The conference will highlight the current state of science and research on firearm injury prevention.

Report author Paul Barrett, of NYU’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, speaks with Tech Policy Press’s Justin Hendrix about how the use of social media can lead to political violence and how social media companies, government, and users can reduce the likelihood that virtual speech will lead to real-world violence.

The year 2024 has been dubbed “the global election year,” with more than 60 countries going to the polls this year. Against this backdrop, a panel of scholars discuss democratic backsliding, political protest, mis- and disinformation, and increased levels of election-related violence in India, Mexico, and other parts of the world.

Séverine Autesserre, chair of political science at Barnard College, and João Honwana, former director of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of the UN discuss the tensions between the international peacebuilding agenda set by the United Nations and local implementation realities on the ground.

In this panel discussion, three academics examine the complex relationship between conflict and climate discussing how the environment intersects with other vulnerabilities and how these factors contribute to violence often attributed to climate change.

In the third installment of HFG’s speaker series exploring Gender-based Violence, three experts discuss how sex workers make choices about their profession in conflict-affected regions and the opportunity to reduce violence against sex workers in places where their work is legalized.

With examples from El Salvador and Ethiopia, this panel examines how government and non-state actors can formulate humanitarian responses to conflict-related sexual violence. The panel discussion is the first in a three-part, HFG series examining gender-based violence.