Asia Ibrahim
Asia joined Conciliation Resources in 2017 and is based in Kenya. She currently supports our project with Local Peace Committees in Garissa.
Basile Semba
Basil joined Conciliation Resources in 2019 and is based in Bangui. He currently supports our project with young people living in the Central African Republic.
Including women in grassroots peacebuilding
We are working alongside local peacebuilding organisations to develop the skills of women across the Commonwealth, recognise and support their existing work in mediation. This work is part of our Women Mediators across the Commonwealth project and aims to allow women to have greater influence in formal and informal peace processes.
Connecting women mediators across the Commonwealth
Women Mediators across the Commonwealth (WMC) is a network which connects women with a broad range of mediation knowledge and experience. The network advocates for the increased recognition of women mediators, and their participation in peace processes regionally and internationally. It also provides opportunities for the members to learn from and support each other.
Curbing the impact of anti-terror laws on peacebuilding
We are playing a leading role in finding solutions to the impact of UK counter-terrorism legislation and sanctions on the work of peacebuilders and humanitarian organisations.
Women Mediators across the Commonwealth
Peace processes that involve women are more likely to last. We are supporting a new network of women mediators to increase the participation of women in peace processes and mediation at a local, national, and global level.
Negotiating peace in Ethiopia
For more than two decades, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has been fighting for self-determination for Somalis in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia (also known as the Ogaden region.) In 2018, with support from Conciliation Resources, the ONLF signed a peace deal with the Government of Ethiopia.
Building peace in remote Bougainville communities
Working directly with communities across Bougainville, we are helping to prevent violence – particularly in more remote, isolated areas. Such areas have high levels of community division and a limited access to peacebuilding information.
Navigating inclusion in peace transitions
Based on analysis of four contexts (Nepal, Nigeria, the Somali Region of Ethiopia (Ogaden) and Colombia) this report explores how inclusion is negotiated in peace processes and associated avenues for resolving conflict and effecting political change. This research examines how change is perceived by those living in conflict-affected contexts, and strategies used by different groups to influence political change.
Gendered political settlements
Based on analysis of three contexts (Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, Nepal and Colombia) this report explores how gender inclusion – meaningful participation at all levels of decision making, regardless of a person’s gender identity – is negotiated in elite-led peace processes and political settlements in conflict-affected contexts, and how international and national actors can support it effectively.