By Sarah Cockey, Natalie Fiertz, Nate Haken, Patricia Taft Nasri, Wendy Wilson, Daniel Woodburn Although overall levels in violence in the Niger Delta have improved over the last five years, there are increased economic pressures which have the potential to reverse those gains unless government, civil society, and development actors work to develop a security […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
Nigeria COVID Briefing: A Stress Test of Nigerian Resilience
- 30 September 2020
By Charles Fiertz, Nate Haken, Patricia Taft Nasri, Chloe Pan, Nkasi Wodu So far, Nigeria has managed the health aspects of the COVID-19 crisis much better than many countries, certainly better than the United States, based on the number of reported cases and deaths, due to a strong and proactive approach to the prevention of […]
ECOWAS Early Warning Directorate Country Risk & Vulnerability Assessments
- 18 September 2020
“We cannot talk about conflict prevention without recognizing the role of early warning and response. They are intertwined.” This film documents the Country Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (CRVA) conducted across West Africa to measure communities’ resilience to conflict, humanitarian emergencies and other shocks. These CRVAs take a hyper local approach to data collection and assessment, […]
From Commitment to Impact: A Guide for Local Working Groups on Business, Security & Human Rights
- 04 June 2020
BY J.J. MESSNER DE LATOUR, HANNAH BLYTH, AND MARLENE WAFLER* Innovative local-level mechanisms for fostering implementation of good practices in the field of business, security and human rights exist in many contexts and are linked to different policy frameworks. This Guide provides good practices and insights to support the development and successful implementation of local […]
FSI 2020 Launch Event – Online
- 11 May 2020
Live Online on YouTube Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Register Now As countries around the world attempt to navigate the social, economic, political, and (obviously) public health challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic, societies are met with only one clear certainty – we will collectively emerge to a new, different reality. How we approach and make […]