2021 might have been a disappointing year in many regards, but it was not all bad.
Several hot spots in the world offered some good news.
Here are @CrisisGroup's 10 reasons for hope in 2022 👇
Several hot spots in the world offered some good news.
Here are @CrisisGroup's 10 reasons for hope in 2022 👇
1⃣ The U.S. has reentered the Paris Climate Accord, part of a global push to address the rising threat of #ClimateChange and fragility that afflicts more and more countries in the world today.
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2⃣ The Gulf is seeing a flurry of diplomacy. Dialogues & engagement have started between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Iran - UAE, the UAE and Turkey and within the #GCC countries.
These efforts can still be derailed but are welcome news in a region plagued by distrust and tensions.
These efforts can still be derailed but are welcome news in a region plagued by distrust and tensions.
3⃣ In #Libya, despite uncertainty around the delayed presidential elections, the ceasefire is holding.
Rekindled relations between foreign backers of Libya's rival factions give hope that institutional chaos won't turn into a relapse of armed conflict.
Rekindled relations between foreign backers of Libya's rival factions give hope that institutional chaos won't turn into a relapse of armed conflict.
4⃣ #Colombia's peace accord with the #FARC has successfully disarmed the region's longest running insurgency. 5yrs in, ex-combatants remain overwhelmingly committed to peace.
The US decision to de-list the demobilised FARC offers new avenues to fortify implementation.
The US decision to de-list the demobilised FARC offers new avenues to fortify implementation.
5⃣ Despite worries, #Honduras' polls were peaceful and non-contentious.
@xiomaracastroz is the first woman chosen as president of the Central American country. Her anti-corruption agenda has raised hopes of taking the country in a more stable direction.
@xiomaracastroz is the first woman chosen as president of the Central American country. Her anti-corruption agenda has raised hopes of taking the country in a more stable direction.
6⃣ In #Syria, a de facto nationwide ceasefire has significantly reduced violence in the war-torn country.
While the situation is fragile and the humanitarian needs are dire, the cessation of hostilities spared thousands of lives.
While the situation is fragile and the humanitarian needs are dire, the cessation of hostilities spared thousands of lives.
7⃣ Despite fraught relations in 2020 between the EU and Turkey, tensions stayed under control in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The EU and Turkey have left space open for negotiation and there is a lower chance of any clashes in Mediterranean waters.
The EU and Turkey have left space open for negotiation and there is a lower chance of any clashes in Mediterranean waters.
8⃣ A new EU #HumanRights sanctions regime allows the EU to respond to difficult situations where there is no political will to single out a single country, as in the case of the mass detentions of Uyghurs in China.
9⃣ A fresh start for the @UN.
Secretary-General @antonioguterres, who has so far taken a cautious approach to crises, starts a new term without re-election worries.
He has promised a "New Agenda for Peace" addressing evolving global threats.
crisisgroup.org/global/explain…
Secretary-General @antonioguterres, who has so far taken a cautious approach to crises, starts a new term without re-election worries.
He has promised a "New Agenda for Peace" addressing evolving global threats.
crisisgroup.org/global/explain…
🔟 Finally, the best news for us @CrisisGroup is the release of our colleague @MichaelKovrig on September 24, after 1,020 days of arbitrary detention in China.
Welcome home Michael!
Welcome home Michael!
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