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.

February 2021
Insight

On 27 September 2020, an entrenched dynamic of escalation culminated in an all-out war between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the contested territory of Nagorny Karabakh. As many as 7,000 were killed in action on all sides. More than 170 civilians, a majority of them Azerbaijanis, were also killed. Some 130,000 were displaced from their homes, the majority of them Armenians in Nagorny Karabakh.

On 9 November, a Russian-brokered ceasefire declaration was signed, mandating the deployment of some 2,000 Russian peacekeepers to the region. Through a series of interviews and articles, our South Caucasus Programme Director, Laurence Broers, analysed the developing conflict, the humanitarian crisis, the ceasefire declaration and what’s next for relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

February 2021
Insight

Peace and mediation processes have evolved rapidly over the past decade. How they are funded has a major impact on how effective such processes are. This webinar brought together peace practitioners with government and philanthropic donors to share insights, lessons and experiences of current practice for funding peacebuilding.

February 2021
News

Conciliation Resources is saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji this morning in Nairobi. The organisation has worked closely with Senator Haji since 2012 in his capacity as the chairman of the Government of Kenya team, spearheading the peace talks between the Government of Ethiopia and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). Conciliation Resources was invited by the Kenya team to provide technical assistance to the peace process.

January 2021
News

Conciliation Resources has appointed Diana Good, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Diana has already served on Conciliation Resources’ Board for four years. She takes over from Dr David Donoghue, who will remain on the Board as a trustee.

December 2020
Insight

In a rural village in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Barbara Tanne is a leader for peace. Working with the village chief and other leaders she mediates conflicts within her community and prevents violence from breaking out. She is also an advocate for women – speaking out against gender-based violence and supporting women survivors. Recently, she was instrumental in helping ensure voting in the referendum happened peacefully.

December 2020
News

Violent conflicts haven’t stopped for COVID-19. Neither have we. Throughout 2020 we have found creative ways to continue our vital work, and have adapted our peacebuilding efforts.

December 2020
News

Our partners in Fiji, Transcend Oceania, have teamed up with Fiji Television Limited to broadcast a series of television shows focused on community engagement with peacebuilding initiatives.

December 2020
Insight

Last month Conciliation Resources and Saferworld co-hosted a panel discussion to launch our new guide for facilitators on participatory gender-sensitive conflict analysis.

December 2020
Insight

Globally, one in four young people live in places affected by armed conflict or organised violence, and they account for nearly 40 per cent of all people living in conflict zones. Yet despite this, young people are too often excluded from processes to build peace. They’re mistrusted, ignored or underestimated. To ensure their inclusion in peacebuilding, sometimes we need to take a step back and first help young people change the way their communities and societies see and value them.

November 2020
News

The Conciliation Resources team is proud to have completed our very first fundraising fitness challenge, Steps to Peace. It exceeded all expectations and raised over £12,000 to support our organisation’s vital peacebuilding work. 

November 2020
News

This week members of the Women Mediators across the Commonwealth (WMC) network met with representatives from Commonwealth States, Lord Ahmad and Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex online to celebrate the work of women mediators and peacebuilders.

November 2020
Insight

Alicia Kuin has facilitated over 600 conflict processes, and as a 33-year old woman, she’s usually working in spaces dominated by older men. Twenty years after the landmark United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security, Alicia reflects on the challenges she experienced as a young female mediator and what she’s learning from colleagues around the world.