© Aadil Ahmad

Life in the Islamic Emirate of 2021

by Ali M. Latifi

The Taliban are now in full control of Afghanistan, have presented a government and have already broken their first promises. About the current situation on the ground, a report by Ali M. Latifi.

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[Translate to English:] © Karo Pernegger

Women for Peace in the Horn of Africa: A new network across borders for more impact

Interview with Asia Abdulkadir by Nadja Schuster (VIDC Global Dialoguee)

VIDC Global Dialogue has been able to support women from the Horn of Africa Region to found a diaspora women network in Vienna, which will hopefully have a positive impact for the women in this conflict region. Nadja Schuster…

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Afghanistan Peace Talks. A Road to Nowhere?

Report from the Webinar on 26 April 2021

The discussion with prominent experts dealt with the chances for a sustainable peace process and a lasting ceasefire between the government and the Taliban.

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[Translate to English:] Women Leaders Peace Summit in November 2020 in Doha © OXUS TV/Tanya Kayhan

Afghan women – the quintessence for peace

by Heela Najibullah

UN Resolution 1325 demands to include women's full equal participation in peacebuilding. However, Afghan women's voices are marginalized. Only 4 out of 21 members of Afghan goverment's negotiation team are women and zero in…

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Covid-19, vaccine, fairness, equality, human rights, WTO, TRIPS, Carlos Correa, Fatima Hassan

Covid-19 and Global Vaccine Inequality

Views from the Global South

Covid-19 affects us all, but not all equally. Documentation of a webinar on vaccine inequlity, with Carlos Correa and Fatima Hassan.

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Protests in Nigeria Africa

Social Movements in Africa. Mobilization in the Middle of a Pandemic

Report from the Online Discussion on 18 November 2020

The discussion provided an insight into the daily struggles of African protest movements and thightened security measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Afghanistan, VIDC, Afghan Women Leaders' Peace Summit 2020

Peace needs women!

Afghan women are urging for their inclusion in the peace process

In November, two important conferences for the future of Afghanistan took place. One was the Afghan Women Leaders' Peace Summit 2020 in Dubai and the other was the International Donors' Conference in Geneva.

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ResiliArt Debate

Current challenges of international cultural exchange

Thursday, 10 December 2020, 17:30 - 19:30, Zoom Webinar
What shape will cultural exchange take, once international mobility is back to "normal"?

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© Kiril Kirkov

Refugee Women as Agents for Peace

The UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Context of Forced Migration

Thursday, 3 December 2020, 17:00 - 18:30, CET (Zoom Webinar in English and Arabic)
Panel discussion and study presentation: The UNSCR 1325 and its application on the participation and rights of refugee women in the EU.

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The bigger picture, © Daisy Jacobs

Trickfilmreihe Klappe auf!

16 Days of Activism against Violence against Women and Girls

Thursday, 26 November 2020 - 7 December 2020
"Klappe auf!" - a cooperation of developement and women`s organisations shows animated short films dealing with violence against women in the care sector.

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