MILF conducts mass consultations for peace

Emma Leslie shares her reflections on a recent gathering of the Bangsamoro Leadership Assembly in Mindanao. Could developments like the peaceful collaboration of armed forces at the event, there to ensure the safety of several hundred thousand attendees, indicate that the time is ripe for peace in this part of Asia?

Indigenous people 'provoke' peace in Colombia

In mid-July communities in the Cauca region (south-west Colombia) made it into the national and international headlines. The country was caught by surprise when they saw hundreds of unarmed indigenous people expelling both the army and the guerrillas from their territories.

Keeping conversations alive

Reflecting on the importance of dialogue and vibrant local media in building and sustaining peace, Jenny Norton gives an insight into a series of workshops held with a wide range of Georgians and Abkhaz. What role can journalists and social media play in breaking down conflict barriers?

Nagorny Karabakh and de facto elections

Listen to Laurence Broers from our Caucasus team in conversation with BBC Newshour (19 July 2012) on the topic of the de facto presidential elections in Nagorny Karabakh. Find out more by reading our discussion paper on status.

Local partners voice concerns over lapse of Uganda’s Amnesty Act

Since 2000, the Amnesty Act has been one of the crucial tools employed by the Ugandan Government to end the conflict with the LRA. More than 12,000 former abductees have benefited from Amnesty and abandoned rebellion. The government has now allowed the Act to lapse. In light of this development, 19 organisations met recently in Uganda to discuss the implications this has for regional peace efforts.

Learning from the Balkan experience

In June, Conciliation Resources’ Caucasus team and a number of Georgian and Abkhaz partners travelled to Serbia to find out more about the work going on in the Balkans, to deal with the legacy of violent conflict in the 1990s.

Duccio Bandini

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Duccio Bandini

Duccio Bandini is currently Programme Manager for the Instrument for Stability with the EU Delegation in Beirut. He holds an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics, and has worked on crisis response, recovery and stabilisation issues in Colombia, Central America, Rwanda, and Lebanon, focusing in particular on peacebuilding, reconciliation and security sector reform issues.

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Nizar Abdel-Kader

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Nizar Abdel-Kader

Nizar Abdel-Kader is a retired General of the Lebanese Armed Forces and a Board member of the Lebanese Defense Journal. He is also a political analyst for the Ad-Diyar newspaper in Beirut and the author of, Iran and the Nuclear Bomb, Nation Without a Fence, and The Israeli Strategy to Destroy Lebanon.

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