Political violence (the use of force by groups for political motives) adversely affects #children and #youth, but there is limited rigorous evidence on if exposure to #politicalviolence is associated with a higher risk of subsequent interpersonal violence against adolescents and young adults. 1/4

The GYA 2026 call for new members is now open! Applications are sought from young, independent scholars who combine the highest level of research excellence with a demonstrated passion for delivering impact. More information, and our online application form: globalyoungacademy.net/call-for-new...

Call for New Members - Global Young Academy

GYA Home Members Call for new members Call for New Members is now closed. Please come back 15 July 2026 for the next opportunity. Apply for the GYA Cohort of 2027 Information below is in the process o...

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Welcome to IDEA - the first global development economics association which launched today! Join at idea.devecon.org!

International Development Economics Association

IDEA is a global professional association advancing inclusive, rigorous research in development economics.

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International Development Economics Association@ideadevecon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Welcome to IDEA!

⚠️ Which issue matters most for food security & nutrition? 🌍Post-2030 agenda 🌡️ Climate 🌱Rio Conventions 🌐Geopolitics & polycrises 📦Trade 🏢Corporate concentration 💻Digital & AI 🐮One Health 🍽️Affordability 🗣️Agency DEADLINE EXTENDED: 4 May⤵️ www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...

HLPE-FSN invites inputs on the draft note on "Critical, emerging and enduring issues” (CEEI) to inform the MYPoW 2027–2030 of the Committee on World Food Security. 📝 Share your views: www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe... ⏰ Deadline: 24 April 2026

Looking forward to hear your views on critical, emerging and enduring issues of food security, as part of this consultation!

High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition@hlpe-fsn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

HLPE-FSN invites inputs on the draft note on "Critical, emerging and enduring issues” (CEEI) to inform the MYPoW 2027–2030 of the Committee on World Food Security. 📝 Share your views: www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe... ⏰ Deadline: 24 April 2026

📣 Out now #openaccess in Food Security: Half of all households in 4 African countries faced moderate-to-severe food insecurity early in the #COVID-19 #pandemic! doi.org/10.1007/s125... #foodsecurity #Africa 1/n

The COVID-19 pandemic and food security: Micro-level evidence from Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Mozambique - Food Security

Food Security - The COVID-19 pandemic caused extensive food insecurity in low-income countries. However, most studies rely on aggregate-level exposure measures, overlooking individual-level...

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It is an honour and a pleasure to serve on the Steering Committee of the FLPE. Such commitment, energy and intellectual spark in the room!

High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition@hlpe-fsn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

HLPE-FSN Steering Committee in Rome: a week of rich discussions, knowledge sharing, and welcoming the new experts joining this cycle!

Ukraine is also fighting for our freedom. Fighting is costly. But not fighting is far costlier. Europe must fund and equip Ukraine‘s defence against tyranny, with or without the support of the USA. Peace and security are too valuable to be decided by countries not sharing our values.

I am delighted to have been appointed to serve on the Steering Committee of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) for the 2025–2027 term. www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe... 1/3

New HLPE-FSN Steering Committee (2025–2027)

15 world-renowned scientists drawn from academia, research institutions, the public and private sector, civil society and other constituencies

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Congratulations to María Corina Machado for winning the #NobelPeacePrize. A true hero! Fighting for freedom, democracy, civil rights and legitimate institutions is a fight for peace.

The call for the 2026 Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference is now open and we're hosting it in Berlin! Please submit your abstracts by December 31st www.europeanpeacescientists.org/jan-tinberge...

I am very excited that Fragile Lives 2025 is about to start at @humboldtuni.bsky.social! The programme is at zerohunger.de/fragile-live...

Call for papers The Journal of Development Effectiveness is seeking rigorous, innovative research on peacebuilding interventions Guest eds.: Paul Thissen, @tilmanbrueck.bsky.social , Neil Ferguson Deadline: 31 October 2025 #EconSky #PoliSky think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Looking forward to the great speakers on #Syria and #VAWG! Join us! @thesvri.bsky.social

3D Seminar@3dseminar.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next seminar will be held on May 22nd, at 3pm (UTC+2). Ghassan Baliki (ISDC) and Sahar El Hachem (FCDO) will discuss strategies for reducing and preventing violence against women in Syria. Register at: listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/list...

📣The Call for Papers and Sessions of the 2nd international expert conference Fragile Lives on 30 September and 1 October 2025 at Humboldt-University of Berlin in Germany is about to close. 1/6 #callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social

Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – HiCN

30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou

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Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop 📆30 September – 1 October 2025 Fragile Lives 2025 & the 21st HiCN Annual Workshop will review the role of gender & institutions in the formation, functioning & impacts of fragility, insecurity, conflict & emergency.

Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – ISDC

30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou

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RIP NATO

Remembering the liberation of Auschwitz 80 years ago. Never again - I hope.

„Transforming food systems is necessary, possible and hugely beneficial, but also not easy“ argues Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi from the FSEC at the #GFFA25 in Berlin just now. It is so encouraging that this can be done - however gloomy current trends are. #foodsystems #diet #agriculture #food

In this German-language podcast on NDR, Sarah Emminghaus discusses why so many people in the world are chronically food insecure, how hunger shapes people's lives and what can be done about it. #hunger #foodsecurity #SDG2 www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

(116) Hunger in der Welt - eine Naturgewalt?

Seit Jahrzehnten sieht die Welt Bilder von hungernden Menschen in den Medien - trotzdem verändert sich nichts. Warum?

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From The Economist, pertinent car buying advice for #Berlin tonight:

Jimmy Carter was a tireless advocate for human rights, social development and international peace. He demonstrated the importance and interrelations between these challenges and made our world better, step by step. He genuinely deserves to rest in peace. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/u...

Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President, Is Dead at 100

Rising from Georgia farmland to the White House, he oversaw the historic Camp David peace accords, but his one-term presidency was waylaid by troubles at home and abroad.

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How did #COVID-lockdowns influence coping strategies in #Africa? A new article in the Journal of African Economies addresses the knowledge gap of how lockdown severity impacts economic behavior in low- and middle-income countries.

At last, good riddance.

📣 Out now Journal of African Economies: "Effects of the Intensity and Duration of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies on the Use of Coping Strategies: Evidence from 4 African Countries" with Ghassan Baliki, Wolfgang Stojetz, Ani Todua, Dorothee Weiffen & Mekdim D. Regassa academic.oup.com/jae/advance-... 1/n

Effects of the Intensity and Duration of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies on the Use of Coping Strategies: Evidence from Four African Countries

Abstract. Governments worldwide responded to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with various lockdown measures. Restrictions curb the spread of a virus bu

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We have kept adding to this list of VoxDev authors and our favourite sources of research, newsletters, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on development economics. Be sure to give everyone a follow and let us know if we missed you: go.bsky.app/4rsxm7G

🗣️ Call for papers: 6th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration, May 22–23 in Madrid Keynotes by the brilliant Leah Boustan & @deanyang.bsky.social Submissions due January 26th —> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #econconf #econsky

I just read a great new paper by Douglas Kazibwe on the impacts of violent #conflict on #education in #Uganda, published by World Development. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Violent Conflicts and Education: The LRA Insurgency in Northern Uganda Revisited

I investigate the impact of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency on educational outcomes in Northern Uganda, using a Difference–in–Differences …

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