
In the News: Tuesday, 1 September 2020
DRC Takes a Step Towards Zero Tolerance Against Gender-Based Violence Source: UN Women Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo are still the first victims of conflicts and

DRC Takes a Step Towards Zero Tolerance Against Gender-Based Violence Source: UN Women Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo are still the first victims of conflicts and

The formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity remains a golden opportunity to revive South Sudan’s hope for peace, stability and prosperity.


Arguing that continuing conflict between farmers and herdsmen can be explained by the non-application of restorative justice procedures by government.


Establishing the sources of disharmony among government of national unity (GNU) parties, using the cases of Zimbabwe and Lesotho.

A blog post written by Caitlin Hamilton, Nyibeny Naam, and Laura J. Shepherd for the London School of Economic’s WPS Centre discusses the implementation of WPS-related National Action Plans. Their full research

The University of Sydney in Australia published a new report titled Twenty Years of Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans: Analysis and Lessons Learned which was authored by Caitlin

Examining two recent case studies – Kashmir and Cameroon – where communications shutdowns have led to violent conflict.

Analysing less traditional forms of regional security cooperation through the case study of the RCI-LRA in Central Africa.