Are women better at peace-making than men?

This is the fourth suggestion from TN2020. They’re discussing ideas for conflict resolution while they’re here in Belfast but would you like to debate this with them on Tuesday? Should we have all-female peacekeeping teams in conflict zones?

On air: Is the UN impotent?

The outgoing head of UN peacekeeping has said that the UN has “reached the outer limits of its ability to police world trouble spots”. They say they’ll never be able to put together a force for Somalia and the one for Darfur is struggling.

On air: Is it harder to be a child than ever before?

Growing up is hard to do. That much we all know. But here are two key questions.

1) Are children today facing more challenges, dangers and restrictions than any before them?

2) Are parents’ efforts to protect and guide their children in danger of creating pressures and problems of their own? There are a number of reasons we’re talking about this….