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08/30/2026

Victims first. Actions now.

This year’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances marks 20 years since the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

The harm is never confined to one family. Enforced disappearance has been used deliberately to spread fear through entire communities, and that fear is inseparable from the conditions we track at The Fund for Peace: security forces without effective oversight, courts unable to secure answers or accountability, and states whose legitimacy is already contested.

Twenty years on, universal ratification and full implementation of the Convention remain critical priorities.

08/21/2026

This International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, we reflect on a sobering reality: beyond the immediate impact on victims, survivors, and their families, terrorism leaves deep societal scars that shake the very foundations of human security.

For communities affected by violence, the ripple effects can be devastating—causing deep trauma, driving displacement, and challenging state legitimacy. Yet, recovery is possible when we center the dignity of survivors. This year's UN theme, "Healing through Memory," reminds us that preserving victims' stories and honoring those we have lost is not just about the past; it is essential for rebuilding trust, fostering recognition, and instilling hope for the future.

Sustainable peacebuilding demands more than an immediate crisis response. It requires integrating trauma-informed memorialization into long-term recovery frameworks. By prioritizing the ongoing needs of survivors, institutions can help rebuild the social contract, restore state legitimacy, and address the underlying grievances that fuel cycles of violence.

At The Fund for Peace, we reaffirm our commitment to helping communities build resilient institutions that honor collective memory. We believe that promoting trauma-informed recovery and social cohesion is essential for fostering long-term human security and sustainable peace.

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Source: United Nations

08/12/2026

This International Youth Day, we reflect on a simple reality: young people may live in very different contexts, but many share common aspirations for dignity, opportunity, meaningful participation, and a sustainable future.

For young people living in communities affected by poverty, climate change, conflict, displacement, or economic insecurity, these aspirations can be especially difficult to realize. Climate-related shocks and conflict can disrupt education and livelihoods, weaken community stability, and contribute to stress and pressures on young people’s well-being. Yet young people are not simply affected by these challenges; they are also agents of change and resilience. Across communities, youth are leading local initiatives, advancing climate solutions, strengthening social cohesion, and finding innovative ways to respond to the challenges around them.

This is also central to the Youth, Peace and Security agenda. UN Security Council Resolution 2250 recognizes young people as important actors in preventing and resolving conflict, sustaining peace, and contributing to peacebuilding, with meaningful participation at the heart of this agenda.

At The Fund for Peace, we believe that resilient societies are built when young people have the opportunity, voice, and enabling institutions to help shape their communities and their futures. Supporting youth participation is not only an investment in young people - it is an investment in resilience, social cohesion, and sustainable peace.

Sources: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), IOM - UN Migration

08/09/2026

Established by the UN General Assembly in 1994, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed each year on August 9, commemorating the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982.

The day recognizes the rights, cultures, knowledge systems, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples, who make up more than 6% of the world’s population across 90 countries. It also acknowledges a persistent gap between recognition and reality: Indigenous communities remain disproportionately affected by displacement, exclusion from decision-making over land and resources, and unequal access to health, education, and justice.

This year’s theme, “Honoring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being,” recognizes Indigenous midwives as knowledge holders whose work sustains maternal and infant health and transmits language, practice, and care across generations.

The purpose of the observance is to raise awareness, advance the protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and encourage dialogue between governments, institutions, and Indigenous communities.

08/07/2026

Recent Gen Z-led protests in India have drawn attention to the role of youth in shaping democratic societies. While the issues driving these demonstrations, including those in Kenya and beyond, are rooted in a specific national context, they also reflect a broader global conversation about civic participation, public trust, and institutional responsiveness.Peaceful protest is a fundamental exercise of the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, enabling citizens to communicate grievances, advocate for change, and engage with democratic institutions. How governments and societies respond to these watershed events can profoundly influence social cohesion, resilience, and the long-term relationship between citizens and the state.

At The Fund for Peace, we examine the factors that shape state resilience and social stability. Understanding how societies navigate disagreement, protect civic space, and how governments respond to citizens’ grievances is essential to preventing conflict and strengthening effective governance.

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07/30/2026

This year's UN theme, "Trapped Behind the Scam," shines a light on a growing form of exploitation: victims lured by fake job offers, trafficked into scam compounds, and forced to carry out cyber-enabled fraud under coercion and abuse.

But trafficking doesn't start with a fraudulent message, it starts with the conditions that make exploitation possible: conflict, displacement, corruption, and weak rule of law. Where safe choices disappear, criminal networks fill the vacuum.

On this day, we reaffirm FFP's commitment to helping communities build the resilient institutions that make trafficking harder to sustain.

If you are interested in supporting FFP in combatting Trafficking in Persons, please let us know.

07/29/2026

We are delighted to introduce Elif Karadag as the newest Research Assistant at The Fund for Peace. In this role, she will contribute to research and analytical work across our programs, including support for the Fragile States Index.

We’re thrilled to have Elif on the team and look forward to the expertise she’ll bring as we continue promoting peace, accountability, and resilience worldwide.

07/26/2026

Ethical judiciaries and the rule of law support thriving resilient societies. It takes courageous and principled judges to protect human rights, uphold the rule of law, and ensure that judgement is fair and impartial.

The Fund for Peace appreciates and thanks those officers of the court who, with integrity and leadership, carry the heavy responsibility of the judiciary.

07/24/2026

The United Nations has called the civil war in Sudan the “world’s largest humanitarian crisis.”

More than 200,000 deaths.

More than 11 million people displaced.

More than 23 million people living below the poverty line.

According to senior Sudanese ministers, the devastating war has “profoundly reshaped” Sudan’s demographics. Protecting human rights and defending the rule of law is key to developing peace in the region.

Five years after hosting a Human Rights and Business Roundtable on “Investment and Extractives in Sudan: Insights and Implications for Human Rights,” The Fund for Peace revisited the country with another Roundtable in December 2025, placing Sudan within a broader discussion on operating in conflict economies and the risks and responsibilities facing businesses in times of crisis.

And for 20 years, The Fund for Peace’s Fragile State Index (FSI) has tracked human rights and the rule of law both in Sudan and around the globe.

Discover more by checking out the interactive FSI Heat Map: Fragile States Index Heat Map | Fragile States Index

Sources:
-United Nations ‘A war of atrocities’ – UN human rights investigators warn Sudanese civilians are paying the highest…
-Amnesty International Human rights in Sudan Amnesty International
-Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026/country-chapters/sudan
-Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/16/sudanese-minister-says-war-has-profoundly-reshaped-nations-demography

07/21/2026

Kyle Thompson, Legal Research Assistant with The Fund For Peace, recently published an op-ed in Public Square Magazine outlining 5 ways leaders can emphasize the dignity of others.

Leadership isn’t just about what you do; it is about how you do it. Effective leaders facilitate relationships by cultivating recognition and respect for the dignity of others. Unaddressed dignity violations destroy connection and stifles progress.

Check it out here: The Dignity Deficit by Kyle Thompson
https://publicsquaremag.org/politics-law/political-atmosphere/the-dignity-deficit/

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