August 2013
The former Bishop of Bath & Wells, The Rt. Rev. Peter Price, has become the new Chair of the Board of Trustees for Conciliation Resources. With his long-standing interest in international affairs, Peter is well-matched to head up the organisation.
August 2013
L’annonce d'une mission de maintien de la paix dirigée par l'Union africaine est bien accueilli, mais une coopération nationale et transfrontalière coordonnée en matière de gouvernance et de sécurité est necessaire pour obtenir une solution durable face aux problèmes politiques de la RCA, ainsi que le soutien pour les efforts de paix de la société civile locale.
August 2013
Human rights activist Reverend Akuila Yabaki has been handed a suspended sentence of three months’ imprisonment. In response, we urge that for a peaceful transition to democracy in Fiji, civil society must be free to fulfil their role on behalf of the communities they represent.
June 2013
Counterterrorism policies are constraining the ability of peacebuilders to support peace processes and dialogue to help end or overcome violent conflict – they make many forms of engagement with an armed group a crime if the group is listed as 'terrorist'. A petition to the US Secretary of State urges him to remove federal restrictions on such activities.
May 2013
Insight
This presentation was given by mediatEUr Berlin Representative Dr Juan Díaz at the 'The EU as Peacemaker - Enhancing Mediation Capacities' conference in Sofia, 17 May 2013, organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC) and the Sofia Office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
May 2013
With the European Union reportedly due to meet on 4 June to discuss adding Shi’a militant group Hezbollah to its list of proscribed groups, peacebuilding NGO Conciliation Resources questions the effectiveness of using such a blunt policy tool.
May 2013
A delegation of five cross-party representatives of the Colombian Congress will visit London on 19 and 20 May to promote public participation in the Colombia peace process. Their goal is to listen to the voices of the Colombian diaspora and to increase social and institutional support in the UK for the peace efforts in Colombia.
May 2013
UK aid is helping divided communities find ways to move away from violent conflict. The Independent Commission on Aid Impact (ICAI) today published a report highlighting how DFID is providing vital support to civil society organisations, including Conciliation Resources, in their work to improve the lives of disadvantaged people around the world.
April 2013
Insight
"Disputes arising over implementation terms may not just arise between the parties, but also between parties and implementers, and between implementers and other implementers.
March 2013
Peacebuilding charity Conciliation Resources has released an innovative Turkish-Armenian-Azerbaijani documentary film exploring how violence in the past continues to cast long shadows over a divided region.
March 2013
During a three-day People’s Forum, more than forty civil society representatives met in Suva to share ideas on Fiji's constitutional reform process. To stimulate further discussion the workshop’s outcomes statement is available, along with a paper analysing the key provisions in the government’s own newly published draft constitution.
March 2013
News
Colombia podría estar aproximándose pronto al fin del prolongado conflicto con las FARC. Sin embargo, es importante un mayor involucramiento de la sociedad civil en el proceso de paz, así como, tener en cuenta lecciones aprendidas de otras negociaciones exitosas. El director del programa de Conciliation Resources en Colombia, Kristian Herbolzheimer, estará hablando acerca de los diálogos de paz y el proceso colombiano en el evento público en Londres: Miércoles, 13 de marzo de 2013.