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Salil Tripathi is a distinguished writer, journalist, and policy adviser with extensive expertise in human rights, corporate accountability, and business ethics. With a career spanning decades, he has worked with organizations like Amnesty International and International Alert, conducting research on human rights abuses, conflict zones, and corporate complicity. Currently, he focuses on themes such as discrimination, technology, and the protection of human rights defenders, while also curating a course on business and human rights at the University of Bergen. A Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Salil is also an award-winning journalist and author of several non-fiction works. His latest book, The Gujaratis, offers a profound exploration of the Gujarati community, blending historical scholarship, original research, and personal insights to unravel the cultural, social, and economic fabric of this industrious and influential group. Based in New York, Salil continues to advocate for human rights and positive change through his writings, podcasts, and academic engagements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So what's it to be in the Middle East in 2025: Mad Max style anarchy or a "Pax Hebraica" orchestrated from Israel? According to regional expert Soli Ozel, the Mad Max scenario is more likely - although, as he notes, many of us oversimplify the contemporary Middle East into false binaries such as the Sunni vs Shiite conflict or Iran vs the Arab world. That said, Ozel warns, the mostly cataclysmic 2024 history of the the region doesn't bode well for 2025. Especially given America's central role in Middle East and its unwillingness to confront the region's central tragedy - the problem of Palestine. Soli Özel is professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, a fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy, a senior fellow at the Institut Montaigne as a senior fellow and a columnist for the Turkish daily Habertürk. Since 2002, Soli Özel has also contributed to Project Syndicate on different occasions, commenting on Turkish politics. He served on the board of directors of International Alert and is currently a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. He was also an advisor to the Chairman the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSIAD) on foreign policy issues. He has guest lectured at Harvard, Tufts, and other US universities and has taught at UC Santa Cruz, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the University of Washington, Northwestern University, the Hebrew University, Boğaziçi University and Bilgi University (Istanbul). He also spent time as a fellow of St. Anthony's College, Oxford and was a visiting senior scholar at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris. He was a Fisher Family Fellow of the “Future of Diplomacy Program” at the Belfer Center of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2013, he was a Keyman fellow and a visiting lecturer at Northwestern University. Soli Özel regularly contributes to the German Marshall Fund's web site's “ON Turkey” series. His work has been printed in different publications in Turkey and abroad, including The International Spectator, Internationale Politik and the Journal of Democracy. He also occupied the position of Editor-in-Chief at Foreign Policy Turkish edition. Soli Özel holds a Bachelor in Economics from Bennington College and a Master in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

What strategies do you think would be effective for establishing community vigilance and early warning systems in conflict prone areas? Today on “voices of peace” brought to you by International Alert, Abigail Siman and Emeka Umesi will be discussing on Community Vigilance: Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) Systems in Conflict-Prone Areas. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-fm-podcast/message

Today on “voices of peace” brought to you by International Alert, Abigail Siman and Emeka Umesi will be discussing on Human Rights in Conflict Zones: The First Responders' Approach. What do you think is the most important thing that can be done to protect human rights in conflict zones? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-fm-podcast/message

Today on “voices of peace” brought to you by International Alert, Abigail Siman and Emeka Umesi will be discussing on addressing grievances and community concerns. What strategies do you believe are most effective in addressing grievances and community concerns? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-fm-podcast/message

The media and Nigerians have been buzzing with a whirlwind of events this week. From Nigeria's independence to the FG's 15-point MOU with NLC and TUC leading to the suspension of the strike, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Chicago varsity saga, a ministerial nominee collapsing during screening, and our currency, the Naira, taking a 40% dip as per the World Bank – it's been quite a rollercoaster ride. Which of these stories grabbed your attention? Share your thoughts! And don't miss our special guest, Comrade Salis Mohammed Abdulsalam, at 9:30 am, discussing "Disability-Inclusive Peacebuilding" on the Let's Talk segment brought to you by International Alert. Join the conversation with Abigail Siman and Emeka Umesi. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-fm-podcast/message

I would like to express to give a massive thank you to the phenomenal "Martin Ennals Foundation" for supporting me. The Geneva-based organisation was named in honour of Martin Ennals, who served as Secretary-General of Amnesty International between 1968-1980 and founded a number of human rights organisatons including ARTICLE 19 and International Alert. The "Martin Ennals Award" is awarded annually to recognise the work of Human Rights Defenders. Learn more about about the "Martin Ennals Foundation and the Martin Ennals Award via the link below: https://www.martinennalsaward.org/

What is it that drives Harriet Lamb, the woman behind the Fairtrade movement and current CEO of WRAP? It is the first question we ask in this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, and the answer is a chastening one. "I was researching why bananas are so cheap in our shops and I went to Costa Rica," she says. "I was met by Carlos, who drives me for miles through plantations of bananas, beautifully green, absolutely silent because so many pesticides have been used that there is none of the normal animal life.  "Carlos was one of the tens of thousands of Latin American men who was made sterile as a result of spraying those chemicals. But he took me to meet a woman, Maria, who suffered a worse fate. "She gave birth to a baby whose head was swollen like a huge balloon, with no eyelids, with no lips. She said the worst thing was that her baby was in constant pain.  "Even when she scooped him up to comfort him, which is of course your instinct as a mum, it only made the crying worse. And there was nothing she could do but cry with him.  "Carlos and I left Maria and got back in the car and drove back through those silent banana plantations and I knew then, as I know now, that there has to be a better way to grow food and trade our food, than one that puts people and planet last like that." In the years that followed, Harriet built the Fairtrade movement. Join the conversation – take part in Sustainable Food Week The certification system laid out production standards for global trade, protecting countless workers and farmers from exploitation, unlivable incomes, and unacceptable working conditions. She is an experienced CEO, having also led the peace-building organisation, International Alert, and the sustainability focused charity Ashden. She has received an embarrassment of well-deserved recognition for her work, including being awarded a CBE and becoming the first woman Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Harriet has recently taken on the role of CEO at WRAP, an NGO working globally to tackle the climate crisis and ensure a sustainable future. In this episode of the podcast, we explore her extraordinary career, look at some of the work she is doing with WRAP, and talk about the future of sustainability.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Soli Özel, professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University in Istanbul. Soli Özel is professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, a fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy, and a columnist for the Turkish daily Habertürk. Since 2002, Soli Özel has also contributed to Project Syndicate on different occasions, commenting on Turkish politics. He served on the board of directors of International Alert and is currently a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. He was also an advisor to the Chairman the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSIAD) on foreign policy issues. He has guest lectured at Harvard, Tufts, and other US universities and has taught at UC Santa Cruz, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the University of Washington, Northwestern University, the Hebrew University, Boğaziçi University and Bilgi University (Istanbul). He also spent time as a fellow of St. Anthony's College, Oxford and was a visiting senior scholar at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris. He was a Fisher Family Fellow of the “Future of Diplomacy Program” at the Belfer Center of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2013, he was a Keyman fellow and a visiting lecturer at Northwestern University. Soli Özel regularly contributes to the German Marshall Fund's web site's “ON Turkey” series. His work has been printed in different publications in Turkey and abroad, including The International Spectator, Internationale Politik and the Journal of Democracy. He also occupied the position of Editor-in-Chief at Foreign Policy Turkish edition. Soli Özel holds a Bachelor in Economics from Bennington College and a Master in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ambassador (retired) Carey Cavanaugh is professor of diplomacy and conflict resolution at the University of Kentucky and chairman of International Alert, a London-based independent peacebuilding organization. His foreign service career focused on conflict resolution, arms control, and humanitarian issues. Ambassador Cavanaugh discusses NATO solidarity on Ukraine, the unexpected consequences of launching a war, the interdependence of the countries of the world and the importance of the United Nations agencies ranging from the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, the World Food Program, UN Refugee Agency, UNICEF, IAEA at Chernobyl and others in working to extend humanitarian assistance, reduce conflict and promote peace and security.

يناقش روني الأسعد، أمين عام الجمعية اللبنانية من أجل ديمقراطية الانتخابات، مع علي طه، الانتخابات النيابية لعام 2022 وما قد يعترض اجراءها من تحديات. كما يتناول أهم الدروس المستخلصة من انتخابات العام 2018 مسلطاً الضوء على الضمانات الرئيسية لنزاهة العملية الانتخابية وحسن سيرها. روني الأسعد هو أمين عام الجمعية اللبنانية من أجل ديمقراطية الانتخابات. نسّق قضاء المتن الشمالي في مراقبة الانتخابات ومن بعدها منسقا للحملة المدنية للإصلاح الانتخابي لأربع سنوات مع “لادي". شغل في السابق منصب المدير التنفيذي في جمعية النجدة الشعبية اللبنانية وقبلها مسؤول المشاريع في منظمة هيفوس Hivos وInternational Alert الدوليتين. حائز على شهادة الماجستير في Applied Human Rights من جامعة يورك – York في بريطانيا. وحائز على شهادة الليسانس في العلوم السياسية والادارية من كلية الحقوق والعلوم السياسية في الجامعة اللبنانية سنة 2009. Rony Al Assaad, Secretary-General of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE), discusses with Ali Taha the main challenges facing the upcoming 2022 parliamentary elections. He revisits some of the most important lessons drawn from the 2018 elections and talks about the measures that can be taken to safeguard the integrity of the electoral process. Roni Al-Assaad is the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE). He was the coordinator of the Northern Matn District for monitoring the elections, and then coordinator of the Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform for four years with LADE. He previously held the position of executive director in the Lebanese People's Relief Society, and before that, the project officer at Hivos and International Alert. He holds a master's degree in Applied Human Rights from York University in the UK and a BA in Political and Administrative Sciences from the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the Lebanese University in 2009. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alt-frequencies/message

Join Raza Ahmad for Friday's show 4-6pm where we will be discussing: Human Rights Human Rights As the world continues to evolve and develop are we making the same progress when it comes to vouchsafing the rights of one another. Join us as we take a look at some of the human rights atrocities that are still occurring in this day and age, such as in Yemen, Afghanistan and Venezuela. How can we bring about a change and what does Islam teach us? Guests: • Caroline Brooks (Syria Programmes Manager at International Alert, an independent peacebuilding organisation. She works through partners inside Syria and neighbouring countries to strengthen capacities to manage and resolve conflict.) • Vittorio Buffachi (Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at University College Cork, Ireland and Chairperson of the Labour Party Cork North Central Constituency.) Producers: Hania Mubarik and Rabeeta Khan

Former U.S. Ambassador/peace mediator Carey Cavanaugh will discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its effect on the future of the Eastern European region. Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh is professor of diplomacy and conflict resolution at the University of Kentucky and chairman of International Alert, a London-based independent peacebuilding organization.

A newly created region in the southern Philippines is set to hold its first parliamentary elections in 2022. But its leaders are pushing to postpone this democratic exercise until the region's transition is well in place. Benedicto Bacani of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance, and Pancho Lara of International Alert join Christian Esguerra in this episode.

The contested Nagorno-Karabakh region is at the heart of a decades-long armed standoff between neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan. The heavy clashes seen last week prompted fears that the dispute could spark yet again another war in the region. Host Mark Leonard is joined by Nicu Popescu, head of ECFR’s Wider Europe programme, ECFR’s Turkey expert Asli Aydıntaşbaş and Sophia Pugsley, Caucasus Regional Manager at International Alert. They explain the background to this conflict, why it flared up again and talk about the situation on the ground. What kind of roles do Turkey and Russia play in the recent fights? Should the EU interfere, and if yes, how? Further reading: "A hill here, a village there: Nagorno-Karabakh and the salami-slicing wars", by Nicu Popescu: https://buff.ly/3joH77w This podcast was recorded on 30 September 2020. Bookshelf: “The story of a new name” by Elena Ferrante - “Envisioning peace: An analysis of grassroots views on the Nagorny Karabakh conflict” by Larisa Sotieva et al. - “Parts of a Circle: History of the Karabakh conflict“ a film by Conciliation Resources: https://vimeo.com/407942633 - “Biography of an empire. Governing Ottomans in an age of revolution” by Christine Philliou - “ Osman’s Dream: The history of the Ottoman Empire” by Caroline Finkel - “The Churchill Complex: rise and fall of the special relationship” by Ian Buruma

Harriet Lamb, former CEO of FairTrade International, International Alert, and now at Ashden, sits down with Lenny to talk about her long leadership journey in the non-profit world. They talk about the power of protesting, how consumers can drive real change with small effort and the connection between conflict and climate change. Music by DJ Nobrauws.

Panel discussion on the Republic of Sudan. Joint event with The Sudanese Programme, held in St Antony's College on May 3rd 2019. Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi (Research Fellow, St Antony's College, Trustee of the Sudanese Programme), Dr Sara Abdelgalil (Paediatric Consultant, President of Sudan Doctors' Union UK), Dr Richard Barltrop (Consultant and researcher on the two Sudans, Trustee of the Sudanese Programme) About the speakers: Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi is a Research Fellow and, since 2002 co-Founder of The Sudanese Programme. He is a social anthropologist whose research interests are economic and social development, sectarian politics, social differentiations, popular culture and oral tradition. He has undertaken extensive anthropological research in northern Sudan. Selected Publications: Among his publications are: Wisdom from the Nile (with F.C.T. Moore), The Oxford Library of African Literature, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1978; La Republique du Soudan, Berger- Levrault, Paris, 1979; Islam in the Modern World (co-editor with D. MacEoin), Croom Helm, 1983; Themes from Northern Sudan, Ithaca Press, 1986; The Arab House (co-editor with A. D. C. Hyland), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1986; The Diversity of the Muslim Community: Anthropological Essays in Memory of Peter Lienhardt (editor), Ithaca Press, 1987; Disorientations: A society in Flux. Kuwait in the 1950s by Peter Lienhardt (editor), Ithaca Press, 1991; A Special Issue:Al-Tayyib Salih, Seventy Candles, Edebiyart: The Journal of Middle Eastern Literature, (co-editor with Ami Elad-Bouskila) 1991; Shaikhdoms of Eastern Arabia by Peter Lienhardt (editor), Palgrave/St. Antony's College Series, 2001; Middle East and North African Immigrants in Europe (co-editor with Richard Lawless), Routledge, 2005; Sudan: A Long Transition into Two States (editors: Ahmed Al-Shahi and Bona Malwal), published (in collaboration with the Sudanese Programme, St Antony’s College) by M.O. Beshir Centre for Sudanese Studies, Omdurman Ahlia University, Omdurman, Sudan, 2013; and Hikma min Al-Nil (Wisdom from the Nile) (editor with F.C.T.Moore), Abdel Karim Mirghani Centre, Omdurman, Sudan, 2017. His most recent publication are: Women Writers of the Two Sudans (2019, co-edited with Laurent Mignon) and Wisdom from the Desert (2019) in collaboration with FCT Moore. Sara Ibrahim Abdelgalil is a consultant paediatrician who is interested in international child health and development. She graduated from university of Khartoum in 1998 with Kitchener’ and Albagdadi’s prizes - best academic performance. While in Sudan she worked alongside other colleagues to establish an organisation that supports children with disadvantaged backgrounds e.g. orphans and street children. Sara moved to the United Kingdom to achieve her dreams in better training and medical practice. She campaigned for women and children rights as well as for human rights violations in particular in relation to health services. She obtained her masters and diploma degrees at Liverpool school of tropical medicine in tropical child health with an award and distinction - John Hey prize. Sara completed her paediatric training in the U.K. and has the fellowship of the royal college of Paediatrics and child health. Working among Sudanese diaspora in different societies and groups she promoted the activation and return of legitimate professionals unions back home. This campaign included Sudanese university graduates. Her role in the Sudan Doctors’ Union U.K. extended from establishing links with other Sudanese professionals in U.K. to working in epidemic campaigns in Sudan. As the president of SDU U.K. she is leading her organisation to support democratic change in Sudan and contribute to rebuilding of new Sudan. SDU U.K. raised concerns in regards to human rights violations against peaceful protestors in Sudan. Richard Barltrop is a consultant specialising in work on conflict, development and peace in the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa. Since 2001 he has worked for the United Nations Development Programme in Iraq, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen. He has worked for the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, and for the UK Stabilisation Unit in Iraq and on Syria peace talks. He has also worked as a consultant on conflict resolution and peacebuilding for the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, International Alert, and the EU. Richard has a DPhil in International Relations, an MPhil in Middle Eastern Studies, and a BA in Classics from the University of Oxford. He is the author of Darfur and the International Community: The Challenges of Conflict Resolution in Sudan (IB Tauris, 2011), and was a visiting fellow at Durham University in 2015.

One of the main leaders behind Resolution 1325 and other groundbreaking U.N. Resolutions that changed the way women and gender issues are integrated in the global architecture for peace making. Equal parts scholar and activist and a thought leader who is responsible in part for the huge advancement of women, peace and negotiations in the last decade. Listen to Episode 4 of Season 3 to learn about the life and incredible professional trajectory of Sanam Anderlini.   In this episode we discuss:   How she grew up in Iran until the age of 11 Growing up during the Iranian revolution and she was sent abroad 10 days turned 7 years The experience of the Iranian revolution shaped her life to pursue a career in conflict transformation Her BA is in English Literature and a MA in Social Anthropology How she got her job at International Alert as assistant to speechwriter and later a ghostwriter How at International Alert Sanam worked with some of the earlier work on gender and peacebuilding with Hutu and Tutsis women In 1998, IA organized an event in Queens College bringing one of the first meetings of women working in conflict areas, and that inspired Sanam to continue the work on women and peacemaking Sanam speaks about how WRITING well has been the key skill to her career Sanam participated and was behind the campaign Women Building Peace from the Village Council to the Negotiation Table: an advocacy campaign with grassroots activism, peace prize and an advocacy arm to seek UN Council Resolutions The importance of building partnerships and the power of collaboration How Sanam was able to live on a modest salary in order to pursue her calling of organizing the global campaign for women How her work on peace and conflict prevention is also her calling, her way of life and how she exercises self-care Sanam talks about how she moved to the US when her children were small and started working at Hunt Alternatives Sanam reflects on being a UN consultant which drove her to the idea to start her own NGO ICAN Sanam shares a story of how she back-chanelled with the UN Security Council as she took care of her sick child in her living room The story of how she incorporated and grow her NGO, ICAN Advice from Sanam about starting your NGO and reflects on the issues of NGO funding Sanam reflects on working for various UN agencies Why NGOs give you the best experience and best skills possible to take on any job The importance of having field experience Sanam shares the best career advice she has received in her life Sanam reflects on the benefits of having multiple skills Sanam reflects on failure as a source of adaptation and creativity Sanam's top three things to pursue a career of impact Related topics New program:  PCDNetwork Career Coaching Think of us as the Career Center for the world of social change and we are here to help you. PCDN career coaching is designed for those who want to get personalized attention and tailored answers to their career questions. Are you ready for the future of work? Please Join PCDN's 2018 Career Series to learn about the future of work and how to best prepare you. Need career advice? Need it now? Join PCDN Career Helping Line. Go ask your questions, help answer others and participate in fruitful discussion to advance your social change career. Subscribe to our free Daily Newsletter Almost 20k individuals and organizations already receive this amazing resource to keep them up to date and ready to put their passion into action.   This episode was brought thanks to the Rotary Peace Center: Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace & conflict studies. Learn more about Rotary Peace Fellowships at www.rotary.org/peace-fellowships  

On 19 July, PHAP and ICVA organized an online event exploring how peace actors see their role in the nexus – including both what humanitarian and development actors can learn from peacebuilding and how peacebuilding efforts can better work towards shared outcomes with other actors in the nexus.This fourth session of the learning stream on the "nexus," featured Scott Weber of Interpeace, who provided an overview of peacebuilding work in ongoing emergency contexts. Anna Chernova shared some of the experiences of Oxfam and how they have been integrating peacebuilding in their work as a multi-mandated organization. Rabia Nusrat of International Alert also shared her perspectives on how humanitarian organizations interact with peacebuilding in emergency contexts in Asia.For more information about this event and further resources, please visit https://phap.org/19jul2018

On 19 July, PHAP and ICVA organized an online event exploring how peace actors see their role in the nexus – including both what humanitarian and development actors can learn from peacebuilding and how peacebuilding efforts can better work towards shared outcomes with other actors in the nexus.This fourth session of the learning stream on the "nexus," featured Scott Weber of Interpeace, who provided an overview of peacebuilding work in ongoing emergency contexts. Anna Chernova shared some of the experiences of Oxfam and how they have been integrating peacebuilding in their work as a multi-mandated organization. Rabia Nusrat of International Alert also shared her perspectives on how humanitarian organizations interact with peacebuilding in emergency contexts in Asia.For more information about this event and further resources, please visit https://phap.org/19jul2018

Investors often play up the merits of active engagement with companies. But how does that work with sovereign nations, specifically with conflict-affected regions that generally fall on investors’ exclusion lists? Harriet Lamb explains how the role of NGOs like International Alert are working to provide guidance to sectors like extractive industries who involved in conflict affected regions. She also provides suggestions for how investors can work with NGOs – much as they have in climate change policy – as a means towards conflict resolution. For more information visit www.man.com/maninstitute/responsible-investment This podcast was recorded on 22 May 2018. Important information: This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part. Opinions expressed are those of the author and may not be shared by all personnel of Man Group plc ('Man'). These opinions are subject to change without notice, are for information purposes only and do not constitute an offer or invitation to make an investment in any financial instrument or in any product to which any member of Man's group of companies provides investment advisory or any other services. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the statements. Unless stated otherwise this information is communicated by Man Solutions Limited which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. In the United States this material is presented by Man Investments Inc. ('Man Investments'). Man Investments is registered as a broker-dealer with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC') and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ('FINRA'). Man Investments is also a member of Securities Investor Protection Corporation ('SIPC'). Man Investments is a wholly owned subsidiary of Man Group plc. ('Man Group'). The registrations and memberships in no way imply that the SEC, FINRA or SIPC have endorsed Man Investments. In the US, Man Investments can be contacted at 452 Fifth Avenue, 27th floor, New York, NY 10018, Telephone (212) 649-6600. Copyright Man 2018

In this interview special Sarah Brown talks to CEO of International Alert Harriet Lamb about peacebuilding, and her longstanding career working for Fairtrade International, The Fairtrade Foundation and International Alert. Harriet Lamb became CEO of International Alert in November 2015, a not-for-profit organisation that works to enable people to find peaceful solutions to conflict, believing ‘peace is within our power.’ Harriet leads peacebuilding activities around the world, overseeing programme implementation, strategy, fundraising, advocacy and outreach. Before working with International Alert, Harriet was CEO of Fairtrade International and Executive Director of the UK-based Fairtrade Foundation. Sarah first met Harriet when approached with the challenge to make 10 Downing Street completely Fairtrade, which was achieved in 2009. Under Harriet's leadership, Fairtrade products in the UK went from £30 million in her first year, to $1.3 billion in 2011. Harriet was awarded an OBE in 2006 in recognition of her work in growing Fairtrade in the UK. Now with International Alert, Harriet's focus is firmly on peacebuilding processes, the role communities play, how to protect development and how to avoid abuse of human rights. Listen to Sarah talk with Harriet about her long career and dig deeper into the role of peacebuilding and how and where it can be effective.    

Sarah Brown talks to Harriet Lamb, Kirthi Jayakumar, Jakaya Kikwete with contributions from United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.   In one of his first speeches ten days into his role as the ninth UN Secretary General, António Guterres stated that the world was spending far more time and resources on responding to crises, rather than preventing them. He spoke of rebalancing the world's approach to peace and sustainability, and our responsibility to do more to prevent war and sustain peace.   In this episode we hear from inspiring guests, all who make peacebuilding their greatest priority. Listen as they discuss their different approaches to peacebuilding and explore how to apply these to today’s conflicts.   Harriet Lamb became CEO of International Alert in November 2015, having previously been CEO of Fairtrade International. International Alert enables people to find peaceful solutions to conflict, believing ‘peace is within our power.’   Jakaya Kikwete was the former President of Tanzania, who spent his years as President working to hold his diverse country of 120 tribes together and avoid conflict. Kirthi Jayakumar is a women's rights activist, social entrepreneur, peace activist, artist, lawyer and writer. She founded The Red Elephant Foundation, an initiative built on storytelling, civilian peace-building and activism for gender equality. Kirthi focuses on gender equality with peacebuilding at the heart, believing one cannot exist without the other. The Better Angels podcast with Sarah Brown will help you to transform your voice into meaningful action. Featuring stories from around the world about activism, campaigning, comedy, and youth action, Better Angels with Sarah Brown champions the activist spirit.   “This is not your average listen. You won’t want to miss it” - Elle Magazine.   “The theme of her show could hardly be more relevant at the moment.” - New Statesman

As more and more development and humanitarian programs contend with climate-related problems, there are important lessons learned from past experience that should not be forgotten, says Janani Vivekananda, formerly of International Alert and now with adelphi, in this week’s episode of “Backdraft.” In her work with International Alert, Vivekananda found there was often a misconception that all renewable energy projects are an “unalloyed good.” But renewable energy efforts still require access to resources, like land and water, which can be highly contested (listen to Stacy VanDeveer in Backdraft #2 for more on this). Traditional extractive industries like oil and gas have grappled with conflict risks in the communities they work for decades, to greater and lesser degrees of success, but little of that experience has transferred over to the renewable sector, she says. Vivekananda says that development actors looking to encourage renewable energy projects should strive to understand local power dynamics as much as possible – who controls assets, and is it through formal or informal agreements, treaties, etc. “Then understand how your intervention is going to affect and change this and who the winners and losers are going to be.” There can be significant financial and social costs when conflict-sensitivity is not built into program design. Vivekananda gives the example of a wind farm in northwest Kenya proposed by a large international bank. The consultation process focused on elites at the district level, but did not include local non-elites who would be directly affected by the project. Consequently, the project broke down as the project organizers realized too late that the land required was already highly contested. “These local contextual conflict dynamics were not fed into program design,” says Vivekananda, “and it was a very expensive way to learn about the need to ensure that an intervention was conflict-sensitive.” Humanitarian interventions are another response that by their very nature – immediate, short-term, and urgent – often do not plan for longer-term impacts. As groups rush to fill the burgeoning global need, “we’re seeing then that humanitarian interventions are climate blind and conflict blind,” says Vivekananda. Refugee camps, like Zaatari in Jordan which houses nearly 80,000 refugees, are often built without sustainable water or energy use plans. Groundwater extraction in Zaatari has inflated the local water market making it difficult for surrounding communities to afford water, thereby increasing tensions, says Vivekananda. To address gaps in planning, Vivekananda says a shift in mindset is needed not only at the practitioner level, but at the political level. By incorporating a sustainable development and conflict-sensitive lens at the outset, interventions can not only help avoid conflict but actively increase cohesion and trust. In Kibera, a large informal settlement in Nairobi, Vivekananda and her colleagues saw firsthand the peace dividends that can come from a forward-looking, participatory planning approach. They found that the projects most likely to increase community resilience – to both conflict and climate risks like flooding – were the ones that “through their process involve people in decisions and planning and are participatory by nature and therefore build trust between the communities affected and the government.” Interventions with a single sector approach – e.g., moving people from informal shacks to more sturdy structures – sometimes inadvertently undermined social networks and ultimately had a negative impact on community resilience. “That social cohesion is critical and if you’re intervening in a way that dislocates that, undermines that, it’s unlikely to take hold,” says Vivekananda. The “Backdraft” podcast series is hosted and co-produced by Lauren Herzer Risi and Sean Peoples, a freelance multimedia producer based in Washington, DC. Friday Podcasts are also available for download on iTunes and Google Play.

Can an App Stop a Bullet? Our latest podcast explores how groups are using tech to help build peace around the world. It is framed around a recent discussion (link to http://talkingpeacefestival.org/event/peace-talks-can-an-app-stop-a-bullet/) at Google Campus London (link to site), organised by International Alert (link to their site), one of the largest peacebuilding organisations in the world with over thirty years experience. We talk to some of the leading people in this complex but promising new field, who are bringing innovative approaches to problems old and new, through improved communications, data and networks. Chaired by Helena Puig Larrauri, co-director of Build Up and an International Alert Trustee, the panel included peace builders and technologists with John Ridpath, Head of Product at Decoded, Mariéme Jamme, co-founder of Africa Gathering and Nikki Philline de la Rosa, Deputy Country Manager, International Alert Philippines as well as a specially recorded response from Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia. We hear from them about how tech can be used for good and bad. For example, it can often help create hidden biases, usually towards a privileged few - but used in the right way it can also recreate gender roles and empower women in vulnerable and violent situations. Technology is not inherently violent or peaceful – it can be used for bad or good, depending on who uses it. As some groups are exploiting new technologies for violent ends, we finish by looking at the future - how might we use the same or new tools for a better, more peaceful world?

On 10 August the Lowy Institute hosted an address from James Cockayne, a strategist, international lawyer and writer. A visiting lecturer at Columbia University, a Hauser scholar at New York University School of Law, and a University Medallist in government and public administration at the University of Sydney, Dr. Cockayne has worked in public service, academia and the advocacy arena. He was Co-Director of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, leading their work in New York and Africa. Earlier, Dr. Cockayne served as Principal Legal Officer in the Transnational Crime and Extradition Units in the Australian Attorney-General’s Department; as Chair of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of International Criminal Justice; and also as a civil society member of the multistakeholder group that established an oversight mechanism for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers. Dr. Cockayne has at various times been a consultant and adviser to the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the World Bank, the Center on Humanitarian Dialogue, International Alert, the Norwegian Peacebuilding Forum, the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, and the Global Leadership Forum. His books include Hidden Power: The Strategic Logic of Organized Crime (Hurst, forthcoming 2016); Peace Operations and Organized Crime: Enemies or Allies? (Routledge, 2011), edited with Adam Lupel; and Beyond Market Forces: Regulating the Global Security Industry (IPI, 2009).

Denis F. Okema is an Advocate for human rights and Peace. Born in Gulu Northern Uganda; Okema was abducted at the age of 9 and spent six months in captivity as a child soldier before he deserted. Three months later, following his escape from captivity, Denis became one of the first students in Unifat elementary school. A school for Orphans and destitute children Affected by war and HIV/AIDS in Gulu District. Denis defied the odds even after his parents passed on when he was just 13 years old. He went through High school from a child headed family and joined the prestigious Makerere University Kampala in Uganda. He was elected to the office of President of the students Guild in 2002. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in development studies in 2005. Denis Okema went on to work for peace and conflict resolution in different civil society organizations including ACORD, NUPI and WORLD VISION. He was a consultant for programs of major development agencies including USAID, Danida, Mercy Corps, and International Alert. He draws experience working in Rwanda, Northern Uganda, DRC and south Sudan Currently Mr. Okema Denis is in the United State for safety reasons. He graduated with a MS. Administration of Human Services degree (Chestnut Hill College, 2014). He present in different forums, and by video conference through Global Education Motivators (GEM). Denis discusses topics such as, the effect of War on Children, The role of social media in effecting social change, Alternative justice system the African experience and General motivational and inspirational speaking to bring about change. www.facebook.com/okemaluo

Afrikakorrespondent Richard Myrenberg sänder från gränsen mellan Rwanda och Kongo-Kinshasa.  Radiokorrespondenterna handlar denna vecka om afrikanska ledare som vill sitta längre vid makten än vad de egentligen får. Hur ser riskerna och spelet ut?  Hör också om den vackra, livfulla och kaotiska staden Goma i Kongo-Kinshasa och om gorillaskötaren André Bauma från östra Kongo som kanske kan få en Oscar i slutet av februari. Gäst är Maria Lange från organisationen International Alert.

This month's show is in association with the peace-building charity International Alert. Their Secretary General and No Pressure regular, Dan Smith, gives us a profound and fascinating analysis of the current situation in the Middle East. To ensure the whole show is not built on easy laughs from such a trivial subject we also cover the Ebola virus, politicians posting penis pics and press ethics, and courtesy of Owen Jones' new book, we look at how Disraeli's observation about lies damned lies and statistics is still 109 percent true. Suzi Ruffell suggests a left-field technique to make Ed Miliband more dynamic, Paul Sinha is as consistently wise and funny as ever and Mitch Benn rocks the room with some great songs. Nick Revell loses his temper as usual, and the whole thing is held together expertly by James O'Brien.

In this conversation with Professor Kevin Clements, Professor Ed Garcia will reflect on his life's work, on the central dilemmas confronting human rights and peace practitioners and the ethics of peacebuilding. Professor Ed Garcia is a Peace Process Practitioner. He has worked as a peaceworker, specifically as special peace envoy and senior policy advisor at International Alert, a peace-building organisation working in diverse regions of violent conflict. Ed's work has taken him all over Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Fiji, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kashmir. He has worked in conflict zones on the African continent, in Latin America and the Middle East. 14 April 2014

In this conversation with Professor Kevin Clements, Professor Ed Garcia will reflect on his life's work, on the central dilemmas confronting human rights and peace practitioners and the ethics of peacebuilding. Professor Ed Garcia is a Peace Process Practitioner. He has worked as a peaceworker, specifically as special peace envoy and senior policy advisor at International Alert, a peace-building organisation working in diverse regions of violent conflict. Ed's work has taken him all over Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Fiji, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kashmir. He has worked in conflict zones on the African continent, in Latin America and the Middle East. 14 April 2014

In this conversation with Professor Kevin Clements, Professor Ed Garcia will reflect on his life's work, on the central dilemmas confronting human rights and peace practitioners and the ethics of peacebuilding. Professor Ed Garcia is a Peace Process Practitioner. He has worked as a peaceworker, specifically as special peace envoy and senior policy advisor at International Alert, a peace-building organisation working in diverse regions of violent conflict. Ed's work has taken him all over Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Fiji, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kashmir. He has worked in conflict zones on the African continent, in Latin America and the Middle East. 14 April 2014

James O'Brien reveals the shameless and frankly disgusting behaviour of some members of the British aristocracy when it comes to trying to return unwanted clothing; Dan Smith of International Alert dispenses wisdom on the Middle East and hits a new personal best in laconic laugh generation of a one-syllable trigger. Angela Barnes reveals her crush on a senior British politician, Richard Herring effortlessly hits a trademark balance between gags and comments that other comics can only dream of emulating, Rich Peppiatt tells of the days he used to roam the streets of London in a burka with hilarious and nearly fatal consequences, and Steve Gribbin simply delivers two great songs. Alistair Barrie mounts a convincing argument in favour of veils for all, and Nick Revell brings tragic news from the catwalks of Milan.

Dr Marcus Mayer, International Alert gives a talk for the 2012 OxPeace Conference; Disciplines of Peace.

Dan Smith OBE, Secretary General of International Alert, gives a keynote talk on the relationship between researchers and practitioners for the 2012 OxPeace Conference; Disciplines of Peace.

By awarding the prize to Gore and the IPCC, the Nobel committee seemed interested in promoting the link between climate change and the threat to peace. Could the unchecked effects of climate change lead to conflicts and civil war within nations, or war between nations? Could a collective effort to save the planet from the harmful consequences of climate change actually promote peaceful cooperation within and between nations? We talk with two scholars who have studied the possible links between climate change and conflict. First we visit with Dan Smith, Secretary General of International-Alert, an independent peace building organization that works in over 20 countries to promote lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict. He’s the author of the report “A Climate of Conflict: The Links Between Climate Change, Peace and War." Later in the program we hear from Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon (Ph.D.) He's written extensively on the links between environmental stress and security. He oversees the Peace and Conflict Studies Department at the University of Toronto. "Our argument is not to say that climate change will cause conflict, but to say that climate change, interacting with other factors – other weaknesses, if you like – in the political, social, economic makeup of a country – can, seriously, increase the risk of armed conflict." ~ Dan Smith, International-Alert, author of A Climate of Conflict: The Links Between Climate Change, Peace and War

By awarding the prize to Gore and the IPCC, the Nobel committee seemed interested in promoting the link between climate change and the threat to peace. Could the unchecked effects of climate change lead to conflicts and civil war within nations, or war between nations? Could a collective effort to save the planet from the harmful consequences of climate change actually promote peaceful cooperation within and between nations? We talk with two scholars who have studied the possible links between climate change and conflict. First we visit with Dan Smith, Secretary General of International-Alert, an independent peace building organization that works in over 20 countries to promote lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict. He's the author of the report “A Climate of Conflict: The Links Between Climate Change, Peace and War." Later in the program we hear from Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon (Ph.D.) He's written extensively on the links between environmental stress and security. He oversees the Peace and Conflict Studies Department at the University of Toronto. "Our argument is not to say that climate change will cause conflict, but to say that climate change, interacting with other factors – other weaknesses, if you like – in the political, social, economic makeup of a country – can, seriously, increase the risk of armed conflict." ~ Dan Smith, International-Alert, author of A Climate of Conflict: The Links Between Climate Change, Peace and War