Enduring Hope
This short film by our partners the Citizens' Constitutional Forum highlights problems of racial harmony and tolerance in Fiji through the story of two friends whose friendship remained unaffected by events in the country.
Briefing: Central African Republic: Inter-communal dialogue key to long-term stability
Since the March 2013 coup by the Seleka coalition, deadly clashes have been taking place across the Central African Republic. The internal situation is quickly escalating, and a robust and committed response is now needed from the international community. This briefing paper outlines obstacles and requirements for the peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Central African Republic.
Memories Without Borders (English version)
Memories Without Borders is a unique Turkish-Armenian-Azerbaijani documentary, looking at the impacts of troubled histories on individual lives today. At the meeting point between official history and personal lives the film challenges audiences to ask: what do we choose to remember about others, and what do others choose to remember about us?
Draft bill to permit aid in areas controlled by groups on US terrorist lists
Conciliation Resources, welcomes the Humanitarian Assistance Facilitation Act (HAFA) draft legislation introduced to the US House of Representatives. The bill has the potential to help end violent conflicts by removing the threat of prosecution for those engaged in peacebuilding and mediation work with proscribed groups.
Accord 24: Reconciliation, reform and resilience - Positive peace for Lebanon
Watch interviews with the Accord series editor Dr Alexander Ramsbothman, issue editor Elizabeth Picard and issue contributor Joseph Bahout on the latest Accord issue on a positive peace for Lebanon.
Peace Lens: On Transitional Justice in the Bangsamoro
Conciliation Resources’ Kristian Herbolzheimer speaks at the third Peace Lens event, which focuses on Transitional Justice in the Bangsamoro.
Peace Lens is a series of conversations launched in August 2013 by forumZFD and Bread for the World (Civil Peace Service) in collaboration with the Al Qalam Institute for Islamic Identities & Dialogue in Southeast Asia,Ateneo de Davao University.
Colombia innovates in democratic peacemaking
The recent breakthrough in Colombian peace talks – an agreement by parties on political participation – can be seen as a way to innovate and democratise the peace process itself. Kristian Herbolzheimer, Director of Conciliation Resources' Colombia Programme explains.
EU partnership launches new website on Nagorno-Karabakh peacebuilding
The European Partnership for the Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh (EPNK) has launched a new website, providing information about the EPNK for anyone looking to find out more about initiatives to build peace in the region
Sharing responsibility: governance in the midst of conflict
Governance that fails to respond to people’s needs or is detrimental to social cohesion can be both a root cause and a consequence of conflict. This report shares lessons learned from a five-year project: Increasing government accountability in conflict zones through public participation in policymaking, funded by the Governance and Transparency Fund, which took place in four conflict areas where governance issues are key factors in the persistence of instability and conflict.
Publication exploring Women Building Peace launches in Norway
Conciliation Resources, launched its first Accord Insight publication: Women Building Peace, at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in Oslo, Norway on Monday 11 November. The report looks at how women have contributed to peace and reconciliation globally and features first-hand accounts of women’s peacebuilding experiences.