MediatEUr becomes Conciliation Resources EU
Belgium-based mediation support organisation, mediatEUr has been renamed Conciliation Resources EU to reflect its closer working partnership with international peacebuilding NGO, Conciliation Resources.
Technology for peace
Peace requires creativity and innovation. We have worked in different ways with online technologies and visualisation techniques to strengthen research and outreach, and convene different groups in support of peace and mediation processes.
Bangsamoro Community Security Toolkit
The Toolkit for Community Security is a guide for developing and mobilizing Community Security activities in the Bangsamoro region, particularly in places experiencing human security challenges as a result of protracted armed conflicts and other forms of chronic violence. It is designed to be practice-focused but it also includes discussions on the foundational thinking and debates on Community Security discourse.
Litia Nailatikau
Litia is our Fiji and Solomon Islands Project Manager. She joined Conciliation Resources in 2021 as the Project Officer for the Pacific programme. In previous roles she has worked with the International Finance Corporation, the Fiji Film Industry and as an Assistant Language Teacher to the JET programme in Okinawa Japan. She holds a LLB and a Masters Degree in Diplomacy & International Relations and has a keen interest in Pacific history, indigenous holistic health and sevens rugby.
See The Human talk series: Event I, January 2022
Our #SeeTheHuman event series focuses on the real-life experiences of those who have been on the front lines of war and who have managed to bring people together across divides to create peace.
Network of women mediators to be hosted by London School of Economics
Conciliation Resources is pleased to support the transition of the Women Mediators across the Commonwealth (WMC) network to the London School of Economics, Centre for Women Peace and Security (LSE WPS).
Promoting peaceful pastoralism
Pastoralism – the practice of livestock herding between grazing sites – is a vital economic activity and livelihood for millions of people in many parts of Africa. Yet it is also becoming increasingly enmeshed in violent conflict as a result of climate, environmental and other changes.
Sebastian Antoine
Sebastian provides project, administrative and logistical support to the Papua New Guinea programme and key partners in Bougainville as the Programme Officer, Papua New Guinea. Prior to joining the organisation in January 2022, he worked in policy, research and advocacy with Youth Affairs Council Victoria, the peak body for young people and the youth sector with a focus on disability, rural and regional issues, homelessness and public transport.
A fresh start for 2022: help heal division in your community
Whether or not you live somewhere impacted by violent conflict, you can almost certainly relate to feelings of division and hostility within your society. The rise of social media, increasing inequality and other factors are fuelling anger, a lack of tolerance and polarisation in many countries.