Human trafficking data
Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative (CTDC) data hub is the first global data portal on human trafficking. This dataset includes IOM case data from over 17,000 victims and survivors of trafficking identified across 123 countries and territories, and their accounts of over 37,000 perpetrators who facilitated the trafficking process from 2005 to 2022. It has just added […]
Indigenous lands
Find out which Indigenous lands you live on using an interactive map. Victor Temprano and Native Land Digital, an indigenous-led non-profit, have created this map to represent the viewpoint of indigenous peoples worldwide on their loss of land. It enables visualisations of original owners of land and areas effected by colonial treaties. Search by people and treaty. […]
Say my name right
Say my Name Right is a shareable resource developed by Dr Hannah Deakin-Smith and Dr Jane Pilcher of Nottingham Trent University. It draws on findings from the Say My Name research project funded by the British Academy which explored the impact on students of staff avoiding saying their name or mispronouncing it. It emphasizes how important it is for staff to learn how to […]
League of Nations Archives
The massive project to digitise the entire League of Nations Archives is now complete. Digitisations are now available when you search the UN Archives catalogue https://archives.ungeneva.org/lontad This is a great free resource for global history and the study of international relations in the 20th century.
Map of the Ukraine war.
Institute for the Study of War: Interactive Ukraine Map Now available using ArcGis an interactive map of the current situation on the war in Ukraine. It includes maps, Russian claims and Ukraine defence positions. The Methodology is provided. There are also daily static maps on the website.
Yemen Truce Monitor
Yemen Truce Monitor – ACLED (acleddata.com) Updated every Tuesday, this site tracks violations of the truce in Yemen which was agreed in April 2022. The site’s data are collected in partnership with the Yemen Data Project, which is tracking air raids during the truce. Subscribe for their weekly updates.
Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Dashboard
Peacebuilding Funding Dashboard, which was initially proposed in the Secretary-General’s report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace (A/72/707-S/2018/43). The dashboard contains data from over 900 projects, supported by UN peacebuilding initiatives since 2015. It can be filtered by year, region and subject and provides information on levels of investment. There isalso a visualisation of percentages spent […]
She Stands for Peace
She Stands for Peace is a new site created by The UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Sweden. It provides information and access to resources on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in relation to Africa. One of the key follow-ups […]
PhD students and mental health
A shocking report from Times Higher of a study showing doctoral students at high risk of suicide due to stress. The Co-op foundation’s Lonely but not alone campaign offers students forums of support and messages for those experiencing loneliness.
The UK’s humanitarian aid cuts
There have been proposed cuts to the UK aid budget. For some background and reactions to the proposed cuts see these useful resources: The 0.7 percent aid target – Commons Library briefing paper Reducing the UK’s aid spending in 2021 – Commons Library briefing paper Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spend 2020 OECD […]
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