Amidst the shocking waves of the coronavirus pandemic that has struck the world, Jerry Locula shares his thoughts on how he sees the world today, and how the world will never be the same again. He highlights that peace is not squarely the absence of war, thereby auguring that the
Non-Governmental Organizations, The Two-Edged Sword for Peace and Development: The Case of Karamoja Region Author: Wyclife Ong’eta, and Salome Nyambura Translated into Spanish by Sylvia Cespedes Introduction Over the past 100 years relatively more NGOs have tended to operate in fields that are also of great concern to national governments, for
This is the 15 publication of the Ideas for Peace Series "Towards a Legally Binding Instrument on the Right to Development" it was written by Dr. Mihir Kanade and it seeks to explain the overall context for the adoption of an international biding treaty to ensure this right
In the wake of ongoing protests in the United States in demand for justice in the killing of a 46-year-old black man, George Floyd, at the hands of a white police officer, a social justice activist has insisted that the protests are legitimate. Jerry Locula highlights the historical racism and
For this research, three pandemics Covid-19, The Black Death, and The Spanish Flu are studied to understand how religion has played a role during these pandemics.
Transitional justice for Mali: The impasse? Author: Odette Pires Translated into Spanish by Florencia Prieto For eight years now, Mali has been a scene of a series of armed conflicts involving multiple local, regional, and international actors that are getting more and more entangled in a dead end. Important stakeholders
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic emerged in Wuhan, China, spread nationwide last December and then swept the globe in early 2020. After being declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January, COVID-19 was later announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) as pandemic in March
Addressing climate change is a matter of global concern, catalyzing the proposal and adoption of major climate treaties. The latest major climate treaty - the Paris Agreement - marks a milestone in global efforts to tackle climate change, providing the means to both developed and developing States to fulfill their
