Author: s_sheikh@rogers.com
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PeaceForward at the SDG 16 Conference 2025
On May 12, 2025, Samra Sheikh, Co-Founder and President of PeaceForward, had the honour of attending the SDG 16 Conference 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on behalf of PeaceForward. Organized by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, UNDESA, and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), the conference convened…
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Gaza war: expected socioeconomic impacts on the State of Palestine
The Gaza war has already caused massive loss of life and infrastructure damage, which will have short- and long-term socioeconomic consequences, and cause long-term deprivation and a reduction in human development that will propagate to all the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme
The challenge: Each year, 500 million to 1.5 billion children around the world are subjected to some form of violence. 1 More than 1 billion children were living in areas affected by conflict and violence in 2006.
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Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected crisis
For the first time, Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Redirection of aid and attention towards Ukraine has increased neglect of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.