March 2015
Women find innovative ways to address violence and contribute to building sustainable peace. In our various programmes, we explore how particular conflicts affect women and work on initiatives to amplify women’s voices for peace. In the run-up to International Women’s Day 2015, we share the stories of some of the dedicated and inspiring women we support in their peacebuilding efforts.
March 2015
A group of youth from either side of the Line of Control (LoC) met in Cape Town, South Africa to share perspectives and discuss opportunities for peace in divided Kashmir.
March 2015
News
Conflict-affected communities in the Central African Republic feel more empowered to advocate for peaceful change and to contribute to policy and dialogue processes.
March 2015
Our new EU-funded project 'Responding to Ebola-driven conflict' will enable local communities in the Mano River border regions to peacefully resolve tensions triggered or exacerbated by the world’s deadliest ever Ebola epidemic.
March 2015
Conciliations Resources, as part of a Consortium led by the University of Edinburgh’s Global Justice Academy, has been awarded a research bid from the Department for International Development (DFID) to explore political settlements in fragile and conflict affected states.
January 2015
The Karabakh Contact Group – an initiative to bring together Armenian and Azerbaijani experts to discuss the Nargorny Karabakh conflict – met in December in Washington.
January 2015
Контактная группа по Карабаху - инициатива, объединяющая армянских и азербайджанских экспертов с целью обсуждения нагорно-карабахского конфликта - провела встречу в декабре в Вашингтоне.
December 2014
Conciliation Resources has been working with local partners in the Georgian-Abkhaz context for over 15 years, supporting dialogue initiatives between divided communities affected by the 1992-3 violent conflict.
Although fighting in the region died down after 1993, the near
December 2014
Conciliation Resources is delighted to announce that Dr Eleanor O’Gorman has joined us as the Director of Policy and Practice.
November 2014
Insight
Conciliation Resources has been featured in The Guardian. Our partner Harold Aidoo, Executive Director of the Institute for Research and Democratic Development in Liberia, writes about cross-border areas in West Africa, some of the worst hit by Ebola. In his article, he describes the challenges of uniting communities amidst growing fear, hostility and mistrust.
October 2014
Insight
A recent Summit held on 26 September brought together representatives from Mindanao’s numerous indigenous groups to learn about how their rights will be protected in the newly endorsed Bangsamoro Basic Law, and to develop consensus points for common understanding.
October 2014
Despite the fact that women play important roles in relation to peace and security, the international media continues to portray them as victims in armed conflict. Sanne Tielemans adresses this subject in her article titled: Where are the Women? Building Peace beyond the Negotiating Table, published on Alliance for Peacebuilding's Building Peace Forum.