Hello, this is Ben bringing you Geneva Solutions’ peace and humanitarian news coverage, produced this week in collaboration with The New Humanitarian.
Today, we’re looking at peace-making in cyberspace, and how to improve accountability in humanitarian relief. We’re also keeping an eye on escalating violence and Palestinian rights in Jerusalem, and taking the long view on aid reforms. |
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Peace and Humanitarian News
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Tunisian President Kais Saied speaks at the opening ceremony of Libyan peace talks in Tunis, November 2020. A network of disinformation circulated by fake social media accounts attempted to undermine the talks. (AP Photo / Slim Abid)
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📱Why peace talks need ‘digital ceasefires’.
Social media is being used as a tool to undermine peace processes, stoking division and making an already difficult task much harder. With stakes so high, mediators are calling for big tech companies to take responsibility for what’s happening on their platforms, and work with peacekeepers to reach “digital ceasefires”.
Geneva Solutions (EN)
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Here’s what else is happening
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Palestinians run away from tear gas at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Monday, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo / Mahmoud Illean)
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Tensions are high in Jerusalem
and violence is escalating as Israel’s Supreme Court postponed a decision on whether to evict Palestinian families from homes in the Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods, part of occupied Palestinian territory, according to the UN. The proposed evictions have sparked protests and become a flashpoint issue, with a standoff between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque. Over 200 Palestinians were injured during the clashes with Israeli police. The police said 21 officers and seven Israeli civilians were hurt.
BBC (EN)
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Image: Indigenous people take part in a demonstration in Cali, Colombia, 9 May 2021. (EPA / Pablo Rodriguez)
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Thousands of people have been protesting
across the country for nearly two weeks against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run rampant and even proposed tax increases during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although protesters turned out peacefully, there have been 26 deaths and more than 800 people injured.
The Independent (EN)
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