executive director Jonathan Cohen in FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum here
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