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The World Bank Call for Applications: Communications Specialist (Consultant)

The World Bank is looking to hire a Communications Specialist (Consultant) for the Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund (BNFT) and its projects. With the BNTF in the process of being extended to 2028, the BCTP starting to generate results in Camps communities, and further funding being sought, the World Bank is seeking to scale up the BNTF’s communications and outreach activities.

Call for Proposals: Build Up Peace 2024

The Build Peace 2024 conference is happening from November 14 to 16, 2024 in Manila, Philippines with the theme “Pushing Frontiers, from the Ground Up.”

The conference theme is a reflection of the importance of grassroots perspectives to frontier issues in peacebuilding and conflict in Asia. Specifically, the conference will focus on three frontier issues in peacebuilding and conflict, each representing a sub-theme: conflict-aware technology design, new mediation spaces, and climate adaptation's role in conflict resolution.

Call for Entries: Asia-Pacific Community Radio Directory 2024

The Asia-Pacific branch of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) is accepting entries for the Asia-Pacific Community Radio Directory 2024.

Prof. Mohammed Abu-Nimer to Receive the 41st Niwano Peace Prize

MPI extends its warmest congratulations to Prof. Mohammed Abu-Nimer who will be awarded the 41st Niwano Peace Prize!

As a Palestinian-American scholar and peace activist, Prof. Abu-Nimer epitomizes resilience and compassion in his lifelong pursuit of peace and interfaith dialogue. From conflict zones in Sri Lanka and the Gaza Strip to regions affected by ISIS insurgency, his unwavering dedication to reconciliation and nonviolence has brought hope to communities torn apart by violence. His legacy serves as a beacon of guidance, emphasizing the transformative power of dialogue and understanding in fostering lasting peace among all peoples and faiths. Notably, his commitment extends to the Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute Foundation (MPI), among other institutes globally, where he has played a pivotal role as one of the first founding facilitators.

The presentation ceremony will take place in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, May 14 2024.

See Niwano Peace Foundation's website for the full press release and reason for this award.

Dilemmas Around Making a “Safe Space” in Peacebuilding Training

Dilemmas Around Making a “Safe Space” in Peacebuilding Training

Part One

When conducting peacebuilding training workshops, facilitators/trainers often encounter ethical dilemmas. How do values, ethics and trust interrelate each other in the peacebuilding training settings? Such a research theme was explored over a weekend in June 2023, in Davao city, the Philippines, in a workshop called “Workshop on Values, Ethics, and Trust in a Peacebuilding Network,” the third workshop for the AHRC-funded Values, Ethics and Trust in Peacebuilding Project, in collaboration with Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute (MPI). (Note 1)