Trade for Peace

For the 4th episode of the T4P Podcast Youth Series: "Digital Trade for Youth Inclusion and Peace in Africa", Mr. Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Chief of the Knowledge Management Section of the Knowledge and Information Management Division of the WTO, leads an insightful conversation with Ms. Frances Uhomoibhi, Nigeria's former Lead Services Trade Negotiator for the African Continental Fre

On campus, people from the economics/trade and peace/security disciplines do not mix naturally. This trend continues as they start their careers in their respective fields. One of the goals of the Trade for Peace (T4P) Programme is to break down the silos between the disciplines by bringing them into a conversation. In this 3rd episode of the youth series: "When Trade and Peace You

Episode 11 – Season 2 of the Trade for Peace podcast Goodbye Conflict, Welcome Development: A Conversation with the g7+ is now available! Join General Secretary Dr. Helder da Costa and Deputy General Secretary Habib Mayar of the g7+ Secretariat to understand the challenges faced by the 20 fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) which make up the g7+ association, a platform to

Tune in today for a special Trade for Peace podcast episode, A TRADE FOR PEACE APPROACH FOR AFRICAN STABILITY, released just in time for the US-Africa Leaders' Summit, taking place in Washington DC this week! Don't miss this enthralling and timely discussion on fragility in Africa! Please join Dr. Joseph Sany, Vice President of the African Centre of the United States Institute for

In his book "Power and Plenty", Kevin O'Rourke explains how war and conflicts affect the world's economy and trade prosperity. By highlighting insights from his research and using several economic crises as examples, he shares lessons learned from economic history to better understand the relationship between globalization, trade and war. He also shares his thoughts on the economic

South Sudan is not only the youngest country in the world, but it is also home to a large youth population: more than 70% of South Sudanese are under the age of 30! It also has one of the highest rates of sexual and gender-based violence in the world according to the World Bank. Today, South Sudanese women are often excluded from taking part in policy-making and decision-making pro

Tune in today for the first episode of the Trade for Peace Podcast Youth series! This series has been launched as part of Trade for Peace: Future Leaders, a platform dedicated to increasing youth engagement on the topics of trade and peace by raising awareness about youth involvement in conflict and the essential role they can play in building peace through trade. But why are we fo

Women and children in South Sudan, which became the youngest nation in 2011, face numerous challenges, such as widespread gender-based violence, economic hardships and social inequalities. By sharing her personal experience as a victim of gender-based violence and as a woman who was denied access to education, Rose highlights her path to establish the Legacy for African Women and C

Episode 8 – Season 2 of the Trade for Peace podcast Women-Owned Business: A Story From Somalia is now available! Join us in uncovering the experiences of a mother-daughter owned business in a fragile and conflict‑affected country. They highlight their daily business operations in Somalia and the challenges they face as women in such an environment. Promoting women-owned busines

Unravelling the relationship between trade and peace is not nearly as simple as it may seem: since trade can affect conflict and vice versa, how can the effect of trade on the probability of the onset of conflict be accurately estimated? And once accurately estimated, what has actually been the effect of trade on conflict? How can this inform our current reality? Discussing this, a