From ensuring women’s participation to shifting toward sustaining peace, here are top takeaways from recent UN reviews on fostering global stability
Global Post – The news trickling out of Caracas just keeps getting worse. A recently published ranking of the world’s most dangerous cities listed the Venezuelan capital at the top of the charts
Brazil would do well to support a comprehensive approach to stability and reconstruction in Syria as advocated by the so-called Vienna Process since October 2015.
Carta Capital – Ao contrário do que dizem os críticos do Estatuto do Desarmamento, menos armas representam menos crimes
World Economic Forum – The world is urbanizing at a breakneck pace. But not all regions are moving at the same speed
Open Democracy – Probably San Salvador’s murder rate exceeds the violent death rate in many of the world’s most vicious armed conflicts
Americas Quartely – A new study shows narco-trafficking gangs are only part of the problem
How predicting violence may be possible? How can data help pre/during/post conflict?
Haiti currently faces a political crisis without precedent. The country has a president with no clear constitutional provision for leadership after his term expires
This Strategic Note presents the results of a national survey of 1,766 Haitian adults conducted in January, 2016; they were asked about their participation in voting, barriers to participating in the voting process, their choice for president, and about related subjects.
Open Democracy – The question now is whether citizens will wake up only after it’s too late
Igarapé Institute explains the reducing crime rates in the city and in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Humanitarian Practice Network – A goal to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies
World Economic Forum – More and more cities are being held hostage to the threat of terrorism
El País January, 2016 Tentativas de cercear os direitos digitais dos brasileiros contrastam com a fama do país de bastião da liberdade na rede Uma juíza de São Paulo chocou o Brasil em dezembro ao exigir que todas as operadoras de telefonia do país bloqueassem
Brazilians take their social media very seriously. The country has one of the fastest growing populations of Internet users in the world
It is hard to know with certainty where and why cities will falter and fail in the 21st century
Devex – It is hard to know with certainty where and why cities will falter and fail in the 21st century
The Guardian – Across the global development sector, a new narrative on the relationship between security and development is gathering momentum
El Siglo Durango – Un alto porcentaje de las armas que alimentan al crimen organizado en México llegan legales. Y en su mayoría vienen desde Estados Unidos
Al Jazeera – As drug gangs encroach on old turf, residents hope New Year brings lasting peace – and better basic services
Global Post – A considerable proportion of illegally acquired firearms in Mexico were originally sold by federally licensed dealers in the US
The Guardian – This week, New York and LA reacted very differently to the same bomb scare. So how does a city judge how seriously to take such threats – and is it really that easy to bring a major metropolis to a halt?
Independent – There are better ways to manage our cities. How about an effort to deal with poverty itself?
The Wire – India records the second highest number of murders in the world every year
The Jerusalem Post – “In Israel, we don’t feel threatened with imminent violence. The feeling of security with our police and army plus unity of the population reinforces the generalized feeling that we are not alone.”
This Strategic Paper describes the first pilot study of the Child Security Index (CSI) and its usage as an open source application to capture children’s perceptions on violence.
Last night’s Question Time panel followed the House of Commons in debating Syria and whether Britain should be bombing there
Yemen is the new Syria. A civil war erupted there early this year between two factions, each claiming to be the legitimate government
After nearly three years of peace negotiations, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced a final peace accord would be signed before March 23, 2016
The Igarapé Institute uses cookies and other similar technologies to improve your experience, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, and by continuing to browse, you agree to these conditions.
O Instituto Igarapé utiliza cookies e outras tecnologias semelhantes para melhorar a sua experiência, de acordo com a nossa Política de Privacidade e nossos Termos de Uso e, ao continuar navegando, você concorda com essas condições.