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Lali grew up in Abkhazia's Gali region. She lost her home during the 1992-93 war and now lives as an IDP in western Georgia. Find out about how Lali's campaigning for the rights of fellow displaced people.
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Women mediators play a vital role in mediation and are often the bridge between communities, armed groups and conflict parties.

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Providing a clear process to respond early to tensions in Sierra Leone's cities, provinces and along its borders has been a vital pillar of the country's post-conflict rebuilding. Ismail Tarawali of the Office for National Security explains how shared leadership between civilians, military and police has been key to its success.
Meet Madame Rosalie and learn how she plays a key role reducing tensions in her community affected by the Lord Army Resistance conflict.
Thomas Odora is one of five young people trained in the Gulu District of northern Uganda, to act as ‘youth monitors’ – helping to involve the community in recovery and development.
In August 2008, after years of missed opportunities to secure a lasting peace, Georgian-South Ossetian tensions erupted into all-out war. The war lasted a matter of days, but people like Tamar – director of the Akhalgori Youth School – will be picking up the pieces for decades.
Marina Elbakidze, a coordinator of Synergy, discusses the current situation for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia and the way IDP issues have been presented in the Georgian media over the past four years.
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Visaka Dharmadasa is a member of the Women Mediators across the Commonwealth (WMC) network, and Chair of the Association of War Affected Women and Parents of Servicemen Missing in Action.

Ezabir Ali has sought to break through barriers of mistrust in Jammu and Kashmir and, subsequently, helped to instigate and facilitate a number of discussions for women in the region.
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Esma who is Georgian and Anzhela from Abkhazia, travelled to London to take part in internships with Conciliation Resources and share their experiences as participants on the Young Dialogue project.