Resources

Making the case for de-escalation in the UK's Strategic Defence Review

As a new UK Strategic Defence Review gets underway, a series of complex interconnected crises from the Middle East to the Horn of Africa must prompt a much greater emphasis on de-escalation. Charlie Linney and Lewis Brooks propose three areas where UK Defence can contribute to de-escalation and conflict prevention.

COP16 and COP29: Opportunities to address intersecting crises with a peace-responsive lens

The Arms Trade Treaty and diversion with Roy Isbister

Preventing conflict through early warning, early response in Somalia

In Somalia, Saferworld and partners have established an Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) system to reduce conflict and violence. We recently trained 200 EWER champions to monitor and respond to conflict and connect victims to vital services.

What the UN’s Summit of the Future Can Teach Us – When the Dust Settles

Working in partnership with civil society: A conversation with Susana Klien and Sara Torrelles

In this podcast episode, Saferworld Global Partnerships Adviser Sara Torrelles speaks with Saferworld CEO Susana Klien about what it means to work in solidarity with partners as an international peacebuilding NGO (INGO). How can INGOs challenge unequal and extractive power dynamics? How can we uproot colonial structures? Would a radical rethinking of resource sharing accelerate positive change?  

“Localised approaches encourage ownership”: Supporting community-led peacebuilding

International Day of Peace: Building social accountability and civil participation in Yemen

Stepping up? Striving for EU arms transfer policy coherence and responsibility in a dangerous world