by Tom Strömman | Dec 22, 2017 | News
The letter stresses the distress of families around the world : “More families will spend this Christmas in refugee camps and informal settlements than at any time in recent history. From Bangui to Baghdad, hundreds of thousands will greet the New Year grieving the...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Dec 13, 2017 | News
“Religion is repeatedly used to spread hate and violence. Despite this, religion also has the potential of acting as a source of strength for communities as they seek to find tools for coexistence and reconciliation. Our responsibility is to support the United Nations...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Dec 12, 2017 | Central African Republic, News
The Central African Republic (CAR) has undergone a surge of violence since in March 2013. With up to 1.1 million people forcefully displaced since then, the crisis has become one of the worst humanitarian disasters of our time. There are more than 500.000 CAR refugees...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Nov 27, 2017 | News
The Library of the United Nations of Geneva echoed with anticipating murmurs as the four “human books” took their seats between the shelves. Dina Ionesco from the International Organization for Migration, Shontaye Abegaz from Initiatives of Change (IoC) US and Hassan...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Nov 23, 2017 | News
Based on inputs gathered by Network members prior to the meeting, the sessions were organized around thematic and regional working groups. The role of religious and traditional actors in peacebuilding was kept as a focal point of discussions and religious actors...
by Anna Tervahartiala | Nov 22, 2017 | News
Drivers that could push youth in at-risk communities towards violent extremism are manifold. The perceptions of unjust treatment by authorities in charge of the criminal justice system could however have a particularly heavy impact. Episodes or attitude of...
