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WEBINAR: Youth leading peace in Somalia & Uganda: Lessons from a year like no other
Despite the global momentum around the Youth, Peace and Security agenda, progress on young women and men’s meaningful inclusion in shaping peace...Read More
WEBINAR: Protecting Democracy in the Digital Age: Views from two continents
The European Union is finalising several critical policy frameworks, notably the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, the Digital Services Act,...Read More
Three Pakistani women leading the way in preventing violent extremism
Around the world, acts of violent extremism are escalating, and women are increasingly being targeted. Women are often seen only as victims...Read More
The vital role of interfaith harmony in preventing violent extremism
We interviewed Extremely Together Young Leaders Jonah and Hassan on the importance of interfaith dialogue in preventing violent extremism and how to...Read More
WEBINAR: The role of youth in interfaith dialogue and preventing and countering extremism
The Kofi Annan Foundation and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held a joint event on youth’s role in...Read More
Extremely Together Philippines launches training programme for urban youth
Amid recent attacks from violent extremist groups and incidents of conflict exacerbated by COVID-19 and the Philippines’ ongoing recession, a local chapter...Read More
OPINION: Is American Democracy in decline or in recovery?
As angry mobs storm the US Capitol or rampage through the streets of Rotterdam, as China boasts of its success against Covid-19,...Read More
STATEMENT: The Kofi Annan Foundation condemns the illegal seizure of power by the military in Myanmar
Geneva, Switzerland, February 1, 2021. The Kofi Annan Foundation condemns the illegal seizure of power by the military in Myanmar and calls...Read More
CONFERENCE: COVID-19 and Democracy in East Africa
Protecting Voters, Protecting the Vote On 19 and 20 November 2020, the Kofi Annan Foundation and the Society for International Development (SID), supported...Read More
UGANDA: Stability without legitimacy cannot last
On Saturday, Uganda’s electoral commission announced that 76-year-old incumbent President Yoweri Museveni won a sixth term in Uganda’s general elections last week...Read More