Introducing the publication, Ed Garcia stresses the primacy of drawing on local capacity as an essential complement to the work of governments and intergovernmental agencies in searching for a lasting peace. In peacemaking, process and outcome walk hand-in-hand and building a people-centred peace requires a marathon mentality and the creation of a social infrastructure for peace.
Accord ISSUE
13
December 2002
Public participation
A peace process provides an opportunity to address the root causes of conflict - but too often these decisions are only made by governments and the leaders of armed groups. This Accord explores some of the innovative approaches that have been taken, from South Africa to Guatemala, to allow more people to be involved in peacemaking.
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