A feminist exploration: Visibility & symbolic politics Published: 6 November 2020 5th Feminist Exploration with LGBTIQA* advocate Faris Cuchi Gezahegn, on how in knowledge production, some voices are structurally recognised while others are systematically disregarded
No Women - No Peace: 20 years of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security Published: 22 October 2020 On 31 October 2000, the UN Security Council adopted the Landmark Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. On its 20th anniversary, this dossier portrays women from 20 countries that make a difference in peace and security.
No Women - No Peace: 20 years of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security Published: 22 October 2020
Dossier: The New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Published: 14 October 2020 After years of erratic and uncoordinated actions, the European Commission has revealed the long-awaited New Pact on Migration and Asylum to “propose a fresh start” on this highly politicised policy priority. Will the "New Pact" become the coherent strategy on migration the EU needs?
Nothing new in the West! Published: 12 October 2020 In Tunisia, the EU Migration Pact is received with diplomatic silence from politicians, apathy from the Tunisian authorities and powerless indignation from the civil society. This sobering pact only confirms once again for many Tunisians that the EU migration policy is a one-way affair.
You can’t build on that: Externalisation as the cornerstone of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Published: 12 October 2020 Since 2015, the EU and its Member States have been moving away from an externalisation of migration control to an externalisation of their obligations to afford protection. The New Pact does not change this.
Nothing New in the North: The EU’s New Pact will not change much for Morocco Published: 12 October 2020 The Moroccan government can live happily with the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. But many activists are disappointed by the contents of the Brussels Pact.
Insights from Serbia - a buffer zone for the EU’s illegal pushback policy? Published: 12 October 2020 Is Serbia a transit country or slowly becoming a buffer zone for the EU’s illegal pushback policy and overall goal to reduce migration to its territory?
Amazonia Today Published: 7 October 2020 Since Jair Bolsonaro took up office as President of Brazil in January 2019, deforestation rates have curved steeply upwards once again. But it should be borne in mind that even under previous presidents, from Lula to Temer, and even with enormous global awareness of the importance of tropical forests and many national and international efforts, deforestation has never been halted altogether.
In the Philippines, distance learning reveals the digital divide Published: 6 October 2020 Forced to follow a “no vaccine, no classes” policy, the Philippines has implemented distance-learning programs that exacerbate existing inequalities.
