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SIPRI co-hosted a side event to COP16 CBD in Cali, Colombia.

SIPRI and its partner, the FES Colombia Office with support from SIANI, have published a report addressing, among others, food security and land rights challenges in Latin America.

On 9 October, two SIPRI experts briefed members of the German parliament on climate-related security risks.

SIPRI, the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF) and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens will host an interactive workshop during Geneva Peace Week.

On 10 September, SIPRI and the Swedish Red Cross hosted a roundtable addressing the rise in global hunger.

‘Biodiversity, Land Use Change and the Implications for Conflict in Latin America’ [La pérdida de biodiversidad y sus vínculos con la seguridad] is a side event to the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16 CBD). It will examine the impact of armed conflict on biodiversity. With a focus on Latin America, participants will explore strategies to enhance food security in regions affected by land degradation and climate change.

SIPRI engaged in a high-level panel discussion on ‘Climate, Food Security and Conflict’. The event was co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Germany and Guyana to the United Nations.

Save the Children Sweden and SIPRI organized an in-person event on climate change, food insecurity and conflict in South Sudan on 29 August 2023.

On Friday 16 June, SIPRI had the privilege of hosting a visit from Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria and a delegation from the European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC). The PSC is a permanent body within the EU that deals with security policy. The visit featured a panel discussion on the theme ‘Towards an Environment of Peace’, moderated by Dan Smith, SIPRI Director. The high-level participants included:

SIPRI had an active presence and co-hosted several events during the 2023 Munich Security Conference, 17–19 February. Topics for discussion included the food–climate–security nexus, how the war in Ukraine could fuel global instability and the European Union civilian crisis management.

This week SIPRI held a launch of its Environment of Peace report in Latin America. The report provides the most comprehensive account to date of how different aspects of the environmental crisis are interacting with today’s darkening security horizon to create a new era of risk.

SIPRI is pleased to launch a new film about the complexity of the food security crisis in South Sudan and the efforts needed to build stability and peace in a context of climate change impacts and intercommunal violence.

This event will focus on the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine for the Horn of Africa, how hunger is threatening peace, stabilization and development gains in the region and how WFP works with partners to strengthen food systems and end hunger.

Today, SIPRI is pleased to launch a new video series on perceptions on food security in South Sudan and efforts to improve prospects for peace. The interviews were conducted as part of the wider knowledge partnership between SIPRI and the World Food Programme (WFP), which is aimed to strengthen WFP’s contribution to improving prospects for peace in the countries where it works.

On the occasion of World Food Day and against the backdrop of the United Nations Food Systems Summit, the 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI) is released today. This year’s report focuses on hunger and food systems in conflict settings. Dan Smith, SIPRI Director, and Dr Caroline Delgado, Senior Researcher and Director of SIPRI's Food, Peace and Security Programme, authored the main essay of the report.

On 24 September, SIPRI participated in the international conference 'Fix the Food', co-hosted by the Nobel Peace Center and the World Food Programme (WFP).

On 27 July, SIPRI, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) hosted an affiliated event of the United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit on ‘From Conflict and Hunger to Stability and Nourishment: A Comprehensive Approach to Peace, Development and Humanitarian Action’.

On 22 October, Dan Smith, SIPRI Director, engaged in a high-level seminar on food security in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and how these issues link to conflict and climate change.

SIPRI would like to congratulate the World Food Programme (WFP) on being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.

SIPRI was pleased to participate in the 2019 Almedalen Week in Visby, Gotland (30 June–7 July). This yearly event is considered to be one of the most important political, social and business forums in Sweden.

SIPRI is pleased to announce its participation and activities at the 2018 Almedalen Week in Visby, Gotland.

SIPRI has agreed a multi-year partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to improve the understanding of the relationship between food, security, stability and peace.

The high-level conversation will focus on ways hunger is a security risk and how we can work together to address the challenges. The discussion will provide an opportunity for SIPRI and the WFP to advance the issue on the global agenda and to advocate for food security as a driver of conflict prevention and sustained peace