Para Katherine Aguirre- Tobón, investigadora del instituto Igarapé, un día sin homicidios es una anomalía en el sistema y no un logro.
Lessons from Colombia, Somaliland & Southern Somalia Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Laurie Druelle As part of the peace effort between the Colombian government and the FARC, a pilot program was launched in 2015 allowing ex-combatants from the guerrilla to collaborate with Army soldiers
While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like global warming, immigration and terrorism.
Brazil-Ethiopia Exchanges in Peacekeeping Training Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Giovanna Kuele, in Addis Ababa How can states that contribute troops, police, and civilians to peacekeeping operations learn from one another about training for such deployments? Although TCCs/PCCs have historically operated in a relatively
Salvadorans were first granted TPS in 2001 after a large earthquake struck El Salvador, but the Department of Homeland Security now argues that the “original conditions” no longer exist.
How did El Salvador become so violent? These four articles shed some light on the country’s complex crime problem. Spoiler: It’s not just about the gangs.
[In Spanish] Las masacres de 2017 dejaron más de 100 presos muertos por una guerra que libran al interior de los presidios de todo el país. El 2018 también empezó teñido de sangre.
While the global liberal democratic order is most certainly down, it is far from out.
Razón Pública January, 2018 En medio de una reñida campaña presidencial, el aumento en las hectáreas de coca podría revivir las fumigaciones y endurecer otra vez la “guerra” contras la drogas. ¿Cómo reducir los cultivos ilícitos sin hacer daño a la paz y al desarrollo?
The murders in a popular Brazilian favela reflect rising violence in a country in crisis.
[In Spanish] Crímenes que suceden en destinos turísticos de México tienen gran repercusión internacional, pero son parte de un fenómeno de violencia que afecta a todo el país.
En un año, sólo ocho personas fueron sujetas a proceso penal por introducir ilegalmente al país armas de fuego.
Jane Wakefield hears from Rahul Tandon in Kolkata about India’s air pollution nightmare, and from Robert Muggah of the Igarapé Institute in Brazil, who explains how interactive mapping can help pinpoint global pollution hotspots.
Harnessing Trust for Conflict Prevention in Colombia Adriana Erthal Abdenur, in San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá, Colombia Christmas preparations are in full swing at the church offices in San Vicente del Caguán, in the department of Caquetá. Groups of children sit cross-legged on
In some gang-controlled parts of Rio, just wearing the religious garb of Candomblé or Umbanda is a crime punishable by expulsion.
The UN’s Pre-DDR Experiment Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Giovanna Kuele, Instituto Igarapé Half of the 4.7 million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) currently depend on humanitarian assistance for basic needs, and a full one-fourth of the population has been forcibly displaced. Armed
Current regional mediation efforts in Burundi still provide limited results Gustavo de Carvalho and Priyal Singh In early December 2017, a new round of talks, led by the East African Community (EAC), was initiated in Arusha, with the aim of reaching an agreement to
Violent competition over key trafficking routes erupted in late 2016 after Brazil’s two biggest gangs ended a 23-year truce, notes Robert Muggah, research director at Instituto Igarapé.
Notes from Colombia Adriana Erthal Abdenur, in Agua Bonita, Colombia Nested among the lush green mountains of Caquetá, in the Amazonía region of Colombia, around 200 ex-combatants from the FARC guerrilla group are building a socialist community in the same area where they laid down
New publication by Igarapé Institute discusses possible paths for a Cuban drug policy reform Cuba has one of the lowest violence rates in the Caribbean and Latin America. However, when it comes to drugs, it has one of the more punitive policies in the region
[In spanish] El Foro Económico Mundial, publicó resultados del estudio realizado por expertos del Consejo del Futuro Global dónde dieron su visión de cómo será el mundo en el año 2030.
Lessons from Colombia’s FARC Peace Process Adriana Erthal Abdenur, in Caquetá (Colombia) Humanitarian demining is often presented as a technical component of post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, a painstaking and slow process necessary to avoid the human suffering caused by anti-personnel mines, improvised explosive devices, and
Watch Igarapé Institute research director Robert Muggah keynote presentation in Smart City Expo World Congress 2017.
Burundi’s ongoing political instability highlights the stark divide between global conflict prevention rhetoric and practice Priyal Singh Since the announcement by Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza, to run for a controversial third term in early 2015, political instability across the country – marked by
East Timor Initiatives in Guinea-Bissau Adriana Erthal Abdenur, in Bissau Can conflict-affected states effectively support one another in overcoming recurring instability and promoting development and sustaining peace? Timor-Leste’s growing cooperation with Guinea-Bissau suggests that, although incipient, fragile-to-fragile (F2F) cooperation may become a promising
[In spanish] DW habló con dos experts sobre los obstáculos con que se topan a la hora de procesar las estadísticas acerca de los homicídios dolosos en Latinoamérica.
WEF Forum November, 2017 Friday´s savage attack in Egypt is a reminder that the vast majority of terrorist-related killings occur in less well known cities far from the media glare. To be sure, the brutal murder of 305 practicing Sufis in Bir al-Abed represents a
Social Technologies for Peacebuilding? Adriana Erthal Abdenur, in Bissau South-South Cooperation (SSC) often adopts a discourse that is strongly centered on development and that keeps security at arm’s length. However, many SSC partners increasingly undertake cooperation initiatives in conflict-affected or politically unstable
The world’s cities generate more than 75% of global carbon emissions – it’s time for them to play a more prominent role in fighting climate change.
Thomson Reuters Foundation November, 2017 BARCELONA – Many cities are being overwhelmed by growing numbers of people migrating to them, and will become highly vulnerable to floods, storms and other disasters unless authorities receive more support, urban experts said on Wednesday. The proportion of the
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