John Paul Lederach
John Paul Lederach is Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and Senior Fellow at Humanity United.
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Expert women mediators hold first network meeting
Women mediators from across commonwealth countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week, to exchange experiences of their mediation work and discuss the development of their new network.
Sally Holt
Sally supports research projects at Conciliation Resources, including our Accord publications.
Ballots not bullets: campaigning for non-violent elections in Nigeria
This month, Nigerians across the country headed to the polls to vote in Presidential and regional elections. In a period of heightened tensions, young people in northeast Nigeria worked to ensure ballots and not bullets dominated the election process.
Suzanne van Hooff
Suzanne manages projects for the Horn of Africa Programme, in particular, those in support of the peace and transition process in the Somali region of Ethiopia.
Bebhinn McKinley
Bebhinn McKinley is currently a Good Relations Manager for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Previous positions have included working with the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister on the Together: Building a United Community Strategy, which was part of the Executive’s commitment to improving community relations and continuing the journey towards a more united and shared society. She has also worked in Northern Ireland for Non-Governmental Organisations, Community Relations Council, Rural Community Network and Women into Politics and as volunteer for a grassroots orga
Magda Zenon
Magda Zenon is a human rights activist whose perspective has been influenced by having lived in apartheid South Africa, Greece, and Cyprus.
New Counter Terrorism Bill fails to adequately protect peacebuilding
A crucial vote in the House of Lords last week saw greater legal protection for aid workers who respond to humanitarian crises, but failed to acknowledge the important need to protect peacebuilders in their work.
Robinah Rubimbwa
Robinah Rubimbwa is the Founder and National Coordinator of the Coalition for Action on Resolution 1325 in Uganda.
Referendum myth-busting: supporting an informed vote in Mindanao
On 21 January 2019, a referendum will take place in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines. The vote will decide the future status of the predominantly Muslim region of Western Mindanao, called the Bangsamoro. As we count down the days to this crucial vote, Conciliation Resources and partners are working to ensure voters are adequately informed.