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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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"?

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.

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.

#web-ET2020! Global inequalities in the covid-19 pandemic.

This year's Development Conference will take place on 13 and 14 November and, due to the pandemic, only online. The VIDC is co-organiser of the conference and hosts the Africa panel.

Corruption, National Bankruptcy and Social Protest - On the Situation in Lebanon

By Helmut Krieger

H. Krieger analyzes the causes of the revolt, which is directed against mismanagement and corruption, as well as the consequences of the influence of regional and global powers through economic, political and military…