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Colombia’s 2016 peace deal was a landmark achievement, convincing the FARC guerrillas to disarm and enter civilian life. Yet much remains to be done to show insurgents that they can redress their grievances through ordinary politics. The country’s leaders should recommit to finishing the job.

Colombia’s vast forest is fast receding, partly because guerrillas and criminals are clearing land for farming, ranching and other pursuits. These unregulated activities are causing both dire environmental harm and deadly conflict. Bogotá should take urgent steps to halt the damage.

From the blog of Josef Avesar at The Times of Israel

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7 May 2021 14:00–15:30 This webinar will connect higher-level policy debates on the securitization of the youth peacebuilding agenda to debates on youth engagement with local-level armed conflict, insecurity, and destruction of heritage. Speakers will discuss global policies and give focused case studies of Syria and Mozambique. The webinar will be relevant for academics, policy makers, and practitioners working in settings affected by violent, armed confli...

The proposed word is “ parange”, a portmanteau of  23 February 2021 A petition in France to have an official word to describe a parent who has lost a child has over 60,000 signaturesBy Thomas Brent A French MP has called for the word “ parange”, a noun to describe a parent whose child or children have died, to be adopted into the French language. Mathilde Panot, MP for Val-de-Marne, backed by around 30 other MPs, delivered a proposition de résolution to the Assemblée nationale on Fe...

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Youth, Peace and Security - A Programming Handbook Format Executive summary Youth, Peace and Security: A Programming Handbook, developed by the United Nations with the generous support of the Folke Bernadotte Academy – the Swedish Agency for Peace, Security and Development – seeks to contribute to the operational readiness and capacity of United Nations practitioners to implement the youth, peace and security (YPS) agenda. For the United Nations, the development of the handbook was led by t...

Dennis Ross cannot be an effective ambassador to Israel Michael Rubin © Provided by Washington Examiner The Biden team is reportedly considering veteran diplomat Dennis Ross to be the United Statess ambassador to Israel. Stephen Flatow, the father of Alisa Flatow, a 20-year-old victim of a Palestinian terrorist attack, outlined arguments against Ross’s appointment based on Ross’s record and policy choices. Flatow’s arguments are powerful. During his decades in diplomacy,...

Missing Peace Wellbeing + Support will be available on Zoom between 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Nick Smith, founder of Missing Peace, said: “Mental health doesn’t stop for Christmas – in fact for many people, it can be worse. We will be running our usual Friday peer support group on Christmas Day on Zoom. Everyone is welcome!”. Missing Peace provides mental health and wellbeing support. It stages weekly peer support groups and one-to-one sessions. Also, it runs Wellness Recovery Actio...