Jordan: Local Capacities for Peace
Conciliation Resources and Saferworld held a three day conflict analysis workshop in Amman, Jordan in June 2014 as part of our 'Capacities for Peace' project.
Voice of Peace: Grassroots news and opinions on the LRA conflict - July-September 2014
In the last three months, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) released 120 long-term captives. This remarkable shift in the LRA’s behaviour raises important questions about the reasons why and the way in which international and local actors should respond.
Investing in long-term peace? The new Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
A new £1 billion Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is set to replace the Conflict Pool (which has supported the UK’s work in addressing conflict and fragility) in April 2015 under the direction of the National Security Council. This brief asks what this change might mean for the direction of the UK's work on conflict prevention.
New report sheds light on cross-border violence between Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia
A new report by the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University and peacebuilding NGO Conciliation Resources takes a look at the source of mounting insecurity, its impact on people and on diplomatic relations between governments in the region, asking: what can be done at a regional level?
Cross-border Violence as an External Stress: Policy Responses to Cross-border Dynamics on the Border between Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia
One of the key issues identified in the new policy literature on external stress is the incidence of cross-border violence and the current lack of efficient and permanent mechanisms supported by international organisations, governments and civil society to deal with the violence.
Peace is Possible
September 21st is World Peace Day. Can such an idea ever be more than an aspiration? Is world peace possible? If we mean resolving or preventing violent conflict, then the answer must surely be “Yes”.
Conflict – look closer: New Peace Day animation on how to win the peace
To mark UN International Day of Peace and the 20th Anniversary of Conciliation Resources, we launched a new animation, Conflict – Look Closer which calls for a commitment to investing in peacebuilding alternatives to prevent and resolve violent conflict.
Colombia International Victims Forum
We invite all victims of the armed conflict in Colombia to participate in a forum for developing proposals that will be brought to negotiations in Havana.
Experiences of women peacebuilders: addressing UN forum
Conciliation Resources' partner, Rosa Emilia Salamanca, Executive Director of Corporación de Investigación y Acción Social y Económica (CIASE) in Colombia will be a keynote speaker at a high level forum organised by the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and UN Women in New York on 3 September. The event will provide a platform for outstanding women leaders to reflect on and share their everyday peacebuilding experiences and recommendations for the international community.
Making Fijian young women's voices count
In the run up Fiji's 2014 to the election the Fiji Young Women’s Forum released My Guide to Voting, a publication created by and for young Fijians to inform and empower them about their rights and responsibilities as citizens.