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Today, I completed a little challenge I began on Monday, which was reading the 496-page consolidated report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia(TRC). Here are five things I learned: 1. Every Liberian who can read should read that report 2. The historical antecedents in Liberia that reached a crescendo in 1979 and led to the civil war of 1979-2003 are still present in post-conflict Liberia 3. The current state of underdevelopment in Liberia (education included) directly relates to the culture of impunity and the failure of the Liberian state to implement the recommendations of the TRC Report, particularly the prosecution of perpetrators of War and economic crimes and failure to provide reparations and healing to victims. 4. Since the cessation of arms fighting in 2003, Liberia still has no peace. We have had merely the absence of war and the maintenance of the social structures that led to 14 years of civil war. 5. The TRC report transcends Liberia's History much more than we are taught in schools.

Peace Education and Conflict Prevention in Somalia The findings of this study revealed the contributions of peace education to conflict prevention in Somalia, providing recommendations for reform to the Ministry of Education. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ekQBDzn3

CTG's CENTCOM/AFRICOM Team analyzed the recent events in Nigeria and Libya. In Nigeria, the scourge of mass school abductions persists, with over 200 students kidnapped in Kuriga, underscoring the urgent need for enhanced security measures to safeguard vulnerable communities and ensure access to education. CTG predicts potential repercussions such as decreased enrollment rates, strained community resources, and heightened tensions between civilians and the government. In Libya, a significant milestone is reached as key leaders unite to establish a new unified government, signaling hope for stability and democratic progress after years of conflict. The CENTCOM/AFRICOM Team provides a detailed analysis of this pivotal agreement, examining its potential to foster national unity, decrease armed conflict, and attract international investment for economic growth. #Nigeria #Libya #AFRICOM #OSINT #Sunday https://lnkd.in/gdR4TyB4

Our latest article, highlighting the major economic push and pull factors behind the willingness and reluctance of internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kabul to return to their homes, has been published by a renowned research institute, Researching Internal Displacement (RID). The article is freely accessable for readers! #Afghanistan #IDP #Research #Kabul #Displacement

In a world of horrifying humanitarian crises, attack on education are a threat to the safety but also the future of children and youth. Read more in the EuA 2024 report.

New Post: Afghanistan’s school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred by Taliban - https://lnkd.in/dYBk8PSZ - The school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education - #news #business #world -------------------------------------------------- Download: Stupid Simple CMS - https://lnkd.in/g4y9XFgR -------------------------------------------------- or download at SourceForge - https://lnkd.in/gNqB7dnp

In times of crisis, ensuring accurate estimates of out-of-school children becomes paramount for informed policy-making and targeted interventions. When crises strike, conventional data collection processes frequently become inconsistent, leaving millions of children unaccounted for in global education statistics. Despite occasional updates, lack of continuous monitoring leads to gaps in our understanding of the true impact of crises on education. Exploring crises in Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, and Myanmar, Manos Antoninis, #GEMReport, Silvia Montoya, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, and Christian Stoff, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), uncover the challenges of estimating out-of-school populations amidst conflict and displacement. Read more in the #WorldEducationBlog post: https://bit.ly/48SrhL4

What future for Syria, particularly for democratic aspirations? Looking at HTS and SNA’s policies in the past, they have not encouraged a democratic space to develop, but quite the opposite. They have been authoritarian. No trust should be given to such forces, quite the opposite. Only the self-organization of popular classes fighting for democratic and progressive demands will create that space and open a path toward actual liberation. Their capacity to do so, however, will have to overcome many obstacles from war fatigue to repression, poverty, and social dislocation. Only the development of civil society’s organizations (not narrowly defined as of NGOs but in a Gramscian sense of popular mass formations outside of the state) such a as trade unions, feminist organizations, local popular associations , etc… can constitute a political and social alternative for a democratic future…

In times of crisis, ensuring accurate estimates of out-of-school children becomes paramount for informed policy-making and targeted interventions. When crises strike, conventional data collection processes frequently become inconsistent, leaving millions of children unaccounted for in global education statistics. Despite occasional updates, the lack of continuous monitoring leads to gaps in our understanding of the true impact of crises on education. Exploring crises in Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, and Myanmar, Manos Antoninis, #GEMReport, Silvia Montoya, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, and Christian Stoff, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), uncover the challenges of estimating out-of-school populations amidst conflict and displacement. On the International Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack explore this #WorldEducationBlog post: https://bit.ly/48SrhL4

Crisis in Ethiopia: Over 8 Million Students Out of School as Conflict Rages On In Ethiopia, a staggering 8.8 million students find themselves deprived of education, a consequence of the escalating security crisis https://lnkd.in/dE3D5JaS #Ethiopia #Education #Amhara