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Fragile States Index 2020 Released
BY J.J. MESSNER DE LATOUR As many countries continue to suffer thousands of deaths and millions experience social isolation and economic hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 Fragile… Read More -
Democracies Under Pressure
BY NATE HAKEN On debate stages, behind pulpits, in lecture halls, journals, books, and op-ed pages, experts and politicians grapple with causes, implications, and solutions to the issue of growing… Read More -
A Pot Boiling Over: Chile Most Worsened in 2020
BY CHARLES FIERTZ On October 7, in the Santiago metro, a group of students began jumping turnstiles to protest a four percent rise in peak-time fares announced the day before.… Read More -
Exit from Brexit: U.K. Continues Rapid Fall
BY J.J. MESSNER DE LATOUR AND FIONA GRATHWOHL Brexit. In many ways, it would be easy to sum up the fortunes of the United Kingdom over the last five years… Read More -
Regional Instability Drives Worsening in Burkina Faso
BY MARCEL MAGLO AND FIONA GRATHWOHL Burkina Faso, formerly considered one of West Africa’s most stable countries, now rates as the fourth most worsened country in the 2020 Fragile States… Read More -
Colombia's Peace Deal Unravels
BY CHARLES FIERTZ Colombia saw its worst year-on-year change in the history of the Fragile States Index (FSI) in 2020, breaking a trend of almost uninterrupted improvement since the Index’s… Read More -
What Else Could Go Wrong? Mozambique Continues Worsening Trend
BY CHARLES FIERTZ A combination of natural disasters, insurgent attacks, and a contested election resulted in another challenging year for Mozambique, which tied with Libya for the second-most worsened country… Read More -
Division in India
BY CHARLES FIERTZ In 1989, foreshadowing events to come, India’s current ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued the Palampur Resolution, throwing their support behind the construction of a… Read More
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Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday's Human Rights and Business Roundtable! It was our honor to discuss the developments, challenges, and opportunities in Strategic and Rare Earth Minerals' #SupplyChains with key experts in the field. #HRBRT
Don't forget to register for #HRBRT and join us tomorrow at 8:00am EDT to discuss the challenges and opportunities for ethical mineral #supplychains.
Register now: https://t.co/oBSrMxiD5b
We look forward to working with @AfPeacebuilding and it's partners to support #GFA implementation in these countries
AfP, as Co-Chair of the #GFA Coalition w/@mercycorps, welcomes the Admin's announcement of the priority countries/region for #GlobalFragilityAct implementation. We look forward to working w/the USG & Coalition to change how the US does business globally.
https://t.co/l7kIey9GYG
Strategic minerals. Rare earth minerals. What’s the difference? How can companies source them ethically, including on #SecurityHumanRights? @dcaf_business is thrilled to participate in @fundforpeace’s Roundtable on 6 April. Register here: https://t.co/GnF2S3Tg6w
Strategic minerals are essential to #industry and #tech, but how do we ensure this process is safe for everyone involved?
Join us April 6th at 8:00am EDT to discuss the challenges and opportunities for ethical mineral #supplychains #HRBRT
Register now: https://t.co/oBSrMxiD5b
Interested in gender-based solutions to tackle #climatechange?
Don't miss this #CSW66 panel moderated by Fund for Peace's Programs Director @eefsample, featuring partners from @dongukoop
Join us to discuss #innovation and the role of #women in #climate change.
While access to water is a constitutional right in Tunisia, people in marginalised areas are missing out. 🚰
This #WorldWaterDay, find out more about why people are going thirsty in this short film and legal report from our team in Tunisia:
https://t.co/LOWNFBrO49
It was a pleasure to be involved in #PeaceCon10 with @intalert and @AfPeacebuilding. We thoroughly enjoyed your talk, Lucy!
International Alert has been working in DRC for 15 years, supporting small and medium sized enterprises to do business with conflict sensitivity.
Lucy Williams, from our team in DRC explained at #PeaceCon10 by @AfPeacebuilding.
The FSI highlighted Ukraine as the most worsened to the country with the biggest increase in instability 6 years ago. Here's what @ForeignPolicy magazine said about Ukraine's FSI scores at the time. https://t.co/nbtxzPP3B4