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Twenty-five years after UN Security Council Resolution 1325, women in conflict-affected regions continue to push the Women, Peace and Security agenda from policy into practice. This piece reflects on progress and persistent barriers through insights from women peacebuilders in Central Asia, Kenya, Somalia, and Yemen.
17 December 2025
Earlier this year, we published a report which compared progress made to strengthen public participation in decision-making in two counties in Kenya – Isiolo and Makueni. In this blog, Elizabeth Atieno – the report's author – explains why community-led development is critical for peace in Kenya.
28 June 2023
Many international NGOs are questioning what it means to be locally led. How and where to start? We share six things we’ve learnt on our journey to put our partnership commitments into practice.
13 December 2022
COVID-19 has exposed serious challenges to Nepal’s federal system. An effective response calls for greater devolution and more collaboration among the three tiers of government, writes Anurag Acharya.
1 June 2020
Has devolution delivered on its promise of greater inclusion, accountability and peace in Kenya? Saferworld’s Kenya project officer Elizabeth Atieno and Samson Wasilwa discuss the findings from our latest report.
30 August 2018
Polarisation has long been a feature of Kenyan politics. In 2010, in an effort to address tensions, the government set out a plan to devolve power to 47 counties. Eight years on, has devolution delivered on its promise of peace and inclusion?
30 August 2018
