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One Earth Future's Secure Fisheries, organized a skill-based training session in the Injooni fishing village in Kismayo, Jubbaland Somalia. The training focused on various aspects of fishing equipment, particularly net making, maintenance, and repair. Five members from neighboring fishing communities participated in the session alongside local fishermen.

March 28,2024

Addressing Migration And Value Chains In The Arauca Region

Since 2021, this project generates opportunities for socio-economic inclusion and employment for the vulnerable local population and Venezuelan migrants.

March 27,2024

One Earth Future's Shuraako Program Joins The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo 2024 in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, April 24, 2024 - The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo has a clear message: the time to invest in Somalia are now. Somalia has demonstrated its readiness to embrace investment, setting the stage for fruitful partnerships and initiatives. Organizers and attendees are focused on paving the way for a more interconnected future for the region.

April 24,2024

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June 08, 2022

Announcing ONN Nuclear Risk Reduction Forum 9-10 June

Open Nuclear Network (ONN) is pleased and excited to host an in-person forum for the first time in two years.

June 03, 2022

"Making Sense of N. Korea's Coronavirus Mystery - and Its Menace" by Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Min Joo Kim for The Washington Post

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee shared her views of North Korean media's handling of the COVID outbreak in the country with The Washington Post.

June 02, 2022

Co-management Workshops Begin in Laasqorey and Bullahar

In May 2022, Secure Fisheries held cooperative management (co-management) workshops in the communities of Laasqorey and Bullahar on the northern coast of the Somali Region.

May 26, 2022

OEF's Dr. Conor Seyle presents at UN Disaster Summit on Human Biases & Risk Reduction

At the UNDRR’s 2022 Disaster Summit, OEF’s Dr. Conor Seyle presented his contribution to the 2022 Global Disaster Assessment report: "How human biases and decision processes affect risk reduction outcomes".

Rachel Minyoung Lee

May 24, 2022

Assessing North Korean Media Coverage of a Domestic COVID-19 Outbreak

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee wrote an article for 38 North analyzing the intentions of Pyongyang's decision to announce the COVID outbreak to the domestic public as well as international audiences.

May 16, 2022

Secure Fisheries Joins UNEP in Coastal Climate Security Study

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Reports have increasingly highlighted the linkages between climate change and security.

Elin Bergner

May 16, 2022

The DPRK's COVID-19 Outbreak & Implications for a Possible Next Nuclear Test

On 12 May 2022, the DPRK confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19, which is highly likely to have significant impacts on the DPRK's domestic and foreign policies.

Open Nuclear Network

May 13, 2022

Factors Related to Past DPRK Nuclear Tests

In light of recent analyses about a possible next nuclear weapon test by the DPRK, ONN has compiled data related to each of the six previous nuclear weapon tests of the DPRK, specifically the timing of the previous tests, nuclear test site preparations, launch vehicle development, environmental fact...

May 12, 2022

PASO’s Juan Fernando Lucio Participates in Panel Advocating for Increased Investment in Peace and Security

1% of funding goes towards peace and security. A recent panel on UN Sustainable Development Goal 16 hosted by the Peace and Security Funders Group and Network of Engaged International Donors explored how to change that.

Jon Bellish

May 11, 2022

"Brokering" Peace with Coordination, Continuity & Trust-based Confidence

Executive Director Jon Bellish explores an often overlooked actor within the peacebuilding process who can successfully bring implementers and donors together and help avoid common development pitfalls: "The Broker."

May 11, 2022

Networking for Territorial Peace in Guaviare

In Guaviare, farmer families are betting on networking to build peace in their territories. Gathering different partners and approaches, they are now united in the Guaviare Peace Network to collectively support each other in their productive, organizational, and economic projects.

Conor Seyle

Robert Chavarria

Andrew Siabato

May 05, 2022

Cultivating Trust in Local Government: PASO Colombia Records Significant Increase

This “Empirically Speaking” column explores the ways that collaboration and coordination can act as drivers of trust in local government and data from OEF's PASO Colombia program that shows a meaningful correlation.

Tianran Xu

May 03, 2022

Overview of the DPRK's 25 April 2022 Military Parade

The 25 April 2022 military parade of the DPRK again demonstrated the will of the DPRK to execute its 2021-2025 weapon development plan. Kim Jong Un's parade speech also signaled that the DPRK's nuclear strategy is gradually shifting from strategic deterrence to battlefield use.

Image from the parade showed on the KCTV

April 28, 2022

"N.Korea Tests New Guided Missiles to Reinforce 'Tactical Nuclear Operation' " by Ji Da-gyum for The Korea Herald

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu shared his insights on the DPRK's tactical nuclear weapons delivery systems.

Tianran Xu

April 25, 2022

Increasing Nuclear Risk on the Korean Peninsula: the DPRK's Pursuit of Tactical Nuclear War-Fighting Capabilities

The new-type ballistic missile test on 16 April 2022 is the latest indicator that the DPRK is gradually shifting towards a nuclear war-fighting strategy. In this context, the danger of an unintended nuclear war may be on the rise.

Open Nuclear Network

April 21, 2022

DPRK Military Parade Viewbook 2022

This viewbook has been prepared in anticipation of a forthcoming DPRK military parade, which will likely be held either in celebration of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung or the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army. While the main focus of this viewbook is on the D...

Jaewoo Shin

Katsuhisa Furukawa

April 21, 2022

Update: Developments at the DPRK's Punggye-Ri Nuclear Test Site between 14 and 20 April 2022

Satellite images from 19 and 20 April suggest that the previously reported restoration activities at the DPRK's Punggye-ri nuclear test site remain ongoing.

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