Multilateral peacebuilding in practice: addressing farmer-herder disputes along the border of Sierra Leone and Guinea
Conflicts between farmers and herders are a persistent problem in the Sahel. In this context, local-level…
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Can peace radio shift social cohesion? Experimental evidence from a one-off narrative exposure in rural Sierra Leone
Conflicts between farmers and herders are a growing source of violence across West Africa, yet rigorous…
Harmony on the airwaves? Evidence from peace radio at the Mali / Niger border
Light touch peacebuilding interventions have the capacity to reach a large number of people cheaply, particularly…
Effects of promoting conflict management: evidence from Guatemala’s Polochic Valley
Land conflicts in low-income countries often do not lend themselves to top-down, externally driven peacebuilding. We…
Rigorously evaluating peacebuilding interventions: a brief review and introduction to the special issue
In the last decade, calls have been made, and heeded, to advance rigorous learning of peacebuilding…
Baseline descriptive and analytical findings of the GIZ Regional Project for “Crisis Response in Earthquake- Affected Areas” (CREA) in Syria and Türkiye.
Background To strengthen the resilience of communities devastated by the 2023 earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye,…
The impacts of the Lisungi Project on refugees and host populations in Likouala, Republic of Congo
In this new midline analysis report, we evaluate the impacts of the Lisungi Project on refugees…
Impact evaluation of the UN Peacebuilding Fund’s Radio Broadcasting for Community-based Conflict Management. The case of Niger
Based on the data collected, the medium-term evaluation of the peace radio project in Niger's Tillabéri…
Impact Assessment: Evaluation of Pro-PeaceInterventions to Build Trust and for Awareness-Raising and Sensitization at the Mali and Niger Border
Our findings indicate that the PBF-supported peace radio programming along the Mali and Niger border yielded…
Targeting Humanitarian Aid in Crisis: Evidence from the reduction of WFP Assistance in Lebanon
WFP’s Office of Evaluation and ISDC conducted a large-scale impact evaluation from January 2024 to February…
BLRS Evidence Brief: Economic and Social Support and Intimate Partner Violence in Syria
Evidence and lessons from the Building Local Resilience in Syria Violence Against Women and Girls prevention…
Is quinoa-farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many…
Under the weight of provision: Gendered mental load among smallholder farmers in Kenya
Invisible mental strain affects women and men, especially in rural areas. The effects of this strain…
BLRS Final Impact Report: Evaluation of the Economic and Social Empowerment (EA$E) programme to improve spousal relationships and mitigate intimate partner violence in Syria
Final Impact Report of FAO's Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) pilot interventions Executive Summary Background:…
BLRS Final Impact Report: Evaluation of combining women’s economic support and the Indashyikirwa couple’s curriculum to mitigate Intimate Partner Violence in Syria
Final Impact Report of the Syria Resilience Initiative's (SRI) Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Intervention…
Past political violence and interpersonal violence against children and youth in Africa
Political violence (the use of force by groups for political motives) adversely affects children and youth,…
What We Know About Reconstruction in Fragile Contexts
Before, during and after conflict, highly fragile countries face uncertain social and economic futures. Some countries…
Financing Peace Negotiations
Those who seek to make and build peace have a number of tools at their disposal.…
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A microeconomic perspective on violent conflicts and peace
Alongside health, peace is a fundamental prerequisite for human development. However, it seems infinitely more difficult…
The COVID-19 pandemic and food security: Micro-level evidence from Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Mozambique
The COVID-19 pandemic caused extensive food insecurity in low-income countries. However, most studies rely on aggregate-level…
Climate, conflict, and food security: a systematic review of household-level evidence (2020–2025)
Climate and conflict crises increasingly occur together, creating compounded risks for household food security. This review…
