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One Earth Future's Secure Fisheries, organized a skill-based training session in the Injooni fishing village in Kismayo, Jubbaland Somalia. The training focused on various aspects of fishing equipment, particularly net making, maintenance, and repair. Five members from neighboring fishing communities participated in the session alongside local fishermen.

March 28,2024

Addressing Migration And Value Chains In The Arauca Region

Since 2021, this project generates opportunities for socio-economic inclusion and employment for the vulnerable local population and Venezuelan migrants.

March 27,2024

One Earth Future's Shuraako Program Joins The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo 2024 in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, April 24, 2024 - The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo has a clear message: the time to invest in Somalia are now. Somalia has demonstrated its readiness to embrace investment, setting the stage for fruitful partnerships and initiatives. Organizers and attendees are focused on paving the way for a more interconnected future for the region.

April 24,2024

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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...

August 20, 2018

Violence and Votes: Do Coups Follow Coups?

This is the fourth post in a five-part, weekly series on elections in dictatorships. Visit our CoupCast site for information about our REIGN database and previous commentary on coups d’état.

August 20, 2018

International Fisheries Networks Connect at the American Fisheries Society

Global fisheries networks link partners to leverage knowledge, technology, and community in service of improving research and education about fisheries issues.

August 15, 2018

Novel Ways to Reuse Fish and Reduce Waste Will Benefit Livelihoods, Environment In Lake Victoria

At the Kenya Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (KMFRI) in Kisumu, interns and scientists are finding new ways to turn that waste into usable products.

August 13, 2018

Latest Blogs: Examining Maritime Security, Women’s Engagement, and State Leadership Change

In the past week, OEF programs launched three different blog series, taking deep dives into issues of maritime security, the state of Women, Peace and Security (WPS), and leadership in the Horn of Africa. These blog series consider governance issues in each realm through local, regional, and interna...

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