News and Insight

Experts and practitioners in mental health and psychosocial support, peacebuilding and gender gathered in Bangui, Central African Republic this month for a workshop organised by the University of Bangui and Conciliation Resources to develop a toolkit for training practitioners on how to integrate a mental health and psychosocial support-sensitive approach to community engagement.

This year we are marking our 30th anniversary. For three decades we have worked with inspiring and courageous staff, partners and peacebuilders from around the world to make peace possible.

In 2025, it will be 25 years since the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1325 (UNSCR1325). To examine the essential role of women in peacebuilding, we spoke to Rosa Emilia Salamanca, Executive Director of the Corporación de Investigación y Acción Social y Económica (CIASE) in Colombia.

In July 2024, Conciliation Resources conducted a workshop on the gender-sensitive conflict analysis methodology in Bangui with partners of our new project, ‘Breaking gender stereotypes to succeed together’.

Public Roundtable

When: Friday, 21st June 2024, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

In April 2024, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) hosted a roundtable to explore the inter-linkages between climate security and gender. Facilitated by Conciliation Resources, discussion shed light on the relevance of gender norms and power dynamics to the peace and security impacts of climate change and how research and evidence on this matter can inform the design of effective policy.

Throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific, a region characterised by complex social and political dynamics, the voices and actions of women peacebuilders carry significant weight amidst ongoing transitions and challenges.

Nestled on the eastern coast of Bougainville Island, just south of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville’s capital Buka, is the Sisters of Nazareth training centre, located nearby the community of Tsiroge. The centre recently hosted a three-day Peacebuilding Sharing and Collaboration workshop, highlighting participants' insights and collective efforts to continue to foster sustainable peace and stability in the region.

Embracing the theme of 'Inspire Inclusion' for International Women's Day 2024, we're proud to highlight our work and our partners in fostering peace through inclusive approaches. Every woman deserves to have her voice heard and be included in shaping a peaceful future. To understand and value women's inclusion and work towards a world where diversity is celebrated and all voices are heard. Together, let's continue to empower women, bridge divides, and build a more inclusive world.

In this blog, Professor Michael Semple explores the profound challenges for peacemakers striving to engage a populace stifled by repression and fear, and urges that some basic precautions be followed.

Conciliation Resources announces the appointment of Lucy Moore as its new Interim Chair of the Board of Trustees. Lucy has extensive experience in conflict transformation and global development across diverse regions.

Reconciliation among different groups and communities in the Somali Regional State (SRS) in Ethiopia is an ongoing challenge, after a 2018 peace deal ended many years of insurgency. Social and political links between various Somali communities are strong and reach over borders and boundaries across the Horn of Africa. These connections have a major impact on how reconciliation moves forward in the SRS.