CPI Annual report 2023

In 2023, the world grappled with the ongoing challenges of armed conflict and the severe consequences of climate change. While the crisis in Ukraine remained the primary focus for many, it often overshadowed other critical hotspots around the world, many of which fall within CPI’s areas of concern.

From Afghanistan to West Africa, Iraq to Mozambique, hundreds of millions of people – young and old – suffered from persistent poor governance, widespread authoritarianism, violent extremism, and shortages of basic resources such as water and food. In the face of these challenges, we must act with determination and optimism, striving to reduce violence and protect both people and the environment that sustains us.

The last quarter of 2023 was a particularly bloody period in West Asia, marked by a war whose atrocities overshadowed other violent conflicts. The war had far-reaching implications for the credibility of international law, particularly in terms of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

It is crucial for all of us to mobilise and work to end these violations of international norms – norms that have been established over decades – in order to prevent a major setback for humanity as a whole.

In 2023, CPI continued its work, focusing on projects to build social cohesion in Iraq, promote interfaith dialogue in West Africa, disseminate constructive alternative narratives in northern Nigeria, and conduct research into the role of Islamic jurists in influencing armed groups and offering practical solutions to conflicts in Africa and Asia.

CPI Director

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