Alastair joined Conciliation Resources in November 2022, to support the organisation’s work shaping counter-terrorism sanctions and developing policy messages on issues including gender, peace and security, mediation and dialogue and climate change and conflict. In this role, he is the co-chair of the Bond working group on Sanctions and Counterterrorism.
Women play an essential, but often under-recognised, role in peacebuilding. Our Europe-Asia Director, Laura Aumeer, spoke to Sparknews about the why and the how, and shares some resources and tips for sharper, more inclusive conflict-related stories.
Abdullahi Umar Eggi grew up in a nomadic family in Taraba State, Nigeria. After attending a nomadic school in Taraba and secondary school in Jos he graduated from the federal college of forestry, Jos, and then from the University of Jos with a BSc. in psychology. He has over a decade of experience conducting research on the sociology of pastoralism across northern Nigeria and the wider region. He speaks Fulfulde, Hausa, and English fluently.
Inter Mediate focuses on the most difficult, complex and dangerous conflicts where other organisations are unable to operate.
It brings together some of the world’s leading experts on dialogue and negotiation, who operate as a small and flexible team that fills a vital gap in the conflict resolution landscape. Through the facilitation of negotiation, Inter Mediate hopes to contribute towards a sustainable end to conflict.
A new platform for convening environmental experts, think tanks, business leaders and peacemakers across South Asia has been selected for the Paris Peace Forum’s Scale-up Programme, which provides accelerated, customised support for the initiative’s development.
Abdullahi Umar Eggi grew up in a nomadic family in Taraba State, Nigeria, and has undertaken extensive research to understand how and why pastoralism is changing in the region. He’s currently carrying out research on cross-border pastoralism, environmental change, peace and conflict along the borders of Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger as part of our XCEPT project, Promoting Peaceful Pastoralism. Here, he tells us about his upbringing, and what he’s learning from his latest research.
It can seem impossible for those caught up in violent conflict and its consequences to find space to imagine what peace might look like – let alone start taking the difficult steps to get there. In a ‘hot’ conflict or crisis situation conflict parties may be too focused on dealing with an immediate crisis and struggling to survive. In protracted wars or ‘stuck’ peace processes that from the outside may appear frozen for many years, long-held grievances and entrenched positions make it difficult to consider alternative futures and block potential pathways to dialogue or reconciliation.
Salic Sharief, Jr. or fondly known as Exan, joined Conciliation Resources as Philippines Programme Director in 2022.
Our work in Kashmir is strengthening the understanding of the impact of climate change in the region, and its intersection with conflict, by recognising the opportunities created when communities across the Line of Control (LoC) work together to face a shared problem.
In the Philippines, a changing climate is leading to increased flooding, landslides and tropical cyclones - forcing entire communities from their homes. In regions like the Bangsamoro, which is emerging from four decades of conflict, responses to the impact of climate change must be sensitive and inclusive.
