As it was for many, 2021 was a year of reflection, growth and change for the Human Rights and Business Roundtable (HRBRT). After temporarily pivoting the Roundtable format to a virtual setting out of necessity in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HRBR T team recognized the continuing utility—and limitations—of the virtual setting. While […]
Category Archives: Media Release
Fund for Peace Names New Leadership Team
- 19 January 2022
The Board of Directors of the Fund for Peace is pleased to announce a new leadership team. Paul Turner has assumed the position of President and Executive Director as of January 10, 2022 and is joined by newly appointed Vice Presidents Patricia Taft Nasri and Nate Haken to lead the organization. As President and Executive […]
Bottom 100 Campaign Wins Gold in 2018 GOV Design Awards
- 04 October 2018
BY FUND FOR PEACE The Fund for Peace is proud to announce that its Bottom 100 Campaign has won Gold in the 2018 GOV Design Awards in the category of Event Experience. The Awards organizers, DrivenxDesign, describe the GOV Design Awards as celebrating “the courage of both commissioners and creators design projects within the government, […]
Remembering Former FFP Board Trustee Ambassador Princeton Lyman
- 25 August 2018
FUND FOR PEACE BOARD OF TRUSTEES It is with deep sadness that Fund for Peace recognizes the passing of its former Board Trustee, Ambassador Princeton Lyman. As a former Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs (1981-1986), U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria (1986-1989), Director of U.S. Refugee programs (1989-1992), U.S. Ambassador to South Africa (1992-1995), and […]
2018 Fragile States Index: Qatar Most-Worsened Country; United States Worsens Significantly Due to Social and Political Pressures
- 23 April 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 23, 2018 Media Contact: Charles Fiertz, [email protected] Washington, D.C. — April 23, 2018 — Following a tumultuous year around the globe, Qatar, Spain, Venezuela, the United States and Yemen have been assessed as the world’s most-worsened countries according to the Fragile States Index, released by The Fund for Peace today. Ultimately […]
Press Release: Fragile States Index 2015 Released
- 17 June 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015 Fragile States Index Released: South Sudan most fragile state for second year in a row; Finland remains at best position; Ukraine, Russia, Syria, Libya, and Mali worsen; Cuba, Georgia, Portugal, and Zimbabwe make gains. WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Fund for Peace (FFP) releases its eleventh annual 2015 Fragile States Index, […]
Press Release: Fragile States Index 2014 Released
- 24 June 2014
Contact: J.J. Messner Office: +1 202 223 7940 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2014 Fragile States Index Released: South Sudan replaces Somalia as most fragile state; Finland remains at best position; Central African Republic, Syria, Libya, and Mozambique worsen; Iran, Cuba, Mexico, Serbia, and Zimbabwe make gains. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fund for Peace today released the tenth edition of […]
Press Release: Failed States Index 2013 Released
- 23 June 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2013 Failed States Index Released: Somalia ranked most troubled state for 6th straight year; Finland remains at best position; Mali, Mauritania, Syria and Burkina Faso fall; Japan recovers. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fund for Peace today released the ninth edition of its annual Failed States Index (FSI), highlighting global political, economic and […]
We're proud to announce the publication of our #HumanRights and #Business Roundtable Annual Report 2021, with reflections on this year's programming and a look forward to the events of 2022.
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Peace is not an endpoint, it's a process - one that requires flexibility, creativity, & working together. For tactics on how to boost communications on #peacebuilding, explore the new guide created by AfP in partnership w/ @FrameWorksInst & @PartnersGlobal:https://t.co/oqZIwtf9gD
Jessica Hartog (@intalert) and @joycekortlandt (@WetlandsInt) explain how quantitative and qualitative data can help to convene different stakeholders to water-related security risks.
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