Post event- Press Release | Rethinking Governance and Security in the Sahel: Towards an action-oriented approach
On 16 July 2020, the Brussels International Center held an online event on new approaches to security and governance in the Sahel. In partnership with the Centro Studi Internazionali (Ce.S.I), the event brought together a diverse panel of international and local experts to discuss solutions to persistent challenges in the Sahelian region, focusing especially on the emergency situations in Mali and Niger.
Press Release | 20 years into the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
On Wednesday 17 June, the BIC-RHR in collaboration with Friends of Europe is going to host a Webinar “From conception to inclusion: 20 years into the Women, Peace and Security Agenda”. The event will be held online from 18.00 to 19.00.
OP ED - War is gendered; solutions to it must be gender-sensitive
“When joining the FARC, women like me felt empowered by showing to our male peers that we were capable of being harsh fighters, of thinking strategically and of working as agents, rather than helpers”.
THE EU AND COVID 19: RISK OR OPPORTUNITY?
Commentary by Amb. Marc Otte
BIC President and Belgium Special Envoy for Syria
" The European project was launched on the motto “never again”.