General News

Oil, business and borders

The unblended Ugandan cocktail

Photo by International Alert/SWORD ImagesDuring the past three months, International Alert has been working with local partners in Uganda to understand the challenges facing local communities in the country’s fledgling oil region.

Bernard Atuhaire - Senior Research and Communications Officer, Uganda
Fri, 30/08/2013

Nagorny Karabakh

20 years of civil peacebuilding

Read the report 'Advancing the prospects for peace' here.International Alert has launched a new report on the successes and challenges of 20 years of civil peacebuilding in the Nagorny Karabakh conflict context.

Marina Nagai – Senior Projects Manager, Eurasia
Fri, 30/08/2013

Community resilience and the environment

Vulnerability to environmental risks and effects in Nepal and Pakistan

Farmers plough an arid field in Nepal.</p>
 <div class= Janpeter Schilling - Programme Officer, Climate Change and Security

Thu, 29/08/2013

Solidarity among Africa's youth

Helping young people continue the legacy of pan-Africanism

Photo by International Alert/SWORD ImagesNext month International Alert will co-host the second in a series of conferences on the topic of 'Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance'.

Lulsegged Abebe - Senior Advisor on the African Union
Fri, 23/08/2013

Peace and conflict in northern Uganda

Monitoring the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan

Photo by International Alert/SWORD ImagesOur latest research in Uganda examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the region.

Robert Esuruku - Head of Research, Uganda
Wed, 28/08/2013

Private and public security in Nepal

Businesses call for greater transparency and accountability

NBI President Padma Jyoti and Secretary of Home Affairs Nabin K.Ghimire speaking at a national conference organised by International Alert and NBI on 18th January 2013We are helping businesses in Nepal to raise awareness of the security challenges they face.

Ramji Neupane - Director of Programmes
Tue, 20/08/2013

Alert's Secretary General offered professorship

Dan Smith will join Manchester University as Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies

Dan SmithWe are pleased to announce that our Secretary General, Dan Smith, has been offered a professorship at the University of Manchester's Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).

Rebecca Morgan - PA to Dan Smith, Secretary General
Fri, 09/08/2013

How does climate change affect peace?

Listen to our podcast on climate and conflict resilience

Photo by International Alert/Niranjan ShresthaA study in the peer review journal Science out this week claims to show evidence of the links between a warming climate and increased violence.

Janani Vivekananda - Manager, Climate Change and Conflict
Tue, 06/08/2013

Red Flags for companies

New iPhone app provides guidance on working in high-risk areas

Download the Red Flags app here

We have launched a free iPhone app to warn businesses about the risks of them being implicated in human rights abuses in high-risk areas. Download the app here.

Desislava Stoitchkova - Senior Programme Officer
Wed, 31/07/2013

Gender-responsive peacebuilding

Alert trains UN to integrate gender in post-conflict countries

Sarah Douglas, Policy Specialist in the Peace and Security Section at UN Women.</p>
 <div class= Hawah Bunduka - Senior Peacebuilding Training Officer

Mon, 29/07/2013

Mining in Africa

How to mitigate risks in areas affected by conflict

Platinum mine, South Africa, 2007. Photo by LianeGreeffLast month International Alert participated in the conference 'Sharing the benefits of the commodity boom', organised by Mining on Top: Africa in partnership with the Commonwealth Business Council and UK Trade and Investment.

Zahed Yousuf - Senior Programme Officer
Fri, 26/07/2013

Governance the key to climate resilience in Bangladesh?

A blog by our Senior Climate Change and Security Advisor

This article first appeared on the Thomson Reuters Foundation website.

Resilience, as a concept, has re-emerged after a few decades of hibernation as the development term du jour.  While not without its challenges, the approach certainly has merits.

Thu, 09/05/2013

Common principles of justice in Nepal

Improving coordination between state and non-state justice systems

Formal and informal justice actors discussing issues concerning access to justice in Mahottari district in NepalOn 5 July International Alert, in partnership with the National Judicial Academy, Forum for Women Law and Development and Legal Aid and Consultancy Centre, launch

Rabina Shrestha - Programme Manager, Nepal
Thu, 11/07/2013

Corporate responsibility in Pakistan

Alert helps Lahore business school sign up to global principles

Lahore University of Management SciencesAfter continued support from International Alert, the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan has joined the UN Global Compact (UNGC).

Aurangzeb Haneef - National Project Coordinator, Pakistan
Thu, 11/07/2013

Resilience is the best defence

Improving local and national responses to climate change and security

People fishing on Lake Chilika. Photo by Rita WillaertInternational Alert’s latest research, produced in collaboration with the South Asia Network for Security and Climate Change (SANSaC), looks at the relationship between the environment and security in South Asia.

Janani Vivekananda - Manager, Climate Change and Conflict
Tue, 02/07/2013
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