News and Insight

Our staff and partners draw on decades of experience, understanding and analysis to make peace possible. As well as news, see their latest thoughtful insights covering violent conflict, peacebuilding, and global events.

December 2015
News

Join us next Wednesday 9 December from 6pm to 8pm for a conversation on the pros and cons of the transitional justice agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC.

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December 2015
Insight
Мир, безопасность, будущее: это коренные нужды людей, живущих в регионах, охваченных вооруженным конфликтом, которых они так ждут и к которым отчаянно стремятся. Вот лишь три причины, по которым сегодня так важны вопросы построения мира.
December 2015

This international volunteer day we wanted to put the spotlight on one of them, and find out why she chose to volunteer. Anita Bianchi is coming to the end of three months volunteering with our Partnership Development team. She explains her role and motivations.

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December 2015
Insight
La paix, la sécurité, un avenir, tels sont les besoins fondamentaux que les gens en proie à un conflit violent désirent et recherchent à tout prix. Or, s’efforcer de rétablir la confiance, les moyens de subsistance, les institutions et les relations est un travail complexe et à long terme, émaillé de bonds en avant et de pas en arrière: voilà en quoi consiste la mission même de la consolidation de la paix. Nous ne pouvons pas ne pas la mener.
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December 2015
Insight
Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavours, full of steps forward and back. This is the task of peacebuilding. And we can’t afford not to do it. Here are just three reasons why peacebuilding matters today.
November 2015
Insight

Europe is speechless with racing rhetoric, opinion-making, hasty declarations, reactions, and helpless gestures, some promoting understanding and some preventing tolerance and openness.

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November 2015
News

Un accord historique a été signé entre les hauts fonctionnaires et des représentants d’ONG de Côte d’Ivoire et du Libéria. Il doit son aboutissement aux séances de dialogue organisées et facilitées en début d’année par Janet Adama Mohammed, directrice du programme Afrique de l’Ouest de Conciliation Resources.

November 2015
News

A landmark agreement between Government officials and NGO representatives of Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia has been signed to promote the value and importance of security and social cohesion in the border communities.

October 2015
Insight

In Ukraine, several initiatives are using dialogue to build options to address some of the country’s most difficult challenges. Visualising them may help strengthen their impact and learn from each other.

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October 2015
Insight

This infographic captures women's participation in peace negotiations, shows how we recognise broader contributions to peace and gives examples of how women are building peace around the world.

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October 2015
Insight

This week marks seven years of trade across the militarised Line of Control (LoC). As the anniversary is celebrated those involved question if it is time for the governments to take this trade to the next level.

September 2015
News

Join us next Friday 18 September for a conversation on Colombian migration and exile. It will also look at ways that those who have lived through it can utilise their experiences to contribute to the Colombian peace process