The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security is mobilizing innovative research, high-level and grassroots advocacy, as well as hands-on training to end and prevent this grave violation of children's rights. Watch our video to find out why. Because we know peace is possible, violence is preventable, and children must be at the heart of the solutions. 👉Find out more about our work here: https://lnkd.in/dMm-JfUR #children #peace #security #childrenpeacesecurity #cps #caac #romeodallaire #rwanda #southsudan #DRC #nigeria #uruguay #mexico #ghana #mozambique
The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security
International Affairs
Halifax, Nova Scotia 3,911 followers
Putting children at the heart of the peace & security agenda, through advocacy, training & research.
About us
The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security was established in 2007 by Lieutenant-General (ret) The Honourable Roméo Dallaire, UN force commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda. Our vision is a world where children are at the heart of peace and security. Our mission is to end the recruitment and use of children in armed violence and transform cycles of violence. The Dallaire Institute conducts activities on three fronts: • Interdisciplinary research to build—and share—knowledge, which in turn leads to new solutions • High-level advocacy activities to create and promote the political will to end the use of children in armed violence • Tactical, prevention-oriented training to security sector actors, to promote broader security sector reform. In every aspect of our work, the Dallaire Institute seeks to collaborate with governments, the security sector, academics, humanitarians, and civilian communities. We are the only organization in the world to work with military, police, prison personnel, and private security operators to prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed violence before it happens.
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- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2007
- Specialties
- Security Sector Training, Advocacy, Research, Education, Child Protection, Policy, Peace, Security, Military, Police, Human Rights, Youth, Early Warning, Academic, and Children and Armed Conflict
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The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative
1390 LeMarchant Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3P9, CA
Employees at The Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security
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Stacey McCarthy
Senior Communications and Marketing Professional
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Anthony di Carlo, CD, CPA
Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security
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Lori Ward
Director of Development, Dalhousie University
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David Obisesan
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Manager at the Dallaire Institute for Children Peace and Security
Updates
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This week, our Executive Director, Dr. Shelly Whitman participated in a discussion on the podcast Genocide Watch, advocating against the use of children in armed conflict. We invite you to listen to this important discussion here: https://lnkd.in/efFE9PaU #GenocideWatch #ChildProtection #ChildrenInConflict #HumanitarianEfforts @drshellywhitman @watchlist @romeodallaire @generalromeodallaire @DalhousieU
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A holiday wish from the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security #DallaireInstitute #ChildrenPeace #PeaceAndSecurity #HolidayWishes #ChildrensRights #PeaceBuilding
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Today on Human Rights Day, two members of our Dallaire Family - Madeline Zutt our Policy and Advocacy Officer, and Dr. Shelly Whitman, our Executive Director are presenting a chapter they have contributed at the book launch of "Hand-In-Hand? Canada at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus". Their chapter, entitled "Why Canada Needs to Promote a Children, Peace, and Security Agenda", punctuates the importance of the mission of the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security. "If the world is serious about operationalizing prevention, then there is a need to view children – their protection but more importantly their agency, their perspectives and their participation - as integral to disrupting cycles of violence and achieving sustainable peace and security." For more information on the mission of the Dallaire Institute, visit us at https://lnkd.in/dMm-JfUR #humanrights #socialjustice #womensrights #childrensrights
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The Dallaire Institute would like to congratulate His Excellency John Mahama on his election as President of the Republic of Ghana for the second time. We are excited to watch your vision of building a better Ghana come to fruition. @JohnDramaniMahama #MahamaThePresident #ResettingGhana
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Join us in building a safer future for children. At the Dallaire Institute, we’re committed to ending the recruitment and use of children in armed violence. Your support empowers communities, strengthens peace, and helps heal trauma. www.dallaireinstitute.org #GivingTuesday
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The UN's Women, Peace and Security 2023 report to the Security Council outlines that women continue to face grave impacts due to conflict. Women are impacted in conflict settings in specific ways, such as: • Food insecurity, with one in two women suffering from food insecurity in conflict zones. • CSRV, including with the use of weapons, resulting in long-term health consequences such as sexually transmitted diseases. • Abductions and forced marriages. • Assigned to support roles for combatants, ranging from cooking to healthcare. • Assigned to direct participation roles, such as direct combat. Girls are impacted in conflict settings in specific ways, such as: • Lack of access to education, with girls' schools being attacked to limit their education. • Abduction for recruitment purposes by armed forces, sometimes ending in forced marriage to combatants. • CSRV, sometimes resulting in early pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. • Being assigned to support roles and direct participation roles, ranging from cooking and caretaking to surveillance and armed combat. The Dallaire Institute is committed to transforming gender norms and power relations that hold women and girls and diverse genders back and prioritizing effective women and girls’ empowerment in peace and security agendas. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dMPwg_HN #NoExcuse #StopViolenceAgainstWomen
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It's #WorldChildrensDay. We believe that children's rights and their protection must be a priority - no compromises, everywhere and always. Involving children in peace and security priorities and decisions is not a lack of capacity of children, but a lack of imagination by the adults that control the decisions. Peace is possible, violence is preventable and children must be at the heart of the solutions. @unicef @VeteransENG_CA @CanadaDev @peacebychocolate
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