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Children Peace and Security is a new podcast series produced by the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security. Producers at the Dallaire Institute bring together subject matter experts on the recruitment and use of children in conflicts, combined with individual testimonies, and all those interested in ending the recruitment and use of children in conflict through in-depth interviews and storytelling. Dallaire Institute guests will explore new ideas on everything including training ...
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In Nov 2022 we hosted our annual Knowledge for Prevention Symposium or (K4P Symposium), where we jointly collaborated with the Ministry of Defence of Uruguay to host. This also marks the anniversary of the Vancouver Principles, to which Uruguay was one of the founding endorsers. This symposium brought together representatives from civil society org…
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Through its fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT), the Dallaire Institute brings local actors together to discuss why and how they should work together to prevent the practice of recruiting and using children in armed conflict. In this episode of our CPS podcast, Amara Bangura discusses with three key partners who participated in out trainin…
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The final episode of the year for our podcast on Children, Peace and Security is officially available! For episode 7, Focus on Nigeria: Host Amara Bangura is joined by Maj Gen James Ataguba, the Chief of Standard and Evaluation, Nigerian Army, Aisha Zannah Mustapha of the Dallaire Institute’s Youth Advisory Committee, and Lt Commander Padre Matthew…
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In this episode, we focus on the voices of youth. We will hear the story of Nassu Kanden, abducted by rebel fighters in Sierra Leone when she was only 14. We discuss the impact of armed conflict on children with members of the Dallaire Institute’s youth advisory committee. Masai Ujiri (President of the Toronto Raptors, founder of the Giants of Afri…
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This episode explores the Dallaire Institute's Prevention Approach to the recruitment and use of children in conflict. Join experts Dr. Catherine Baillie Abidi, Tim Lynam and our Country Director in South Sudan, Edouard Munyamaliza as they discuss the prioritization of prevention and early warning systems in protecting children from recruitment and…
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In this edition, we explore the Security Sector Engagement in preventing the recruitment and use of children. Peacekeeper Jacquelyn Nakayenze explains how a community approach during their mission in #Somalia helped them learn about how the #AlShabab militant group was using children. And host Amara Bangura asks the Dallaire Institute's Anthony Di …
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A Children’s Rights Upfront (CRU) Approach seeks to elevate children’s well-being higher up on the international peace and security agenda both in terms of making it a priority for all actors, as well as by ensuring children and youth participate in peace processes that impact their future. This month, Amara spoke with Lt General Dallaire about the…
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Despite the UN and other international legal entities naming this a serious crime, millions of girls and women around the globe live with the terrifying threat of sexual violence in conflict every day. This month, Amara spoke with Princess Koroma, Sarah Ajith and our Executive Director Dr. Shelly Whitman. Princess was abducted by rebel forces when …
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In this first episode of our Children, Peace and Security Podcast, we started by looking at what we, the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security, have done over our first 10 years as an organization, to help end the recruitment and use of children in violence. Our founder, General Romeo Dallaire and the Dallaire Institute's Executive Di…
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