A wife, four kids, and loved ones have to confront not only the brutal murder of a loving husband, father, and friend but also the torture of having to collect his body from where his assassins dumped it.

Bate Urgessa was not an ordinary Oromo politician, but a sharp…

#Update : #OLF condemns “brutal Murder” of #Bate_Urgessa , appeals for impartial and neutral investigation

The Oromo Liberation front (OLF) has condemned “the brutal murder” of its political officer Bate Urgessa saying that it learned of the killing “with agony and grave sadness”,…

The Council of Ministers discussed on the draft policy on disaster risk management and cleared it for implementation effective from 24th February 2024. The E.D.R.M.C. extends gratitude to those who contributed in drafting process of the policy.

We are pleased to share Institute of Development Studies #betweenthelines podcast, where our research affiliate and member of the communications team Rashmi Singh interviewed Ian Scoones about his newly published book Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development and PASTRES project!
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the prime minister just said “I’ll commit gеnоcide and no one can stop me” like a supervillain and ppl will look you in the eye and tell you this is self-defense

Namibia rejects Germany’s Support of the Genocidal Intent of the Racist Israeli State against Innocent Civilians in Gaza

On Namibian soil, #Germany committed the first genocide of the 20th century in 1904-1908, in which tens of thousands of innocent Namibians died in the most…

Pastoralists, Social Assistance and Moral Economies
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The eighth blog in our wrap-up series by Ian Scoones highlights how standard approaches to social assistance, humanitarian aid, social protection, and insurance are often not well-suited to pastoral areas

The Nelson Mandela Foundation extends support to the South African legal team as they appear before the International Court of Justice today. Wishing them strength and success in their pursuit of truth, justice and peace. #CeasefireNow

⭕️ LIVE: South Africa begins its genocide case against Israel at the ICJ in The Hague. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Pastoralists and Markets

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Our new blog by Ian Scoones rounds up PASTRES work on the role of markets in pastoral systems with cases across Asia, Africa and Europe.

SOUTH AFRICA APPROACHES THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE GENOCIDE CONVENTION WITH RESPECT TO ACTS COMMITTED BY ISRAEL IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS ATTACKS ON GAZA

South Africa is gravely concerned with the plight of civilians caught in the present Israeli attacks on the…

Ethiopia’s latest conflict has intensified in recent months with a surge in drone attacks targeting civilians aje.io/hir5rs

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Explore the intricate interplay between climate and conflict in the IGAD Region with CEWARN's latest report, crafted with Virtual Research Associates (VRA). Uncover the environmental and behavioral factors shaping violent conflicts from 2018-2022.

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The practical Guidebook on #photovoice reflects 4 years of co-produced embedded research and learning from our pastoralist communities amidst the challenges of the pandemic. We hope it will be helpful for researchers, practitioners & NGOs interested in visual methods.

The IDS Pastoralism & Uncertainty programme has shared two newly published books: The Rangelands: Collected Photography from the PASTRES Research Programme & Photovoice with #Pastoralists : A Practical Guidebook. Both books are open access & can be downloaded online.

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New online course content: biodiversity, climate, policy

Our free online course has 3 new sections, with lectures and readings on key issues for pastoralism. pastres.org/2023/11/03/new…

A new Amnesty investigation has found that the Israeli army indiscriminately, and therefore unlawfully, used white phosphorous in an attack on Dhayra in south Lebanon on 16 October.

The attack must be investigated as a war crime.