OEF News

The latest stories from the One Earth Future and our programs

Featured Articles

Landmark Memorandum of Understanding Signed in Somaliland

The MOU was signed in Hargeisa by the Minister of Investment and Industrial Development, HE. Abdirasak Ibrahim Mohamed, and Abdirahman Hashi, the Somaliland Director of Shuraako. This initiative aims to boost investments in Somaliland’s production sector, fostering economic opportunities and job creation.

July 27,2024

Transforming Waste Management in Somaliland

Waste management has long been a pressing challenge in Somaliland. Recent studies paint a stark picture: in Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, only 65% of daily waste is collected due to inefficient equipment. This gap in sanitation services not only affects public health but also hampers economic growth and quality of life.

September 20,2024

All News

Filter Content

Showing 938 items for OEF News

October 11, 2018

On the International Day of the Girl Child, We Need to Recognize the Challenges of Integrating Former Girl Soldiers into the Workforce

Since 2012, the world has been pausing to recognize the International Day of the Girl Child to highlight the particular challenges girls face globally and the continuing efforts to find avenues toward a more equitable world in which girls can thrive without fear of oppression and exploitation.

October 10, 2018

Catching Maritime Criminals: A Whole of Government Approach

Based on the Caught Red-Handed workshops, co-chaired by Secure Fisheries and the UNODC, with support from US Naval Forces Africa, this new brief discusses the importance of interagency coordination in combating illegal fishing in the Indian Ocean.

October 05, 2018

Will Success Beget Success? Leadership Change in Ethiopia and the End of Prolonged Insurgencies

New Research suggests Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's election, and his rise to power through the dominant Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party, could offer a potential for cessation of prolonged insurgencies.

October 04, 2018

Caught Red-Handed Workshops Strengthen Regional Networks across Maritime Agencies in the Western Indian Ocean

The workshops aim to combat illegal fishing by integrating intrastate, interstate, and regional governance coalitions of key fisheries stakeholders.

October 04, 2018

Caught Red-Handed Workshops Strengthen Maritime Security Networks

OEF program Secure Fisheries hosts a series of workshops to build regional coordination to combat IUU fishing in the Western Indian Ocean.

October 02, 2018

Truth and Reconciliation: The South African Model

Post apartheid South Africans, through the adaptation of reconciliation processes to meet African norms, found an approach which emphasized forgiveness for the sake of peace.

October 01, 2018

Service-Providing Terrorists Negotiate Better

Terrorist Groups that Provide Social Services to their Local Supporters are More Likely to Engage in Peace Negotiations with Governments

October 01, 2018

Salt Workshop Tackles Challenges to Improving Transparency in Seafood Value Chain

Secure Fisheries Director, Kaija Hurlburt, participated in a two-day DataLab hosted by the Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability (SALT) to accelerate learning and support collaboration on innovative solutions to sustainable and legal fisheries in the EU and Africa.

September 28, 2018

An Underutilized Resource? Elder Statesmen and Conflict Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

As the civil war in South Sudan enters its fifth year, the international community continues to struggle to establish a negotiated settlement to end the conflict.

September 28, 2018

The Puntland Business Women Umbrella: How A Network Of Businesswomen Is Growing The Somali Fishing Sector

Somali businesswomen fill important roles along the fisheries value chain. In this blog we hear about and from three different Somali female entrepreneurs.

Robert Mazurek

Laura C. Burroughs

September 24, 2018

Catching Maritime Criminals: A Whole of Government Approach

Based on the Caught Red-Handed workshops, co-chaired by Secure Fisheries and the UNODC, with support from US Naval Forces Africa, this brief discusses the importance of interagency coordination in combating illegal fishing in the Indian Ocean.

September 23, 2018

Is There Really Evidence for a Decline of War?

Is the world becoming more peaceful? Recent decades have clearly been more peaceful than average. A number of people argue that this peaceful period is more than a temporary phenomenon and actually represents a consistent decline in war over the past two centuries. If so, we could reasonably expect ...

September 20, 2018

Women Using Media to Mobilize for Peace

OEF program Our Secure Future gathered women peacebuilders to discuss the role of media in celebration of International Day of Peace.

September 12, 2018

Insights from African Contributions to Global Security Norms

The world is benefiting from the logic of African actors who are shaping contemporary norms in international security.

September 10, 2018

Shuraako selected to present at the Paris Peace Forum Nov. 11-13, 2018

Shuraako is proud to announce that we have been selected to represent One Earth Future at the Paris Peace Forum, from 11 to 13 November 2018! We’ll be joining other governance leaders, civil society representatives and NGOs in creating pathways towards a peaceful and sustainable future.

September 02, 2018

Violence and Votes: The Potential for Coup D’etat in 2018

Elections can serve a catalyst for coups and other forms of political violence. Take a look at OEF Research’s CoupCast for continued, in-depth analysis of the drivers of coup risk around the world.

August 30, 2018

Photo Essay: Dagaa. Tiny Fish. Major Impact.

The tiny silver dagaa is now the most caught fish in Lake Victoria. Our Sarah Glaser traveled around Lake Victoria to learn more about this little fish with a big profile.

August 21, 2018

Does Focusing on Victimhood Perpetuate Conflict?

In creating an international day for victims of terrorism, the UN emphasizes “the important role of victims in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism.” But what if its emphasis on the word victim deepens conflict and makes peace less likely? The focus should be on agency and empowerme...

Featured Articles

All News

More Insights & Updates