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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

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March 13, 2018

Secure Fisheries’ Advisors Provide Vital Input On Program Strategy And Growth

Two of Secure Fisheries advisors, Duncan Copeland and Dirk Zeller, attended to provide expertise.

March 12, 2018

Developing Intelligence and Information Capabilities: Making UN Peacekeeping More Effective

Tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence is essential to successful peace operations. Understanding the situation on the ground allows peacekeepers a better chance of success by guiding deployments, force protection measures, and other crucial operational decisions. Peacekeepers must also ...

March 11, 2018

US Navy Joins Secure Fisheries In Project Caught Red-Handed

Robert Mazurek briefed the Maritime Partnership Program for United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa on the Caught Red-Handed (CRH) project during a visit to Buckley Airforce Base on March 11th, 2018.

March 09, 2018

Hopeful Milestone or Cause for Concern? Understanding the Risks Behind Colombia’s Upcoming Presidential Election

Postwar elections often increase the risk of renewed fighting between combatants. Will this be the case with Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections?

Laura C. Burroughs

March 08, 2018

Gender Mainstreaming

This document describes how Secure Fisheries incorporates gender into our work, explains women’s roles and challenges in the fisheries sector, and discusses the harm of gender-blind fisheries development.

March 08, 2018

Private Sector Data Builds More Peaceful and Inclusive Societies

A new study shows how public-private partnerships can contribute to the data revolution, called for by the UN Secretary-General, to strengthen the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Private sector data builds more peaceful and inclusive sociaties

March 08, 2018

Recognizing the Crucial Role Women Play in Peace and Security Around the World

For International Women’s Day, OEF recognizes the crucial role women play in peace and security around the world.

March 07, 2018

Celebrating the Role of Women in Fisheries on International Women’s Day

Secure Fisheries highlights women in fisheries on International Women’s Day

March 05, 2018

Businesses Contribute to Data Revolution for Peace

Public-private partnerships can contribute to the data revolution, called for by the UN Secretary-General, to strengthen the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

March 02, 2018

Do Refugees Fuel Armed Conflict? Understanding the Dynamics of Migration

Popular rhetoric paints refugees as a threat to their host countries. OEF Research examines the relationship and asks whether countries should refuse migrants in this second blog in our mixed migration series.

March 02, 2018

Right for the Wrong Reasons: Understanding the Real Risks Behind National Identity

Nationalism can be used, as a recent New York Times video argues, to exlude and villify outsiders. However, it can also be used to overcome linguistic and tribal differences to provide public goods and promote stability during times of great upheaval.

February 28, 2018

The Death of Open Access in Lake Victoria

For over 10,000 years, Lake Victoria has provided food and income to all who wanted to fish its waters. But the days of open access are coming to a dramatic close.

February 27, 2018

New Research Focuses On the Effects of Cage Fish Farming and The Crackdown On Illegal Fishing In Lake Victoria

The rapid growth of cage fish farming in Lake Victoria could be a problem or a solution to the lake’s declining stocks of wild fish

Jay Benson

February 21, 2018

The Geography of Violence Against Civilians: Implications for Peace Enforcement

UN peacekeeping operations have evolved in recent years to include more robust missions that pursue peace enforcement in a way not previously seen.

Jay Benson

February 21, 2018

Peace Enforcement and the Geography of Violence Against Civilians

February 21, 2018

Countering Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In November 2012, troops from the M23 rebel group marched into the city of Goma, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN gave peacekeepers the mandate to take more offensive action to protect civilians. Within weeks the most powerful rebel group in the area had fallen apart and fled the ...

February 21, 2018

Countering Violence Against Civilians

UN peacekeeping operations have evolved in recent years to include more robust missions that pursue peace enforcement in a way not previously seen.

February 18, 2018

Faster Force Deployment: How to Make UN Peacekeeping More Effective

Empirical research shows that the presence of peacekeeping missions at or near full deployment significantly reduces violence against civilians. However, UN peacekeeping missions are often slow to deploy.

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