Paul Koroma

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Paul Koroma

Paul Lansana Koroma works with the Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD) in Sierra Leone. He is a practitioner and trainer in participatory development processes and conflict transformation and a civil society activist. He is a founder member of the West African Network for peacebuilding (WANEP) of which he served as National Board Chair (2004–2009). Paul is also a member of the Action for Conflict Transformation International (ACTION) and the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace (GAMIP).

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Oscar Bloh

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Oscar Bloh

Oscar Bloh serves as Country Director of Search for Common Ground in Liberia. With ten years experience of civil society sector work, he has significant experience of human rights training, governance issues and peacebuilding in post-conflict environments. He has recently served as chair of a national civil society coalition of 30 organisations tasked with monitoring the 2011 Liberian elections. 

Prince Zeid

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Prince Zeid

Prince Zeid is Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In September 2010, he was nominated as PBC Chair of the Configuration for Liberia. He also serves on the advisory bodies to the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation and for the World Development Report 2011 as well as playing a central role in the establishment of the International Criminal Court. He received his commission as an officer in the Jordanian desert police prior to serving as a Political Affairs Officer in the UN Mission in the former Yugoslavia.

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Confronting legacies of forced displacement in the South Caucasus

Approaching two million people throughout the South Caucasus lost their homes as a result of ethnic mobilisation, confrontation and conflict through the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their fate remains a key challenge for both the Nagorny Karabakh and Georgian–Abkhaz peace processes. Through film projects, TV discussions, and policy papers, Conciliation Resources and our partners in the Synergy network have recently been bringing new thinking to bear on these issues. At the heart of these activities are the peacebuilding perspectives of local people.

Constitutional reform process confirmed in Fiji

We welcome the announcement by Fiji's Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, on 9 March of a process and timeline for the development of a new constitution. We believe Professor Yash Ghai is an excellent candidate as chair of the Constitutional Commission that will conduct national consultations. We support our partners the Citizens' Constitutional Forum in their call for a "conducive environment which encourages freedom of speech and welcomes dialogue".

Women and peacebuilding: Involving all voices

International Women's Day – 8 March – marks the contribution that women across the world make to their communities. Nowhere are these efforts more important than in the field of peacebuilding.

However, in too many areas, the voices of women affected by conflict go unheard, and they are often underrepresented in local, national and international conflict resolution strategies.

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