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• SAIC Webinar IV on Gender Analysis: Transcript (attached) and video (avec beaucoup de discussion en français!)


• Call for suggested resources for the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development (see below)


• Development Policy Review: Special Issue: Urban Governance and Service Delivery in sub-Saharan Africa (open access)


• UNU-WIDER Research Brief: The Causes of the Decline in Income Inequality in Latin America – An Empirical Analysis


• InSight Crime: Colombia on Track for Least Violent Year in 3 Decades, by Elyssa Pachico


• La Prensa Gráfica: Gobierno toma distancia de la tregua entre pandillas, por Nelson Rauda Zablah


• ContraPunto [El Salvador]: Cerén: homicidios al alza por disputa de territorios entre pandillas, por Bryan Avelar


• CityLab: How Johannesburg's Most Neglected Buildings Ended Up Splashed With Pink Paint, by Ryan Lenora Brown.


• El Tiempo [Colombia]: 'La violencia puede ser contagiosa': experto en seguridad urbana, por Natalia Gomez Carvajal


• The World Financial Review: Falling Inequality in Latin America – Policy Changes and Lessons, by Giovanni Andrea Cornia


• CityLab: Two Architects of Broken Windows Policing Go On the Defensive, by Eric Jaffe


• CityLab: India Plans to Roll Out Public Touch-Screen Kiosks for Sexual Assault Complaints, by Tanvi Misra


• CityLab: In This Rio Favela, DJ Skills Come Free, by Lainna Fader


• Direction Magazine: Italian Local Government manages urban planning through through SuperGISDesktop


• Journal Special Issue: Stability: Making Brazilian Cities Safer


• Resource: GSDRC Topic Guide on Inclusive Institutions


• UN-Habitat:: Experts convene on urban safety indicators


• Crisis Group report: Venezuela: Tipping Point


• World Bank blog: The Crucial Role of Connectors in Disseminating Research Results:by David Evans


• Richard Florida: What the Most Violent Nations in the World Have in Common: High rates of intentional violence are strongly associated with inequality, both in terms of class and gender.


• Article: Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: a systematic review


• CBC News: Venezuela's Leopoldo Lopez eggs on protesters from jail


• Geoffrey Ramsey: Favela Battle Reveals Complexity of Rio's Criminal Landscape


• Entrevista: Nelson Garrido: violencia y vida cotidiana en Caracas


• WaPo: Rio’s police-occupied slums see an increase in drug-related violence


• Report: Extreme poverty is violence, Breaking the silence, Searching for peace


• Op/Ed: Pity Brazil’s Military Police


• Richard Florida: The Developing World’s Urban Population could Triple by 2210


• Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez: Nice Try, Venezuela, but your Censorship Backfired


• Caracas Chronicles: 19F – The Night Venezuela Finally Imploded and Venezuela: The Game Changed Last Night


• Stephanie Nolen: When it comes to masking Venezuela’s troubles, Maduro is no Chavez


• Free World Bank e-Institute Online Course: Urban Crime and Violence Prevention **Registration closes Monday Feb 24**


• Andreina Seijas: Ciudades Nocturnas: ¿La clave para ciudades más seguras?