News and Insight

The final peace agreement signed in 2016 between the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionaries de Colombia (FARC) includes explicit measures for the inclusion and recognition of LGBT people. We spoke to Diana Garcia Salamanca about the important role of gender and sexual minority groups and individuals in the negotiation of the agreement, as well as the challenges which remain for LGBT peacebuilders.

Conciliation Resources has appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees; Tayyiba Bajwa, George Graham, Jo Kemp and Dushy Pillai.

mediatEUr is excited to have been awarded a grant from the Robert Bosch Foundation for a new project on the Future of Syria.

Are you using mediation to resolve conflict in your community, or working on formal peace negotiations at the national or regional level? Are you keen to connect with other women to share your experiences of mediation and learn from each other?

A crucial vote in the House of Lords last week saw greater legal protection for aid workers who respond to humanitarian crises, but failed to acknowledge the important need to protect peacebuilders in their work.

On 21 January 2019, a referendum will take place in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines. The vote will decide the future status of the predominantly Muslim region of Western Mindanao, called the Bangsamoro. As we count down the days to this crucial vote, Conciliation Resources and partners are working to ensure voters are adequately informed.

Kathrin Quesada, member of the board and active member of mediatEUr, has been appointed as the Senior Executive Officer of mediatEUr. Kathrin, a trained lawyer and mediator, has substantial experience in Security Sector Reform and Women in Peace and Security issues.

For the second year in a row, mediatEUr held a one week intensive mediation training with 10 selected diplomats from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In her capacity as Gender Expert, mediatEUr’s Senior Executive Officer, Ms. Kathrin Quesada, took part in a High-Level Dialogue meeting between Syrian and Yemeni Women representatives from 4 to 5 December in Brussels.