For decades the border regions of the Mano River region countries have been prone to instability and insecurity. Conciliation Resources and our national NGO partners have been working for the past eight years to help alleviate these tensions at a local level.
Conciliation Resources works to support women of the Colombian diaspora to share their stories, memories and hopes and to claim a place and a voice in the county's peace process.
Last week the United Nations Security Council announced a new Secretary-General (UNSG). António Guterres, former head of the UN refugee agency and Portuguese prime minister, will take up the position at the start of 2017, succeeding Ban Ki-moon.

"Il faut pardonner. Je veux œuvrer pour la paix, et pour cela il faut que je commence par moi: je dois tirer un trait sur le passé. Si je ne parviens pas à oublier, je ne peux pas agir en faveur de la paix pour les autres."
The peace processes of the Philippines and Colombia have both, in the past, been hailed as shining examples to the world of innovation and negotiation.

Conciliation Resources se unió a más de 40 organizaciones de construcción de paz para emitir una declaración conjunta dirigida a los Estados Miembros de la ONU sobre la adopción del nuevo marco global para la paz.

Mujeres de la diáspora colombiana visitarán su país de origen esta semana para asegurarse de que sus voces sean incluidas en el proceso de paz colombiano.

Conciliation Resources figurait parmi les 40 signataires d’une déclaration commune envoyée aux États membres de l’ONU sur l’adoption du nouveau cadre mondial pour la paix.
"Transforming relationships is not simply a post-conflict endeavour but a continuous process that can start at an earlier stage, before a formal settlement."