As we enter a new year of the Development Policies & Practices—Conflict and Fragility Management (CFM) Programme at the end of the month, we say goodbye to Margaux Pinaud, who has served as Academic Coordinator since 2021. Margaux brought her wealth of experience...
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Shrinking Space for Palestinian Civil Society
The Palestinian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) continue to struggle with a “shrinking space” that is making it increasingly difficult for them to operate freely and effectively. The shrinking space manifests itself in numerous ways, including restrictions on...
Insights from DPP Graduates 2025
The 2024-2025 edition of the Development Policies and Practices (DPP) programme concluded in January, bringing together professionals from around the world committed to addressing today's most pressing development challenges." This year, seven graduates from the six...
The synergy between humanitarian – development – peace and security, the challenges of the “triple nexus” in southern countries: the case of the Sahel and Lake Chad basin regions
A brief overview of the nexus concept The "nexus" aims to change the traditional approach to humanitarian aid and create greater synergy with development, security, and peace. This involves creating both a strategic and operational link between humanitarian...
Participant profiles – Aryan Yaba and Bahja Said Hassan
Aryan Yaba (AY) from Iraq and Bahja Said Hassan (BSH) from Somalia have just returned from Doha, where they took part in Module 1 of the Executive Programmes in Conflict and Fragility Management (DPP-CFM) and Development Policies and Practices (DPP-MENA). They tell us...
Advocacy: más allá del nombre
Esta investigación forma parte de una trilogía de artículos en tres idiomas diferentes (inglés, francés, español). La investigación fue guiada por Stefan G. Ziegler, facilitador del curso de Técnicas de Transformación de Conflictos (CTT) y realizada, así como...
Advocacy: au-delà d’un nom
Cette enquête fait partie d'une trilogie d'articles rédigés dans trois langues différentes (anglais, français, espagnol). La recherche a été guidée par Stefan G. Ziegler, facilitateur du cours de Transformation des Conflits (CTT), et réalisée et analysée par trois...
Advocacy: What’s in a Name?
This investigation constitutes part of a trilogy of articles in three different language usages (English, French, Spanish). The research was guided by Stefan G. Ziegler, the Conflict Transformation Technique’s (CTT) course facilitator and conducted, as well as...
Violent extremism could beckon in north-western Nigeria if local dynamics are ignored
In January 2022, in a bid to stem a tide of violent attacks and kidnappings in north-western Nigeria, the government labelled the armed groups involved in the violence "terrorists". The relationship between these groups and the internationally designated terrorist...
The War in Ukraine and International Law
It is a truism to state that the war launched by Russia against Ukraine in late February breaches many foundational rules of international law ranging from the prohibition on the use of force and the principle of territorial integrity to the right of the Ukrainian...
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