June 2012
Since 2000, the Amnesty Act has been one of the crucial tools employed by the Ugandan Government to end the conflict with the LRA. More than 12,000 former abductees have benefited from Amnesty and abandoned rebellion. The government has now allowed the Act to lapse. In light of this development, 19 organisations met recently in Uganda to discuss the implications this has for regional peace efforts.
June 2012
Depuis 2000, la loi d'amnistie constitue l'un des principaux outils utilisés par le gouvernement ougandais pour mettre fin au conflit avec l'Armée de résistance du Seigneur (LRA pour Lord's
May 2012
The Lord's Resistance Army conflict has not been far from the international media spotlight in recent months. There seems no shortage of opinions about how to bring Joseph Kony's 25-year terror campaign to a close. But what of the people who are affected by ongoing violence from all sides in the conflict? Find out how we're working with women in East and Central Africa to help them build trust within and between communities. Together, we can find peaceful alternatives to violence.
May 2012
Lebanon is still not a post-conflict society. Power sharing and liberal economic growth have failed to deliver stability – more than two decades on, the fragile peace is punctuated by repeated outbreaks of political violence. Civil war sectarian animosities and power struggles have become entrenched. The international community has a role to play in transforming ‘negative stability’ in Lebanon into ‘positive peace’ and we've recently been in Brussels presenting our recommendations to EU policymakers.
April 2012
In this joint press release, Conciliation Resources, Oxfam, Cafod and Christian Aid, along with 10 local organisations, stress that renewed military action against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) risks triggering further devastation for local people in DR of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan unless more is done to protect civilians and prevent retaliations by one of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups.
April 2012
Dix organisations locales et internationales affirment ce mardi 24 avril qu'une nouvelle action militaire contre l'Armée de résistance du Seigneur (LRA, Lord's Resistance Army) risque d'avoir une fois encore des conséquences dévastatrices pour les populations locales de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), de la République centrafricaine (RCA) et du Sud-Soudan si rien n'est fait pour protéger les civils et prévenir les représailles de la part de l'un des groupes rebelles les plus violents d'Afrique.
April 2012
It's seven years since India and Pakistan, after decades of conflict and separation, opened up a limited travel route between the divided sides of Jammu and Kashmir. Coinciding with the recent visit to India of Pakistan's President, our peacebuilding partners in the region launched the results of a new opinion poll. Looking at issues such as the future of cross-Line of Control trade and the situation faced by divided families, this first survey of its kind suggests that traders are optimistic despite the challenges they face.
March 2012
Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) recently visited Catalonia during a trip organised by Conciliation Resources and the School of Peace of Barcelona. The MILF and the Government of the Philippines are currently negotiating an end to more than four decades of armed conflict in Mindanao. As part of the International Contact Group for this dialogue we have been providing assistance to the ongoing negotiations. Find out more about what lessons the MILF group drew from the situation in Catalonia.
March 2012
In March staff from our Accord programme travelled to Beirut to meet with partners, project advisers and authors as momentum builds towards our upcoming edition on Lebanon. Provisionally titled 'Positive peace? Reconciliation, reform and national self-determination in Lebanon', this publication will review peacebuilding in the country to examine its effectiveness, as well as opportunities and priorities for progress. Find out more about the project so far and the final stages towards publication.
March 2012
We welcome the announcement by Fiji's Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, on 9 March of a process and timeline for the development of a new constitution. We believe Professor Yash Ghai is an excellent candidate as chair of the Constitutional Commission that will conduct national consultations. We support our partners the Citizens' Constitutional Forum in their call for a "conducive environment which encourages freedom of speech and welcomes dialogue".
March 2012
Insight
Le fait de porter les opinions des populations locales dans les communautés touchées par le conflit à l'attention des décideurs internationaux représente une étape essentielle pour garantir la mise en place de politiques et d’interventions adaptées. Les personnes les plus directement touchées par les conflits ou l'instabilité comprennent souvent le mieux les causes de ces conflits et ont les meilleures idées pour les résoudre. Conciliation Resources a travaillé avec son partenaire Saferworld, qui joue également un rôle de pacification, sur un projet de 18 mois, dans le but d’atteindre cet objectif. Aujourd’hui, nous présentons à Bruxelles les enseignements tirés de l'ensemble des 18 analyses de conflits nationaux et régionaux.