Finding Peace Despite War and Violence
By Augustine Igweshi, Executive Director, Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development (CEPASD) Introduction In a world often shaken by the thunder of guns, the cries of the displaced, and […]
International Day of Peace 2025: Act Now for a Peaceful World
Every year on 21 September, the world pauses to mark the International Day of Peace—a moment dedicated to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among nations and peoples. […]
Rising Above Divisions: A Call to World Leaders at the 80th UN General Assembly
By Augustine IgweshiExecutive Director, CEPASD As world leaders gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the 80th General Assembly, the world watches with both hope and concern. […]
ENVIRONMENT AND PEACE: CONNECTING THE DOT
By: Amb. Ezebuilo, Paul Chibuike, Hon. Dr. Monique Lynch & Aziagba, Shekinah Oluchukwu. Introduction Nowadays, inhabitants of societies in the global and local context are most times very conscious of […]
Electoral violence and irregularities: Implications in Nigeria Democracy and Future Election (A Case Study of 2023 General Election
Electoral violence and irregularities: Implications in Nigeria Democracy and Future Election (A Case Study of 2023 General Election) Abdulbaki Muhammad Yusif and Igweshi Augustine INTRODUCTION The Nigerian 2023 General election […]
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: A STRATEGY FOR CURBING RESTIVENESS IN NIGERIA
Introduction Today’s generation of young people accounts for 1.8 billion between ages 10 and 24 (Wickramanayake, 2018), with the majority residing in developing countries and often comprising a huge proportion […]
Electoral Violence in Nigeria: Outlook, Implications and Mitigative Measures.
A Publication of Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development (CEPASD) An election is a formal process by which a population – an electorate chooses a representative or several individuals […]
Inclusive Innovation in Peacebuilding
Inclusive Innovation simply means ideas and developments in policies and technology that accommodate the majority and minority of a population. Inclusive Innovation creates development in terms of active inclusion of […]
IWD 2022: Indigenous women – Struggle and resilience
Indigenous women have always been part of their peoples’ struggles, whether nationally or at international fora. There has been a legacy of extraordinary women that have interfaced between indigenous women’s […]
International Youth Day: Igweshi Calls For Youth Solidarity
The theme of the International Youth Day 2022 should remind all stakeholders to support youth solidarity in creating a peaceful and just society where development will strive, considering the challenges facing the youths. It […]