Peace Corner Podcast

In this final episode of Season 7, Rhea Mahanta, founder of The Peacebuilding Project, shares her story. She describes how climate change affects her work as a peace activist and reflects on new multidisciplinary strategies to address the climate-peace nexus. "I feel that not only should issues of economic growth, political and social inequality be dealt with simultaneously, but we also need a rad...

私たちのアイデンティティとコミュニティが、活動家としてどのような意味を形作るのでしょうか？創造的な手段や日常生活の中でどのように平和構築者となれるのでしょうか？環境悪化の影響を不均衡に受けながらも、世界中の若い先住民族は、創造的な実践を通じて自らの文化再生と環境保護のために指導的役割を果たしています。 このエピソードでは、日本と世界中でアイヌ文化普及に取り組むアイヌの活動家である関根摩耶（まや）さ...

How do our identity and community shape what it means to be an activist? How can we be peacebuilders in creative ways and in daily life? Despite disproportionately facing the effects of environmental degradation, young indigenous people from across the world are leading the way in advocating for the revitalisation of their heritage and environmental protection through creative practices. In this e...

What do we know about interlinkages between Climate Change and conflicts? Surprisingly, academic research shows that proving that Climate Change triggers conflicts is often challenging. In the newest episode of the #PeaceCornerPodcast, CSPPS intern Victor interviews Clionadh Raleigh, political violence and geography professor and president of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (A...

The climate crisis is impacting the whole world, but not everyone is affected in the same way. Indigenous communities are at the forefront of the battle against climate change, trying to make their voices heard by institutions and decision-making bodies. In this new episode of The Peace Corner Podcast, UNOY Communications Officer Francesca Paniccia talks to Dayana Blanco Quiroga, Project Coordinat...

From the Sahel to the Arctic, the impact of climate change is being felt around the world. But how is it linked to violent conflict? Understanding the connection between the two is more important now than ever. Join UNOY Fundraising Officer Sumaiya Tanim as she chats with Katongo Seyuba, a young researcher on Climate Change, Development & Sustainability on the latest episode of Peace Corner Po...

In this new episode, we learn from Nishanie Jayamaha, who brings a humanitarian perspective to the discussion. Are you curious to hear about how the different sectors are inter-connected? Are you interested in learning more about the implications of connecting climate change as a direct driver to conflict? Tune in to hear more ! Nishanie Jayamaha is the Learning and Climate Change Coordinator at I...

In this episode, Beatrice talks to Marion Akiteng from CECORE Uganda, who shares her experience in developing and piloting the GPPAC Step-by-Step Guide to document, assess, and address climate security challenges at the local level. What for? To design strategies for mitigating and adapting to climate risks. Hear from Marion how communities develop local indicators and find out more about their va...

Join Aziza and Ali Joma in the latest episode of the #PeaceCorner Podcast to explore the impacts of climate change on the community in Afghanistan, and how young climate activists are contributing to climate action and change. Ali Joma Raeesi is a young climate activist who has been working on climate change issues since his university days. He is the CEO of Avisar organization for research and wa...

Generation climate: What is the impact of conflict and climate change on vulnerable communities in Yemen? What is the role of youth in building community resilience to changing climate patterns? Tune in to join the discussion of Charis and Olla Alsakkaf and deep dive into the role of youth mediators as valuable contributors to climate-action. Olla Alsakkaf is a peace and climate activist from Yeme...

Climate action must be channelled through feminist and civil society networks who have the local expertise on climate peace and security. Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls has over 30 years of experience in feminist movements. She is part of the #ShiftingThePowerCoalition - a feminist alliance of pacific women-led organisations driving climate justice and humanitarian action. Peacebuilding should not just be r...

It is quite evident that climate change is very much a global issue. How we live and work together in communities and cities can have a huge impact in tackling climate change. Some believe that small scale projects do not positively combat the effects of climate change, others believe that solutions suited to the local context is one of the best ways forward. Join us in discussing this topic with...

La région de l’Extrême Nord du Cameroun est la région plus touchée par le changement climatique, la plus pauvre et la moins scolarisée du pays. C’est aussi la région dans laquelle Marthe Wandou a concentré ses efforts depuis les années 1990 avec son association ALDEPA (Action locale pour un développement participatif et autogéré). Les activités de l'association ont évolué avec le contexte sécurita...

Peace is personal; part of demystifying peacebuilding is recognising the agency of young people who are building and sustaining peace in their communities, and speaking up against injustices and acknowledging their role as peacebuilders. In this episode of the Peace Corner, Freya from UNOY Peacebuilders sat down with Anbid Zaman, LGBTQIA+ human rights activist, and discussed intersectionality, ste...

After years of confrontation and diplomatic tensions, Ukraine was invaded by Russia on 24 February 2022. The war has severely impacted social cohesion, community security, and the resilience of local communities, especially women and girls. This episode is structured in two interrelated parts: the first part is designed to highlight the role of women in peacebuilding, while the second part, more i...

Part of demystifying peacebuilding is recognising the agency of young people, who are building and sustaining peace in their communities, and speaking up against injustices. In this episode, Shreya from UNOY Peacebuilders sat down with Ufra Mir, a peace psychologist from Kashmir, to discuss the nexus between mental health, decolonising peacebuilding, and Ufra’s experiences as a woman peacebuilder...

Despite the wealth of evidence highlighting the benefits that investing in women and youth can bring in terms of conflict prevention, crisis response, and peace, the failure to allocate sufficient resources and funds has been perhaps the most serious and persistent obstacle to the implementation of the WPS and YPS agendas. Moreover, research shows a consistent, striking disparity between policy co...

In January 2020, the Mexican government announced that it would implement a Feminist Foreign Policy and in January 2021 Mexico presented its first National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). Both documents claim to put women and marginalised communities at the centre of their approach to international affairs and security. In this episode, Dinorah sat down with Ana and Daniela—a...

Rwanda leads the world with the largest share of women in the national legislature; it's arguably the number one country for women in politics. This has led me to wonder whether and how traditional gender roles are challenged and/or transformed in times of (post-)conflict. This is a relevant question as times are changing, and with that, there is also a need for the transformation of traditional a...

We see gender relations play out everyday in our own contexts and societies: how the military is considered masculine; how care jobs are considered feminine; how we expect something else from fathers than we do from mothers; how positions of power are often held by men, but the consequences are often felt by women and gender diverse people. Every day we learn about gender relations and how they fo...

In South Sudan, harmful cultural practices lock women and girls into roles where they are expected to have certain responsibilities. They face many challenges and are deprived of basic human rights, which they are not even aware of. There is an urgent need to raise awareness and create a safe space for women to be able to speak up on the many challenges they face and how they wish to see change ha...

In Yemen, the violence of the war tearing the country apart since late 2014 has amplified the already deeply entrenched gender inequalities. Child marriage and domestic violence cases are recorded in climbing numbers. In spite of this, women on the ground are showing us the power of advocacy to challenge discriminatory practices in their country. Alaa Al-Eryani is a prominent Yemeni gender equalit...

While gender and climate change are often viewed as independent fields with isolated challenges, the relationship between them are in fact more deeply intertwined than ever before. With the acceleration of climate change, the rise of climate-induced conflict and environmental insecurity have also begun to rear their heads. It’s no secret that conflict, scarcity, and instability often more heavily...

After a tumultuous decade, marked by two civil wars, a permanent ceasefire was signed in Libya in October 2020. In early 2021, the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum assigned a new interim government, the Government of National Unity, in an attempt to stabilise the political scene and to organise parliamentary and presidential elections on the 24th December 2021. In preparation for the electio...

Five years after the historic adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR)2250 on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), where are we on the implementation of the agenda? In this pod, Gwedolyn Myers discusses the Liberian youth-led initiatives and the work of Messengers of Peace-Liberia to generate conducive environments for youth inclusion at the local level, as well as the challe...