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Human Rights in the Future of Emerging Virtual States

Virtual States by GPT

Imagine a futuristic society, where everything is digitalized. Not just work, but meeting friends, traveling, and even the state we live in is now online. Now people are having heated discussions on whether to have their consciousness uploaded onto a cloud service they prefer. Now then, how would statehoods be formed, and who can we define as ‘human’? What changes and challenges would human rights face? As the possibility of more pandemics to come, under the extreme change of climates, this essay ponders over the idea of a fully digitalized future, and a few matters of human rights we need to consider.

Climate Change: a Threat to International Peace and Security

The 2023 Global Risks Report of the World Economic Forum described that climate and environmental risks are the core focus of global risks perceptions over the next decade. Thus, it remains counterintuitive that as the primary United Nations organ concerned with the maintenance of international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has failed to characterize climate change as a “threat to international peace and security”.

Presentación del Centro Global de Innovación para la Paz y del libro “Innovación para la Paz”

Dr. Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo, editor del libro Innovación para la Paz

El 1 de abril, la Universidad para la Paz (UPAZ) celebró en su Aula Magna el evento “Innovación para la Paz”, orientado a reflexionar sobre cómo responder a las nuevas realidades en materia de paz mediante la colaboración interdisciplinaria. El Vicerrector, Dr. Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo, presentó la visión del Centro Global de Innovación para la Paz, creado en 2022 para fomentar un mundo donde paz, innovación y sostenibilidad se sustenten en acción ética y cooperación intercultural. La actividad dio continuidad a los debates que inspiraron el libro Innovación para la Paz. Reflexiones e ideas, presentado en la ONU en 2024, y que en Costa Rica sirvió de base para mesas de discusión sobre áreas prioritarias de innovación (investigación constante, vínculo academia-empresa, capacitación tecnológica y políticas públicas innovadoras), formación de alianzas estratégicas con actores diversos, y exploración de fuentes de financiamiento nacionales e internacionales. Entre los proyectos replicables surgieron laboratorios de innovación tecnológica y programas de microcredenciales. El Rector, Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena, cerró destacando la importancia de nuevas narrativas para la paz, el arte como medio de expresión pacífica y un desarrollo sostenible centrado en las comunidades.

Peace at the Margins

Image Albinism Awareness Day

This article features a conversation with Dr. Uyanwune, highlighting the intersection of peace, health, and human rights in the context of technological innovation. The UPEACE Global Center for Peace Innovation continues its efforts to envision peace through technology and systemic approaches that empower marginalized communities. Dr. Uyanwune focuses on albinism, a rare genetic condition that poses significant health risks and social challenges, particularly in Africa, where stigma and discrimination exacerbate vulnerabilities. He emphasizes that peace and health innovations do not necessarily require cutting-edge technology but rather inclusive, systemic coordination among health, education, and community sectors. Such multidisciplinary approaches can improve healthcare access, reduce stigma, and foster social inclusion, aligning with several Sustainable Development Goals including good health, quality education, gender equality, and reduced inequalities. This perspective links the fulfillment of the right to health with building positive peace through sustainable, preventative innovation.

Peace Starts Here: Empowering Local Voices for Global Harmony

A group of women peacebuilders

Peace Starts Here: Empowering Local Voices for Global Harmony Author: Jamila-Aisha P. Sanguila In a world plagued by conflict and crisis, achieving peace is a collective imperative. This article discusses a groundbreaking campaign initiated by ten diverse local peacebuilders from across the globe, aiming to catalyze transformative change within the peacebuilding sector. Emerging from discussions […]

The intersection of symbols, community engagement and peacebuilding – A Visit to Bosnia

The intersection of symbols, community engagement and peacebuilding – A Visit to Bosnia Author: Marjan Montazemi My journey in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) started in 2002 when I volunteered for a year with the Mozaik Development Foundation.  I was recruited to support the roll-out of their new program called the Living Heritage. This program was […]

Conflict in Mali

Conflict in Mali Author: Jackie Schiffer The conflict in Mali is multidimensional. The following analysis, utilizing CR SIPPABIO, will establish a basis of understanding for the quickly evolving and escalating conflict. Following, we will explore peace in Mali, challenges to peace, and future recommendations. Context: Challenges in Mali date from 1960 with post-colonial instability, a […]

Communication the Pavement to Build Peace

Communication the Pavement to Build Peace Author: Diana Chávez Acosta Conflicts between individuals or groups arise from miscommunication, the way we express things are usually more influential than what we are actually saying. Imagine all the conflicts and inconveniences we could avoid by first expressing ourselves correctly and most of all listening and understanding the […]

Global Governance to address Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons

Global Governance to address Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons to prevent Armed Conflicts and promote Peace Author: Suchitra Rautela Joshi Somalia became a free country in 1960. It was then ruled by a dictator since 1969 until a civil war broke out with the collapse of the regime in 1991. Various armed factions began […]