Peace and Security Consulting

Peace and Security Consulting Consulting Group specialised in Forced Migration, Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labour, as well

This is our page where we remind you of important and interesting events and debates taking place around the world, which we feel has not been given enough attention

26/09/2012

Malema faces money laundering charges in Limpopo court today. The former ANC Youth League leader owes the South African Revenue Service $2 million in unpaid taxes, but his supporters say the trial is a political move by president Zuma, whose government Malema has blamed for the shooting of platinum miners in Marikana in August.

* Supporters say charges are politically motivated* Malema has used mines unrest to attack President Zuma* Court case comes amid ANC leadership election battleBy Jon HerskovitzPOLOKWANE, South Africa

In this article on the make-up brand Avon bringing South African women out of poverty and into financial autonomy, the o...
04/07/2012

In this article on the make-up brand Avon bringing South African women out of poverty and into financial autonomy, the one sentence which stuck with me was this:

"Trade union estimates say black women in South Africa earn an average of 1,200 rand (£94) a month, while white women earn 9,600 rand and white men around 19,000 rand."

Although it sadly did not surprise me at all, it still makes me angry that South Africa is divided at every level by lines of race, gender, language, ethnicity, and geography. The income ladder above from black women to black men (not included in the example but with a significantly higher income than black women), to white women, and finally white men, is a ladder which only few South Africans climb, but which most dream about.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/03/avon-calling-south-africa

The door-to-door beauty sales firm is providing women in South Africa with a route out of poverty, an academic study indicates

Recent projects include:- A research project with UNHCR Geneva and the African Centre for Migration Studies (ACMS) at th...
16/04/2012

Recent projects include:

- A research project with UNHCR Geneva and the African Centre for Migration Studies (ACMS) at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, during late 2011, consisting of an extensive literature review on the impact of refugees on host communities.

- A series of research reports to be completed by summer 2012 for the Council of the Baltic Sea States, on current structures and forms of cooperation on trafficking for labour exploitation in the member states. This study is based on mainly questionnaires and interviews, including more than 100 governmental and non-governmental actors, and will result in eleven national reports.

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10/10/2011

UNODC has created a Case Law database of human trafficking cases. At the moment it looks a bit thin, but it is definitely an interesting idea with great potential. If you are interested in learning more about different types of trafficking in persons in different countries, this is a page you should add to your bookmarks.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Web Site

Thaer Qirresh from Jerusalem shares the story of how his house was taken over by settlers.This is one of the families wh...
09/06/2011

Thaer Qirresh from Jerusalem shares the story of how his house was taken over by settlers.This is one of the families which Daniel met in Jerusalem, through his work with the ecumenical accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel last year.

Thaer Qirresh is a 14-year-old Palestinian living in the Muslim quarter of the Old City in East Jerusalem. His family are the last Palestinian family left in the block after a settler organisation purchased…

...and Paul Collier's inspiring speech on post-conflict reconstruction.
06/06/2011

...and Paul Collier's inspiring speech on post-conflict reconstruction.

TED Talks Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what's the right way to help war-torn countries rebuild? At TED@State, Paul Collier explains the problems with current post-conflict aid plans, and suggests 3 ideas for a better approach.

TED video where Paul Collier speaks of the bottom billion and what can be done to help them.
06/06/2011

TED video where Paul Collier speaks of the bottom billion and what can be done to help them.

TED Talks Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor.

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