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European Institute of Peace: Promoting peace through dialogue and engagement.
- Ahead of @munsecconf.bsky.social, where the Institute is co-hosting an event on dehumanisation with @icrc.org, our Executive Director @eipkeating.bsky.social reflects upon the role of dialogue as an essential complement to defence and deterrence: www.eip.org/ahead-of-the...
- #JobOpportunity We are looking for an in-country Researcher to support the team’s current projects in Somalia. 📢 Apply before 05 January, midnight (CET): vacancies.eip.org/jobs/detail/...
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)Been on the road for a while, but facilitating @eurpeace.bsky.social meetings with representatives of the Yemen government and the Southern Transitional Council this last week in Nairobi were exceptionally rewarding. You can read all about it here: www.eip.org/no-future-wi... #Yemen
- في الفترة من 9 إلى 11 ديسمبر، يسّر معهد الأوروبي للسلام الحوار الجنوبي في عمّان. ناقش المشاركون الوضع السياسي في اليمن، وأعربوا عن مخاوفهم بشأن حضرموت، وأعلنوا عن إطلاق منصة القوى السياسية في جنوب اليمن. اقرأ البيان: www.eip.org/ar-southern-...
- عُقد حوارنا الفني الثاني حول المناخ وصنع السلام البيئي في اليمن الأسبوع الماضي في نيروبي، كينيا، حيث بدأ المشاركون في وضع رؤية مشتركة وصياغة خارطة طريق للتعاون من أجل معالجة مشكلة ندرة المياه www.eip.org/https-www-ei...
- Our Second Technical Dialogue on Climate and Environmental Peacemaking in Yemen took place last week in Nairobi, Kenya, where the delegates started developing a common vision and drafted a roadmap for cooperation to address water scarcity: www.eip.org/no-future-wi...
- The Institute, together with @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social and @swedishmfa.bsky.social, hosted the event 'A European Conversation on Sudan: Towards Unified Action' to discuss the situation in Sudan and identify concrete ways to support a political resolution to the crisis.
- Our latest Dinner Talks gathered Kosovo’s 4 main parties, civil society from Kosovo and Serbia, and diplomats under the Kosovo Peace & Democracy Summit. Hosted by Kosovo Civic Alternative with our support, the discussion focused on cohesion over Euro-Atlantic priorities and the Dialogue with Serbia.
- We shared our Women, Peace and Security research in NYC and DC. 25 yrs after #UNSCR1325, the agenda is 'lost in plain sight'. Our evidence across Myanmar, Ethiopia and Sudan shows the choice is clear: status quo incrementalism or bold structural adaptation: www.eip.org/sharing-our-...
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)We hosted an inspiring workshop with Yemeni & international experts, Yemeni mediators, @eurpeace.bsky.social & the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen in #Amman on ways to integrate climate, environment, peace and security in current mediation & peace process in #Yemen.
- We are looking for a Programme Officer to support the Institute’s Climate and Environmental Peacemaking (CEPM) programme within the Peace Practice and Innovation (PPI) unit. 📢 Apply before 23 November: vacancies.eip.org/jobs/detail/...
- Last week the Institute, together with UN Women and @paxforpeace.nl organised a roundtable on Women, Peace and Security at the European Parliament, hosted by Evin Incir MEP, @abiralsahlani.bsky.social and @hneumannmep.bsky.social. Read the main takeaways here: www.eip.org/women-peace-...
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)📢 New resource alert! 👉Check out @eurpeace.bsky.social's “Practices for Inclusive Peace: A Practitioner’s Compendium of Resources”. This powerful practitioner‑friendly guide is designed for mediators, facilitators, donors, civil society and policy‑actors working for sustainable peace.
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)"We need #EU to play a strong role in mediation. Conflict prevention is not a question of morality, it’s about being smart." - @doctorchris.bsky.social We organised a roundtable with @eurpeace.bsky.social & CMI Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation on conflict mediation in ensuring #Europe’s security.
- On Tuesday, together with @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social @berghoffnd.bsky.social and CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, the Institute hosted a high-level roundtable at the European Parliament to make the case for investing in peacemaking in the EU’s next MFF: bit.ly/3JiP54o
- NEW REPORT: “Practices for Inclusive Peace: A Practitioner’s Compendium of Resources.” Drawn from 90+ publications, this resource brings solutions to advance women’s meaningful participation in peace and political processes: bit.ly/4lD2FNF #WPS #UNSCR1325
- At this week's EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation the Institute hosted the panel “Bringing Business in: The Case for Corporate Engagement in Peacemaking” to discuss how businesses can contribute to peacemaking through job creation, ethical investment, & community engagement: bit.ly/3JpW9Mw
- Fruitful discussion in Berlin this week at the conference “Pathways to Peace in the Great Lakes Region: Strengthening Regional Ownership and International Support” co-organised by the European Institute of Peace and @germany.diplo.de for the International Contact Group for the GLR region.
- In Ethiopia, women fighters participate in combat. But when the war ends, they are excluded from peace tables deciding resources, power and reconstruction. Time to disrupt these norms: bit.ly/4nH5mPu #WPS #UNSCR1325
- Over 75 Women's Emergency Rooms in Sudan provide life-saving services through decentralised, adaptive structures. One participant: "International actors must provide flexible funding that trusts local leadership: bit.ly/46T9PHu #WPS #UNSCR1325
- 📢LAST DAYS TO APPLY! We are looking for a Senior Programme Manager to lead our European Affairs team. Apply before 19 October: vacancies.eip.org/jobs/detail/...
- NEW REPORT: Since Myanmar's 2021 coup, women have led resistance movements, humanitarian response & environmental defence. Yet they face insecurity, restrictive norms, gender-blind interventions & inadequate funding. Feminist peacebuilding must shape the path forward: bit.ly/48gtzar #WPS #UNSCR1325
- Barrier 5 to women's participation in peace processes: Inadequate financial and weak political investment. SOLUTION: A radical reparative approach with quality, flexible, equitable core funding to feminist organisations. Read the full research here: bit.ly/46qhsVD #WPS #UNSCR1325
- Barrier 4 to women's participation in peace processes: Incrementalism, exclusion & marginalisation. SOLUTION: Gender quotas to remedy historical disadvantage. Mixed mediation teams + quotas in peace processes. Women in formal and substantive roles. Read our research: bit.ly/46qhsVD #WPS #UNSCR1325
- 📢 The Institute is looking for a Senior Programme Manager for European Affairs within the Engagement, Dialogue and Process Design (EDP) unit. Apply before 19 October: vacancies.eip.org/jobs/detail/...
- Barrier 3 to women's participation in peace processes: Narrow, hierarchical and siloed efforts. SOLUTION: Integrate Feminist Foreign Policy initiatives both vertically (across ministries) and horizontally (local to regional levels). Full research here: bit.ly/46qhsVD #WPS #UNSCR1325
- Barrier 2 to women's participation in peace processes: Threats to their safety and ongoing trauma. SOLUTION: Gender-responsive security and culturally appropriate mental health support. Invest in feminist, civilian-led protection approaches. Read the full research: bit.ly/46qhsVD #WPS #UNSCR1325
- The first barrier we identified in our new report about #WPS is patriarchal power blocking women's participation in peace processes. SOLUTION: Men stepping up in solidarity - not just allies. This requires shifting mindsets and power structures. Full report: bit.ly/46qhsVD
- في أغسطس، عقد المعهد الحوار الأول حول صنع السلام المناخي والبيئي في اليمن، حيث جمع ممثلي الحكومة بما في ذلك المجلس الانتقالي الجنوبي، لبناء رؤية مشتركة وتحديد الحلول لمعالجة ندرة المياه وتحقيق المصالحة. www.eip.org/ar-from-scar...
- In August, the Institute held the 1st dialogue on Climate and Environmental Peacemaking in Yemen, convening government representatives, including the STC, to build a shared vision and identify solutions to address water scarcity and achieve reconciliation: www.eip.org/from-scarcit...
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)This is a significant piece of work. Lessons learned including from local actors re barriers to and practical recommendations for meaningful participation by women in peace & conflict resolution. Timely too, given the reduced space & funding for inclusive approaches #WPS #UNSCR1325
- NEW REPORT: "Status Quo or Bold Adaptation? Reclaiming the Women, Peace and Security Agenda" As political space for gender equality narrows, we need a critical rethinking and revitalisation of the core principles of WPS. Full report here: bit.ly/46qhsVD #WPS #UNSCR1325
- NEW REPORT: "Status Quo or Bold Adaptation? Reclaiming the Women, Peace and Security Agenda" As political space for gender equality narrows, we need a critical rethinking and revitalisation of the core principles of WPS. Full report here: bit.ly/46qhsVD #WPS #UNSCR1325
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)We're very grateful to @eurpeace.bsky.social team of experts in Brussels and in #Yemen that conducted the interviews and analysis and layout, with amazing remote sensing work by our @paxvoorvrede.nl colleagues Marie Schellens, Job Segers, review and policy work by Christina Parandii
- 📣NEW REPORT | Our new joint report with @paxforpeace.nl analyses the solid waste management crisis in Yemen and its impact on society, security, and the environment. Check it out here: bit.ly/4peUrxl
- HAPPENING NOW: our joint report with @paxforpeace.nl on Yemen’s waste management crisis will be presented in a webinar co-hosted by @enpax.bsky.social. Watch it here: bit.ly/3UYoT10
- Our joint report with @paxforpeace.nl about the impact of armed conflict on the solid waste sector in Yemen will be presented in a webinar co-hosted by @enpax.bsky.social next week! Wednesday, 10 September, 15:00-16:30 CEST Info and registration: bit.ly/47kv9aR
- COMING SOON: the European Institute of Peace releases a new report on the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Our research in Myanmar, Ethiopia and Sudan identifies persistent barriers and charts a path toward a genuine transformation of WPS. Stay tuned. #WPS #UNSCR1325
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)How has the war in #Yemen excerbated the solid waste crisis, what are the environment and health risks and how to ensure this is incorporated into peacebuilding? These questions are addressed in our new collaborative report with @eurpeace.bsky.social out next week. paxforpeace.nl/news/webinar...
- 📣Join the Institute and @paxforpeace.nl for the launch of our joint report "From waste to resolution: Assessing the impact of armed conflict on the solid waste sector in Yemen," which analyses Yemen’s waste management crisis. Wednesday, 10 September - 15:00-16:30 CEST Register here: bit.ly/47kv9aR
- The Institute is looking for a Research Analyst to support our programmatic work in Yemen within the Peace Practice and Innovation unit. 📢 Apply before 24 August: bit.ly/3JmT7bg
- En junio, Luis Alfonso Escobar, Gobernador de Nariño, se reunió con instituciones vascas y de la UE para presentar los avances y recabar apoyo a los esfuerzos de paz y transformación territorial del departamento, estratégicos para Colombia y América Latina: www.eip.org/la-importanc...
- In June, Luis Alfonso Escobar Jaramillo, Governor of Nariño, met with Basque and EU institutions to present the results of and gather support for the department's innovative peace and territorial transformation efforts, strategic for both Colombia and Latin America: www.eip.org/why-narino-a...
- عقد المعهد الأوروبي للسلام في الفترة من 5 إلى 7 يوليو/تموز الاجتماع الرابع لعملية الحوار الجنوبي اليمني في عمان، الأردن. طالعوا أهم النتائج والتوصيات التي خرج بها المشاركون: www.eip.org/arsouthern-d...
- On 5-7 July, the European Institute of Peace held the fourth convening of the Yemen Southern Dialogue Process in Amman, Jordan. Read the main takeaways and recommendations from participants: www.eip.org/southern-dia...
- Last month the Institute hosted the event ‘A European Conversation on Syria’, together with @belgiummfa.bsky.social, bringing together senior representatives from the EU and several European States to explore how European actors can contribute to stability and peace in the country: bit.ly/44MtJmD
- We are looking for a Brussels-based Programme Officer to work on our project in Somalia! If you have: 🔄 Project coordination experience 🕊️ Background on programming in conflict-affected countries 🌍 Expertise in environmental peacemaking 🗓 Apply here before 3 August: bit.ly/460rPRr
- We are hiring! The Institute is looking for an Environmental Peacemaking Advisor (Service provider) to support the Peace Practice and Innovation unit. 📢 Apply before 20 July: bit.ly/4lw0tHs
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)Enjoyed being a guest on this show to talk about peace, conflict resolution, Paris, AI & much else along with philosopher AC Grayling, writer Peter Godwin podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
- In March, our Senior Advisor @omeisy shared insights on our work on environmental peacemaking in Yemen at the online event “Working in and on conflict: how climate and humanitarian action can support peace”, organised by adelphi and United Nations System Staff College: www.unssc.org/news-and-ins...
- Two job opportunities now open at the Institute: Research Analyst to work on women’s political participation in Syria (service contract), deadline 22 June: bit.ly/43WDT3m Programme Assistant, Middle East and Gulf, deadline 2 July: bit.ly/4jXUw4T
- The Institute and Rights Defense Initiative launched a report on the impact of ISIS in northeast Syria, with insights from 500+ people from Kobane, Hasakeh, Manbij, Tabqa, Raqqa and Deir Ezzor, and highlighting effects on education, gender, mental health and the economy: bit.ly/3Z59yy7
- Last week we were in Berlin for the 4th annual workshop of the Weathering Risk Peace Pillar, to which we contribute with our Environmental Pathways for Reconciliation in Yemen project, engaging Yemeni society and decision makers on climate security. Learn more about our project here: epfryemen.org
- Climate-sensitive peace programming works! Our #WeatheringRisk networking event brought together experts, policymakers & practitioners to explore how to turn the Climate-Peace-Security Nexus into practice — with Adelphi, HD centre, @berghoffnd.bsky.social & @eurpeace.bsky.social.
- Reposted by European Institute of Peace (EIP)An engaging discussion @sipri on pathways out of the unfolding catastrophe. Ending the violence against civilians and meeting urgent needs are priorities; this requires more responsible international engagement, and more coherent & supported mediation to define a political roadmap.
- Today at the Stockholm Forum organised by @sipri.org we hosted a discussion on the current situation in Sudan, moderated by our Executive Director @eipkeating.bsky.social, with Raga Makawi (LSE), Dr. Elshafie Ahmed (Fikra), and Ambassador Stijn Janssen (@netherlandsmfa.bsky.social)
- Today at the Stockholm Forum organised by @sipri.org we hosted a discussion on the current situation in Sudan, moderated by our Executive Director @eipkeating.bsky.social, with Raga Makawi (LSE), Dr. Elshafie Ahmed (Fikra), and Ambassador Stijn Janssen (@netherlandsmfa.bsky.social)
- Ending the violence against civilians and meeting urgent needs are urgent priorities; these require more responsible international engagement, as well as a more coherent mediation to develop a political roadmap. #SthlmForum
- 📣The website for our Environmental Pathways for Reconciliation Yemen project is now live! Discover how the European Institute of Peace supports sustainable peace in Yemen by engaging local and national actors in environmental dialogue ➡️ epfryemen.org
- “We relied heavily on the network of the Institute and Nuradin, it was crucial for us.” Read our article about how our Senior Advisor Nuradin Dirie worked with civil society and local authorities in the Puntland region of Somalia to defuse election-related tensions: www.eip.org/the-institut...
- We are hiring! The Institute is looking for: -A copy-editor to produce 4 reports on women’s participation in peace processes (Ethiopia, Sudan, Myanmar). 📢 Apply by 1 May: bit.ly/4jKV0eX - A graphic designer to support 6 project publication outputs. 📢 Apply by 4 May: bit.ly/3EEQ7oN
