Nicola Dahrendorf appointed as Africa Director

Conciliation Resources is pleased to announce the appointment of new Africa director, Nicola Dahrendorf. Nicola will begin her new role on 6 January 2014. With over twenty years experience in policy, practice and research in the international arena, Nicola has a wide spectrum of experience working in conflict regions in Africa in support of peacebuilding.

BBC World News interview: French forces to Central African Republic

Kennedy Tumutegyereize, East & Central Africa Programme Director, discusses the deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic and responds to the UN Security Council vote to authorise French forces to support African-led International Support Mission. Can the extra troops really make a difference to peace and stability?

Studio Re Film Series

A series of joint Georgian-Abkhaz documentary films produced by Conciliation Resources together with our partner Studio Re

The series includes:

Reflections: joint analysis workshop on engaging non-state armed groups

Conciliation Resources held a one-day expert joint analysis workshop in London on 1 November 2013 to discuss civil society responses and community engagement with armed groups. The event brought together 30 international peacebuilding practitioners and academics to discuss their experiences of the topic. Here Ed Garcia, a participant of the workshop, presents his reflections of the workshop.

Absence of Will: A journey through Georgia's conflict zones

Vakho and Teo, two Georgian university graduates from Tbilisi set out to to try to understand for themselves what caused the war in Abkhazia, and why fifteen years of peace talks the sides are still no nearer to resolving their differences. Halfway through filming, fighting broke out again over South Ossetia so that war became a reality for a brief period for Vakho and Teo making their search for answers more personal and urgent.

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?
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