Joint statement on impact of UK aid cuts on peacebuilding efforts
Joint Conciliation Resources, International Alert and Saferworld statement on the impact of UK aid cuts on peacebuilding efforts and our partners around the world.
Annual Review 2020
2020 was a year like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed fragilities and fissures across the world, transforming patterns of work and family life, and highlighting inequalities globally and locally. The past year has seen peacebuilding characteristics of adaptability and resilience at the heart of Conciliation Resources’ work.
Fighting for survivors in Ethiopia
Mohamed Mohamud Mohamed, commonly known by his birthplace, ‘Darusalam’, was raised in the rural heartlands of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia. It was here that the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) were, for more than two decades, fighting for self-determination for Somalis in the Ogaden region, against the government of Ethiopia.
How can we engage more diverse youth in peacebuilding?
We work with young people around the world to support them in building long-term, sustainable peace in their communities, and to ensure greater participation of young people in peace processes.
Online event: Youth and armed conflict
Young people are not just victims or perpetrators of violent conflict. They are key actors in processes of conflict transformation and socio-political change. It is however important to understand their aspirations for change and what influences their decisions to take a violent or nonviolent path.
Dr Mercy Masta
Mercy is an Associate within the Southeast Asia and Pacific programme, specialising in policy and learning initiatives. Her journey with Conciliation Resources commenced in May 2021 when she assumed the role of Manager for the Pacific Programme. Prior to this, Mercy contributed her expertise to Australian DFAT programs in PNG and collaborated on the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development Program. In the Pacific region, she has dedicated her efforts to diverse areas such as health, HIV, gender equality, women’s empowerment, and youth development programs.
Supporting diverse youth engagement in peacebuilding
The unanimous adoption in 2015 of UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security marked a step-change in, and opportunity for, international efforts to increase the meaningful participation of youth in peace processes and conflict resolution. The 2018 Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security acknowledged the important and positive contribution of youth in efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security. The recognition of youth as the ‘missing peace’ is part of a growing policy consensus that inclusion matters for peace; the consequent challenge being to determine what this means in practice.
Alex Azarov
Alex Azarov is the Programme Manager for the Fiji and Solomon Islands programmes as well as leading on CR’s Climate Change & Conflict work in the Pacific. Alex’s areas of expertise include mediation, dialogue facilitation, empathic support, nonviolent communication and mental health. Prior to CR Alex supported dialogue facilitation and mediation practitioners in Ukraine for 6 years and is keen on the use of Theatre of the Oppressed in peacebuilding.
Conciliation Resources nominated for prestigious international development award
Conciliation Resources’ work in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia has been nominated for a prestigious Charity Award, the longest running award scheme in the charity sector.
Experiences of young ex-combatants in the Central African Republic
Contemporary conflict in northwestern Central African Republic is driven by local dynamics. Armed groups are fluid and informal, often starting as an organic expression of community needs for protection or revenge but over time turning to banditry to survive. Individuals involved with groups are predominantly young and frequently unarmed, and the line between combatant and non-combatant is shifting and difficult to establish.