BY FUND FOR PEACE AND PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES IN THE NIGER DELTA (PIND) This brief explores the extent to which the Pro-Biafra movement and other Niger Delta protest groups are mutually reinforcing in the context of deepening ethno-political polarization nationwide, comparing election cycles and considering the implications for election violence mitigation in 2019. It is critical […]
Category Archives: Publications and Reports
Rise in Communal Conflict and Gang Violence in Cross River State
- 01 August 2017
BY FUND FOR PEACE, PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES IN THE NIGER DELTA (PIND), PARTNERS FOR PEACE Gang violence, and communal conflicts over land and boundary disputes have become prevalent in Cross River state. Farmland is a key resource that communities depend upon for subsistence and livelihoods. This has resulted in recurrent tribal and communal conflicts over land […]
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – April 2017
- 04 July 2017
The following memo analyses data for the NSRP focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta for April 2017.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – March 2017
- 22 May 2017
The following memo analyses data for the NSRP focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta for March 2017.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – February 2017
- 27 April 2017
The following memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta for February 2017.
New Guidance Released: Use of Security Forces: Assessing and Managing Risks and Impacts
- 05 April 2017
BY J.J. MESSNER* Cet article est aussi disponible en français The Fund for Peace is delighted to announce the release of a new guidance handbook on Use of Security Forces: Assessing and Managing Risks and Impacts, published by the International Finance Corporation and co-authored with The Fund for Peace and Monkey Forest Consulting. This […]
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Quarterly Report 11
- 28 March 2017
BY PATRICIA TAFT* This report summarizes the main findings as detailed in three memos produced during the tenth quarter of data collection and analysis. This quarterly report covers the time period from November 2016 to January 2017.
Violence Affecting Women and Girls Monthly Memo – January 2017
- 21 March 2017
The following memo analyzes data for the focus states of Borno, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta for January 2017.
Human Rights & Business Roundtable Annual Report 2016
- 15 March 2017
BY J.J. MESSNER AND HANNAH BLYTH* The mission of The Human Rights & Business Roundtable is to promote the rule of law and open societies. Launched in 1996, the Roundtable was the first forum designed for multinational businesses and mainstream human rights organizations to discuss issues of common concern in an atmosphere of mutual respect, […]
Impacts of Violence on Women and Girls in Kaduna
- 07 March 2017
BY PATRICIA TAFT, HANNAH BLYTH AND CHRISTINA MURPHY Women and girls are often the targets — either directly or caught in the crossfire — of this inter-communal conflict. They also bear the brunt of economic pressures through displacement, livelihood and property destruction, or loss of household breadwinners as a result of the violence. In their […]
🔴𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄: Our first #DEVat60 #DevTalks on Building a More Resilient World in a Multi-Crisis... via @YouTube
The pressing issues of our time (#conflict, #climatechange, #foodinsecurity, etc.) are all interconnected, & require an interconnected response. AfP discussed this need in our recent event with @StimsonCenter.
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Context-specific, data-driven applications have the power to foster peace and promote lasting, positive, and transformative change. It's at the heart of our mission and it anchors our work.