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Mental Health and Violent Conflict: A Vicious Cycle

WEBResolving this cyclical violence will require new responses to violent conflict that mainstream mental health in the field of peacebuilding. Some options for how …

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URL: https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/04/mental-health-and-violent-conflict-vicious-cycle

Where Public Health and Peacebuilding Converge

WEBIn many ways, peacebuilding and public health are kindred disciplines in that they both require whole-of-society approaches to succeed. But while both disciplines share similar …

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How Women Are Using Technology to Advance Gender …

WEBFrom Afghanistan to Sudan, women in conflict areas are increasingly turning to technology to build peace and reduce gender inequality. Just as smart phones and …

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Digital Technology’s Evolving Role in Politics, Protest and …

WEBThe rapid adoption of digital technologies has fundamentally changed global politics. During the Arab uprisings, experts heralded digital technologies as powerful …

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For Peace in Haiti, Let’s Build on the Success We’re Ignoring

WEBHaiti’s new eruption of violence threatens anarchy and famine for its 11 million people and endangers security in the entire region, yet “an old narrative that ‘Haiti is hopeless’” risks …

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Tracking the Taliban's (Mis)Treatment of Women

WEBTaliban’s Decrees and Directives Infringing on the Rights of Women and Men Schools. August 30, 2021: Declared ban on co-education and prohibited men from …

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Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction: …

WEBThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to adequate food, housing and medical care.624 Access to and delivery of basic needs services is …

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The Myanmar Army’s War Against Mental Health and …

WEBAfter nearly 75 years of sustained conflict, Myanmar’s population has suffered devastating and compounding intergenerational trauma. But rather than …

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The Coronavirus Requires Global Cooperation—Now

WEBThe COVID-19 virus has only begun to strike the dozens of “fragile” states—those whose poor governance and weak social contracts disable them from resolving internal conflicts …

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The Current Situation in Venezuela

WEBSince 2018, the U.S. Institute of Peace has worked to generate the conditions for a peaceful negotiated political settlement in Venezuela by enhancing engagement and supporting …

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The Current Situation in Iraq United States Institute of Peace

WEBIraq’s social and political landscape has changed drastically after an escalation of regional and global power competition, the COVID-19-induced health and …

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Pakistan: A Rising Women’s Movement Confronts a New Backlash

WEBThe latest Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey estimated that 28 percent of women in Pakistan have “experienced physical violence” by the age of 50. …

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Provision of Essential Services United States Institute of Peace

WEBProviding essential services is the primary function of administrative governance in societies emerging from conflict. These societies are in immediate need of security, the rule of …

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How to Balance Hydropower and Local Conflict Risks

WEBWith more than 3,700 dams in the planning or construction phase worldwide — a majority of which are in developing economies — careful analysis must be …

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Taking a Terrible Toll: The Taliban’s Education Ban

WEBLast month, a year after the Taliban banned Afghan girls from receiving secondary education, another school year began in Afghanistan — the only country in …

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How Climate Change Deepens Bangladesh’s Fragility

WEBThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth report on the state of the earth’s climate in early August — and it paints a dire picture. …

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10 Things to Know about the U.S.-China Rivalry in Africa

WEBNext week, nearly 50 African heads of government plan to be in Washington, D.C. for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. A broad range of issues will be …

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WEBAccess To and Delivery of Basic Needs Services is a condition in which the population has equal access to and can obtain adequate water, food, shelter, and health services to …

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