Pfew! Took me long to get here but I made it. And it was all worth it :) I'm gonna skip the boring part with early waking up to catch the flight to Paris, running in between the terminals to catch the flight to Freetown, and so on, and get to the part where first I saw Guineea from the plane before landing for a short stop. My first glimpse of Africa...colorful , unusual, a bit of...
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The new version of the Peace Portal is now live! With this new version the Peace Portal has improved many functionalities, usability and the design, ready to be used to its full potential. How can you use the Peace Portal? Every day we hear news of longstanding violent conflicts, where solutions seem difficult to even imagine. Local communities in conflict regions are...
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On the 6th of April there was a meeting in The Hague on the role of the European Union in peacebuilding and conflict prevention. The meeting was opened by Minister Ben Knapen of Development cooperation and European Affairs. Various officials were on the panels, from the EU, the Dutch government and civil society organizations, as well as from Ghana and Sudan. Since the 1st of January...
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