In the heart of a bustling western city, amidst the towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, a young woman named Aisha lived. She arrived in the town with nothing but a suitcase full of dreams and a heart filled with hope. Aisha’s journey commenced in a small village in the heart of the Middle East, a place where…
The importance of community development, the process by which the people who live and work in a particular area are empowered to take control of their own lives and create the kind of community they want to live in, remains a critical focus around the world. There are many ways in which community development can…
Forced Migration and Climate Change In recent years, an increased focus has been placed on the impact of climate change on forced migration. Climate change is a global problem that is already causing displacement and will continue to do so on an unprecedented scale in the coming years. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT (R2P) IN THEORY AND PRACTICE – FLAWS AND CHALLENGES Aurora Martin* Abstract: After defining the concept of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and presenting a theoretical framework in the previous work, Human Security: from Humanitarian Intervention to Responsibility to Protect (1) this article will step forward from theory to practice. In…
HUMAN SECURITY: FROM HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION TO RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT Aurora Martin* Abstract: The topic of interest in the present work is the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). I chose this theme by trying to define the concept and to offer a theoretical and comparative approach, making the correlation with the Humanitarian Intervention, in the…
PRESS RELEASE March 25, 2021 Chicago, USA | Bucharest, Romania Freedom Center visit inspires advocacy campaign combatting Modern-day Slavery for Women in Romania Dr. Aurora Martin was the featured special guest of the Virtual World Café, an International Institute for Human Security (IIHS) advocacy program, an international peacebuilding non-governmental organization (INGO) headquartered in…
The final article in our 2020 series, Remembering our Societal Stabilizers was written by IIHS Advocacy Associate Sara Mattson at the beginning of the year. While much has changed since then, the message is as relevant and clear now as it was on the day it was written and we urge the world not to forget…
The third article and long-read in our 2020 series, Remembering our Societal Stabilizers was written by IIHS Advocacy Associate Amina Agha at the beginning of the year. While much has changed since then, the message is as relevant and clear now as it was on the day it was written and we urge the world not…
The second article in our 2020 series, Remembering our Societal Stabilizers was written by IIHS Advocacy Associate, Eduardo Padron, at the beginning of the year. While much has changed since then, the message is as relevant and clear now as it was on the day it was written and we urge the world not to forget…
The first article in our 2020 series, Remembering our Societal Stabilizers was written by IIHS Advocacy Associate, Ellen Chambers, at the beginning of the year. While much has changed since then, the message is as relevant and clear now as it was on the day it was written and we urge the world not to forget the…