Francisco Gutierrez outlines the important role for international actors in helping turn the tide of violence in Colombia.
Jessica: Coca growing, stigmatization, violence and development in Colombia
This comic tells the story of Jessica, a social leader living in Putumayo on Colombia’s border with Ecuador, where many farmers grow coca
Three things Jessica’s story tells us about coca growing, violence and development in Colombia
Jessica’s story spotlights the stigmatisation and violence associated with coca farming, as well as the welfare benefits and development it brings to families and communities – it’s a story of hardship, resilience and tough trade-offs.
Colombia faces a second deadly threat
Alongside COVID-19, violent forced eradication of illicit crops is taking its toll. A new database is documenting that on-going violence.
Drugs, development and violence in war-to-peace transitions
This policy brief shares insights from seven conflict- and drug-affected borderlands in Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar, and reflects on their implications for those supporting peace processes, poverty alleviation and development in fragile contexts affected by drugs.
Voices from the borderlands 2020
Insights into how illicit drugs – and drug policies – impact the dynamics of violence and peace, poverty and development, and insecurity and resilience.
Jangul: conflict and drug trafficking in Afghanistan’s borderlands
This comic tells the story of Jangul’s from Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, and how he ended up smuggling heroin from Kabul to Moscow
Una conversación sobre erradicación forzada, PNIS y los acuerdos con campesinos cultivadores de cultivos de uso ilícito
This video is currently only available in Spanish. Entrevista virtuale con Pedro Arenas, investigador de la Corporación Viso Mutop.
Afghanistan: about the borderlands
Afghanistan is a land-locked mountainous country with a population of some 38 million. It is classified as ‘low income’ and ranks 168 out of 188 according to the HDI. As …
Colombia: about the borderlands
Colombia is a regionally, environmentally and ethnically diverse country with a population of about 48 million people. It is ranked 79 out of 189 countries on the United Nations Development Programme …
Myanmar: about the borderlands
Myanmar is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia with a population of about 53 million people. It shares extensive borders with Bangladesh, India, the Peoples Republic of China (incorporating …
About Voices from the borderlands 2020
Voices from the borderlands 2020 is one of several Drugs & (dis)order outputs that aim to shed light on the experiences and perspectives of people involved in illicit drugs in …
Policy implications
Important policy insights and implications from Voices from the borderlands 2020.
A policy impasse and way forward
The challenges and ways forward to better integrate drugs, development and peacebuilding policy.
Reflections
What the voices from the borderlands tell us about war-to-peace transitions, borderland development, and drugs and everyday lives.
Voices from Myanmar
Voices from communities affected by rising drug use in two Myanmar borderland states.
Voices from Colombia
Voices from coca growers, pickers and community leaders in three Colombian borderland regions.
Voices from Afghanistan
Voices from opium traders and transporters in two Afghanistan borderland provinces.
Erradicación forzada: una política que mata
Un especial multimedia sobre los incidentes en medio de las labores de erradicación forzada manual. English version coming soon!
Forced eradication: a policy that kills
Making visible incidents of violence and confrontation related to Colombia’s forced eradication of illicit crops policy.