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WHY PEACE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavours, full of steps forward and back. This is the task of peacebuilding. And we can’t afford not to do it. Here are just three reasons why peacebuilding matters today. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION The role of women in promoting peace and reconciliation. From the early days of the Bougainville crisis, women's groups played important roles in initiatives to end the violence and promote a sustainable solution to the conflict. Women of all political, religious and INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE TO NEGOTIATE IN SOUTH Former National Party chief negotiator Roelf Meyer discusses how the build-up of a combination of external and internal pressure brought the conditions for change in South Africa, but how the evolving relationship between the parties became more important once negotiations began in 1990. WHAT IS A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT? The Political Settlements Research Programme is a four-year research programme, undertaken by a North-South Consortium, led by the University of Edinburgh. This article reflects insights gained from our first yearly internal learning session. These will share and test emerging findings and their practical application in ConciliationResources
10 STEPS FOR PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN Long-term steps to renegotiate an inclusive social contract. 8. Launch a National Peace Dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict, including transitional justice and women’s meaningful participation, with opportunities for armed and unarmed actors to participate. 9. Establish a high-level independent consultative group on political DIPLOMACY IN A FAILED STATE: INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION IN Somalia is the longest-running instance of complete state collapse in the post-colonial era. It has also been the site of some of the world’s most intensive mediation efforts, designed to bring the country’s twenty-year crisis to a close. Diplomatic initiatives have varied in approach, but all have met with failure. ENDLESS WAR: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOMALI CONFLICT The collapse of the Somali state was the consequence of a combination of internal and external factors. Externally there were the legacies of European colonialism that divided the Somali people into five states, the impact of Cold War politics in shoring up a predatory state, and the cumulative effect of wars with neighbouring states, most damagingly the 1977-78 Ogaden war with Ethiopia. SECURITY AND STABILIZATION IN SOMALIA Security and stabilization in Somalia. Authors Jeremy Brickhill. Download Article. Jeremy Brickhill critiques international involvement in Somali in relation to security, arguing that the strategy of building a state with a monopoly of violence has not worked, while security arrangements are central to endogenous Somali peaceprocesses.
WHY DOES INCLUSION MATTER FOR PEACE? The UN has defined ‘inclusivity’ as “the extent and manner in which the views and needs of parties to conflict and other stakeholders are represented, heard and integrated into a peace process.”. *. Inclusion means it is important to avoid the views and needs of elites drowning out those of the wider population. WHAT IS PEACEBUILDING? Speaking at the International Conference to promote resolution of the conflict in the Basque Country, co-sponsored by Conciliation Resources. Peacebuilding is a long-term process of encouraging people to talk, repairing relationships, and reforming institutions. For positive change to last, everyone affected by a destructive conflicthas to be
WHY PEACE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavours, full of steps forward and back. This is the task of peacebuilding. And we can’t afford not to do it. Here are just three reasons why peacebuilding matters today. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION The role of women in promoting peace and reconciliation. From the early days of the Bougainville crisis, women's groups played important roles in initiatives to end the violence and promote a sustainable solution to the conflict. Women of all political, religious and INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE TO NEGOTIATE IN SOUTH Former National Party chief negotiator Roelf Meyer discusses how the build-up of a combination of external and internal pressure brought the conditions for change in South Africa, but how the evolving relationship between the parties became more important once negotiations began in 1990. WHAT IS A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT? The Political Settlements Research Programme is a four-year research programme, undertaken by a North-South Consortium, led by the University of Edinburgh. This article reflects insights gained from our first yearly internal learning session. These will share and test emerging findings and their practical application in ConciliationResources
10 STEPS FOR PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN Long-term steps to renegotiate an inclusive social contract. 8. Launch a National Peace Dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict, including transitional justice and women’s meaningful participation, with opportunities for armed and unarmed actors to participate. 9. Establish a high-level independent consultative group on political DIPLOMACY IN A FAILED STATE: INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION IN Somalia is the longest-running instance of complete state collapse in the post-colonial era. It has also been the site of some of the world’s most intensive mediation efforts, designed to bring the country’s twenty-year crisis to a close. Diplomatic initiatives have varied in approach, but all have met with failure. ENDLESS WAR: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOMALI CONFLICT The collapse of the Somali state was the consequence of a combination of internal and external factors. Externally there were the legacies of European colonialism that divided the Somali people into five states, the impact of Cold War politics in shoring up a predatory state, and the cumulative effect of wars with neighbouring states, most damagingly the 1977-78 Ogaden war with Ethiopia. SECURITY AND STABILIZATION IN SOMALIA Security and stabilization in Somalia. Authors Jeremy Brickhill. Download Article. Jeremy Brickhill critiques international involvement in Somali in relation to security, arguing that the strategy of building a state with a monopoly of violence has not worked, while security arrangements are central to endogenous Somali peaceprocesses.
HOMEPAGE | CONCILIATION RESOURCES Conciliation Resources was established by Andy Carl and David Lord, initially working in Fiji and Sierra Leone. The staunch conviction of our founders was that people living in areas of violent conflict should be involved in its resolution. Twenty-five years later, this principle still forms the basis of our approach.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.
WHY PEACE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavours, full of steps forward and back. This is the task of peacebuilding. And we can’t afford not to do it. Here are just three reasons why peacebuilding matters today. PIONEERING PEACE PATHWAYS Pioneering peace pathways. Initiating peace processes is hard to do – and not easy to document or analyse. Formative dialogue initiatives are largely informal, opaque and secret. The reality of peace processes is messy and ‘phases’ criss-cross one another. Armed actors talk and fight at the same time. GENDER AND CONFLICT ANALYSIS TOOLKIT FOR PEACEBUILDERS This Toolkit provides practical guidance to peacebuilding practitioners on gender and conflict analysis. It is based on Conciliation Resources' experience in conflict-affected contexts and draws on our participatory approach to conflict analysis. The Toolkit was developed over a two-year time frame and involved various members of staff, partners, and numerous external experts. THE PACIFIC CENTRE FOR PEACEBUILDING (PCP) The Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding (PCP) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2007. PCP works with all communities to reduce, prevent and transform violence and conflict. PCP is based in Suva running a range of programmes in areas including restorative justice, community peacebuilding with a focus on women and youth, and women in peacebuilding. LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND PEACEBUILDING: CHALLENGES OF Ken Menkhaus asks how viable it is to mobilise the legitimacy of local leadership for peace. Legitimate representation is difficult to identify in talks to end violent conflict that can include a proliferation of armed groups, severe social and political fragmentation, or communal or criminal violence. Local governance and leadership is not a panacea – and can encompass warlords, vigilante INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION AND PRESSURE FOR CHANGE IN SOUTH International isolation and pressure for change in South Africa. Authors Catherine Barnes. Download Article. Catherine Barnes reviews the economic, financial and cultural sanctions imposed on South Africa between the 1960s to the 1990s and assesses the degree to which they played a useful in influencing an eventual transition. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE TAJIKISTAN PEACE AGREEMENT Key elements of the Tajikistan peace agreement. 1997 General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord and its related protocols (1995-97) Implementation. Commission on National Reconciliation (CNR) The CNR is created as the mechanism to implement agreements. It is also charged with creating an atmosphere of trustand mutual
NIKA FARNWORTH
Nika joined Conciliation Resources as South Caucasus Projects Manager in May 2021. Prior to this she coordinated a range of humanitarian and development initiatives in Kenya, Sudan, Lebanon and Afghanistan, with a particular focus on programme quality and accountability. Nika holds an MRes in East European Studies from University College London, for which she conducted research into the WHY DOES INCLUSION MATTER FOR PEACE? The UN has defined ‘inclusivity’ as “the extent and manner in which the views and needs of parties to conflict and other stakeholders are represented, heard and integrated into a peace process.”. *. Inclusion means it is important to avoid the views and needs of elites drowning out those of the wider population. WHY PEACE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavours, full of steps forward and back. This is the task of peacebuilding. And we can’t afford not to do it. Here are just three reasons why peacebuilding matters today. WHAT IS PEACEBUILDING? Speaking at the International Conference to promote resolution of the conflict in the Basque Country, co-sponsored by Conciliation Resources. Peacebuilding is a long-term process of encouraging people to talk, repairing relationships, and reforming institutions. For positive change to last, everyone affected by a destructive conflicthas to be
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION The role of women in promoting peace and reconciliation. From the early days of the Bougainville crisis, women's groups played important roles in initiatives to end the violence and promote a sustainable solution to the conflict. Women of all political, religious and WHAT IS A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT? The Political Settlements Research Programme is a four-year research programme, undertaken by a North-South Consortium, led by the University of Edinburgh. This article reflects insights gained from our first yearly internal learning session. These will share and test emerging findings and their practical application in ConciliationResources
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE TO NEGOTIATE IN SOUTH Former National Party chief negotiator Roelf Meyer discusses how the build-up of a combination of external and internal pressure brought the conditions for change in South Africa, but how the evolving relationship between the parties became more important once negotiations began in 1990. DIPLOMACY IN A FAILED STATE: INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION IN Somalia is the longest-running instance of complete state collapse in the post-colonial era. It has also been the site of some of the world’s most intensive mediation efforts, designed to bring the country’s twenty-year crisis to a close. Diplomatic initiatives have varied in approach, but all have met with failure. ENDLESS WAR: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOMALI CONFLICT The collapse of the Somali state was the consequence of a combination of internal and external factors. Externally there were the legacies of European colonialism that divided the Somali people into five states, the impact of Cold War politics in shoring up a predatory state, and the cumulative effect of wars with neighbouring states, most damagingly the 1977-78 Ogaden war with Ethiopia. INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION AND PRESSURE FOR CHANGE IN SOUTH International isolation and pressure for change in South Africa. Authors Catherine Barnes. Download Article. Catherine Barnes reviews the economic, financial and cultural sanctions imposed on South Africa between the 1960s to the 1990s and assesses the degree to which they played a useful in influencing an eventual transition. SECURITY AND STABILIZATION IN SOMALIA Security and stabilization in Somalia. Authors Jeremy Brickhill. Download Article. Jeremy Brickhill critiques international involvement in Somali in relation to security, arguing that the strategy of building a state with a monopoly of violence has not worked, while security arrangements are central to endogenous Somali peaceprocesses.
WHY DOES INCLUSION MATTER FOR PEACE? The UN has defined ‘inclusivity’ as “the extent and manner in which the views and needs of parties to conflict and other stakeholders are represented, heard and integrated into a peace process.”. *. Inclusion means it is important to avoid the views and needs of elites drowning out those of the wider population. WHY PEACE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavours, full of steps forward and back. This is the task of peacebuilding. And we can’t afford not to do it. Here are just three reasons why peacebuilding matters today. WHAT IS PEACEBUILDING? Speaking at the International Conference to promote resolution of the conflict in the Basque Country, co-sponsored by Conciliation Resources. Peacebuilding is a long-term process of encouraging people to talk, repairing relationships, and reforming institutions. For positive change to last, everyone affected by a destructive conflicthas to be
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION The role of women in promoting peace and reconciliation. From the early days of the Bougainville crisis, women's groups played important roles in initiatives to end the violence and promote a sustainable solution to the conflict. Women of all political, religious and WHAT IS A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT? The Political Settlements Research Programme is a four-year research programme, undertaken by a North-South Consortium, led by the University of Edinburgh. This article reflects insights gained from our first yearly internal learning session. These will share and test emerging findings and their practical application in ConciliationResources
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE TO NEGOTIATE IN SOUTH Former National Party chief negotiator Roelf Meyer discusses how the build-up of a combination of external and internal pressure brought the conditions for change in South Africa, but how the evolving relationship between the parties became more important once negotiations began in 1990. DIPLOMACY IN A FAILED STATE: INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION IN Somalia is the longest-running instance of complete state collapse in the post-colonial era. It has also been the site of some of the world’s most intensive mediation efforts, designed to bring the country’s twenty-year crisis to a close. Diplomatic initiatives have varied in approach, but all have met with failure. ENDLESS WAR: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOMALI CONFLICT The collapse of the Somali state was the consequence of a combination of internal and external factors. Externally there were the legacies of European colonialism that divided the Somali people into five states, the impact of Cold War politics in shoring up a predatory state, and the cumulative effect of wars with neighbouring states, most damagingly the 1977-78 Ogaden war with Ethiopia. INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION AND PRESSURE FOR CHANGE IN SOUTH International isolation and pressure for change in South Africa. Authors Catherine Barnes. Download Article. Catherine Barnes reviews the economic, financial and cultural sanctions imposed on South Africa between the 1960s to the 1990s and assesses the degree to which they played a useful in influencing an eventual transition. SECURITY AND STABILIZATION IN SOMALIA Security and stabilization in Somalia. Authors Jeremy Brickhill. Download Article. Jeremy Brickhill critiques international involvement in Somali in relation to security, arguing that the strategy of building a state with a monopoly of violence has not worked, while security arrangements are central to endogenous Somali peaceprocesses.
HOMEPAGE | CONCILIATION RESOURCES Conciliation Resources was established by Andy Carl and David Lord, initially working in Fiji and Sierra Leone. The staunch conviction of our founders was that people living in areas of violent conflict should be involved in its resolution. Twenty-five years later, this principle still forms the basis of our approach.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.
WHY PEACE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. However, building back trust, livelihoods, institutions and relationships is a complex and long-term endeavours, full of steps forward and back. This is the task of peacebuilding. And we can’t afford not to do it. Here are just three reasons why peacebuilding matters today. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION The role of women in promoting peace and reconciliation. From the early days of the Bougainville crisis, women's groups played important roles in initiatives to end the violence and promote a sustainable solution to the conflict. Women of all political, religious and CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: THE CONFLICT IN FOCUS The Central African Republic (CAR) has had a long and turbulent history of violent conflict and political instability. Since the most recent crisis erupted in 2013 huge efforts have been made to pull the country back from the brink of armed conflict. PIONEERING PEACE PATHWAYS Pioneering peace pathways. Initiating peace processes is hard to do – and not easy to document or analyse. Formative dialogue initiatives are largely informal, opaque and secret. The reality of peace processes is messy and ‘phases’ criss-cross one another. Armed actors talk and fight at the same time. LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND PEACEBUILDING: CHALLENGES OF Ken Menkhaus asks how viable it is to mobilise the legitimacy of local leadership for peace. Legitimate representation is difficult to identify in talks to end violent conflict that can include a proliferation of armed groups, severe social and political fragmentation, or communal or criminal violence. Local governance and leadership is not a panacea – and can encompass warlords, vigilante THE PACIFIC CENTRE FOR PEACEBUILDING (PCP) The Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding (PCP) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2007. PCP works with all communities to reduce, prevent and transform violence and conflict. PCP is based in Suva running a range of programmes in areas including restorative justice, community peacebuilding with a focus on women and youth, and women in peacebuilding.NIKA FARNWORTH
Nika joined Conciliation Resources as South Caucasus Projects Manager in May 2021. Prior to this she coordinated a range of humanitarian and development initiatives in Kenya, Sudan, Lebanon and Afghanistan, with a particular focus on programme quality and accountability. Nika holds an MRes in East European Studies from University College London, for which she conducted research into the VLAD CORBU | CONCILIATION RESOURCES Vlad Corbu is Chief Programme Manager at the Dialogue Advisory Group (DAG). He joined DAG in early 2011, after finishing his MA in International Relations (cum laude) at the University of Amsterdam. He was part of the DAG team working in the Basque Country from 2011 to 2017. He has been involved in DAG’s dialogues in Libya, the Great Lakes and Sri Lanka, among others, working with HOMEPAGE | CONCILIATION RESOURCESWHO WE AREWHAT WE DONEWS & INSIGHTLEARNING HUBGET INVOLVEDDONATE Conciliation Resources was established by Andy Carl and David Lord, initially working in Fiji and Sierra Leone. The staunch conviction of our founders was that people living in areas of violent conflict should be involved in its resolution. Twenty-five years later, this principle still forms the basis of our approach. WHY DOES INCLUSION MATTER FOR PEACE? The UN has defined ‘inclusivity’ as “the extent and manner in which the views and needs of parties to conflict and other stakeholders are represented, heard and integrated into a peace process.”. *. Inclusion means it is important to avoid the views and needs of elites drowning out those of the wider population. WHAT IS PEACEBUILDING? Speaking at the International Conference to promote resolution of the conflict in the Basque Country, co-sponsored by Conciliation Resources. Peacebuilding is a long-term process of encouraging people to talk, repairing relationships, and reforming institutions. For positive change to last, everyone affected by a destructive conflicthas to be
KUKAH CENTRE
The Kukah Centre (TKC) is a Nigeria-based policy research institute, founded by Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. The Centre has offices in Abuja and Kaduna and treats political leadership as a collaborative exercise that requires multiple governance structures at various levels – individuals, households, small businesses, the organized private sector GENDER AND CONFLICT ANALYSIS TOOLKIT FOR PEACEBUILDERS This Toolkit provides practical guidance to peacebuilding practitioners on gender and conflict analysis. It is based on Conciliation Resources' experience in conflict-affected contexts and draws on our participatory approach to conflict analysis. The Toolkit was developed over a two-year time frame and involved various members of staff, partners, and numerous external experts. WHAT IS A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT? The Political Settlements Research Programme is a four-year research programme, undertaken by a North-South Consortium, led by the University of Edinburgh. This article reflects insights gained from our first yearly internal learning session. These will share and test emerging findings and their practical application in ConciliationResources
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE TO NEGOTIATE IN SOUTH Former National Party chief negotiator Roelf Meyer discusses how the build-up of a combination of external and internal pressure brought the conditions for change in South Africa, but how the evolving relationship between the parties became more important once negotiations began in 1990. THE PACIFIC CENTRE FOR PEACEBUILDING (PCP) The Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding (PCP) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2007. PCP works with all communities to reduce, prevent and transform violence and conflict. PCP is based in Suva running a range of programmes in areas including restorative justice, community peacebuilding with a focus on women and youth, and women in peacebuilding. VLAD CORBU | CONCILIATION RESOURCES Vlad Corbu is Chief Programme Manager at the Dialogue Advisory Group (DAG). He joined DAG in early 2011, after finishing his MA in International Relations (cum laude) at the University of Amsterdam. He was part of the DAG team working in the Basque Country from 2011 to 2017. He has been involved in DAG’s dialogues in Libya, the Great Lakes and Sri Lanka, among others, working withDR RACHEL CLOGG
Rachel led the development of Conciliation Resources' work in the Caucasus for over 15 years as Programme Director, working alongside local partners to achieve change. She now supports the team and partners in an advisory capacity. She initiated and leads Conciliation Resources’ work on dealing with the past in the Georgian-Abkhaz and Armenian-Azerbaijani contexts. HOMEPAGE | CONCILIATION RESOURCESWHO WE AREWHAT WE DONEWS & INSIGHTLEARNING HUBGET INVOLVEDDONATE Conciliation Resources was established by Andy Carl and David Lord, initially working in Fiji and Sierra Leone. The staunch conviction of our founders was that people living in areas of violent conflict should be involved in its resolution. Twenty-five years later, this principle still forms the basis of our approach. WHY DOES INCLUSION MATTER FOR PEACE? The UN has defined ‘inclusivity’ as “the extent and manner in which the views and needs of parties to conflict and other stakeholders are represented, heard and integrated into a peace process.”. *. Inclusion means it is important to avoid the views and needs of elites drowning out those of the wider population. WHAT IS PEACEBUILDING? Speaking at the International Conference to promote resolution of the conflict in the Basque Country, co-sponsored by Conciliation Resources. Peacebuilding is a long-term process of encouraging people to talk, repairing relationships, and reforming institutions. For positive change to last, everyone affected by a destructive conflicthas to be
KUKAH CENTRE
The Kukah Centre (TKC) is a Nigeria-based policy research institute, founded by Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. The Centre has offices in Abuja and Kaduna and treats political leadership as a collaborative exercise that requires multiple governance structures at various levels – individuals, households, small businesses, the organized private sector GENDER AND CONFLICT ANALYSIS TOOLKIT FOR PEACEBUILDERS This Toolkit provides practical guidance to peacebuilding practitioners on gender and conflict analysis. It is based on Conciliation Resources' experience in conflict-affected contexts and draws on our participatory approach to conflict analysis. The Toolkit was developed over a two-year time frame and involved various members of staff, partners, and numerous external experts. WHAT IS A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT? The Political Settlements Research Programme is a four-year research programme, undertaken by a North-South Consortium, led by the University of Edinburgh. This article reflects insights gained from our first yearly internal learning session. These will share and test emerging findings and their practical application in ConciliationResources
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE TO NEGOTIATE IN SOUTH Former National Party chief negotiator Roelf Meyer discusses how the build-up of a combination of external and internal pressure brought the conditions for change in South Africa, but how the evolving relationship between the parties became more important once negotiations began in 1990. THE PACIFIC CENTRE FOR PEACEBUILDING (PCP) The Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding (PCP) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2007. PCP works with all communities to reduce, prevent and transform violence and conflict. PCP is based in Suva running a range of programmes in areas including restorative justice, community peacebuilding with a focus on women and youth, and women in peacebuilding. VLAD CORBU | CONCILIATION RESOURCES Vlad Corbu is Chief Programme Manager at the Dialogue Advisory Group (DAG). He joined DAG in early 2011, after finishing his MA in International Relations (cum laude) at the University of Amsterdam. He was part of the DAG team working in the Basque Country from 2011 to 2017. He has been involved in DAG’s dialogues in Libya, the Great Lakes and Sri Lanka, among others, working withDR RACHEL CLOGG
Rachel led the development of Conciliation Resources' work in the Caucasus for over 15 years as Programme Director, working alongside local partners to achieve change. She now supports the team and partners in an advisory capacity. She initiated and leads Conciliation Resources’ work on dealing with the past in the Georgian-Abkhaz and Armenian-Azerbaijani contexts. HOMEPAGE | CONCILIATION RESOURCES Conciliation Resources was established by Andy Carl and David Lord, initially working in Fiji and Sierra Leone. The staunch conviction of our founders was that people living in areas of violent conflict should be involved in its resolution. Twenty-five years later, this principle still forms the basis of our approach. WHO WE ARE | CONCILIATION RESOURCES Who we are. Search. For over 25 years we have been bringing together communities torn apart by violence and mistrust, helping people resolve their differences. We connect the views of people on the ground with political processes, and share learning so others can find alternatives to violent conflict.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.
PIONEERING PEACE PATHWAYS Pioneering peace pathways. Initiating peace processes is hard to do – and not easy to document or analyse. Formative dialogue initiatives are largely informal, opaque and secret. The reality of peace processes is messy and ‘phases’ criss-cross one another. Armed actors talk and fight at the same time. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION The role of women in promoting peace and reconciliation. From the early days of the Bougainville crisis, women's groups played important roles in initiatives to end the violence and promote a sustainable solution to the conflict. Women of all political, religious and LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND PEACEBUILDING: CHALLENGES OF Ken Menkhaus asks how viable it is to mobilise the legitimacy of local leadership for peace. Legitimate representation is difficult to identify in talks to end violent conflict that can include a proliferation of armed groups, severe social and political fragmentation, or communal or criminal violence. Local governance and leadership is not a panacea – and can encompass warlords, vigilante INTERNATIONAL ISOLATION AND PRESSURE FOR CHANGE IN SOUTH International isolation and pressure for change in South Africa. Authors Catherine Barnes. Download Article. Catherine Barnes reviews the economic, financial and cultural sanctions imposed on South Africa between the 1960s to the 1990s and assesses the degree to which they played a useful in influencing an eventual transition. 10 STEPS FOR PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN Long-term steps to renegotiate an inclusive social contract. 8. Launch a National Peace Dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict, including transitional justice and women’s meaningful participation, with opportunities for armed and unarmed actors to participate. 9. Establish a high-level independent consultative group on political EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG EX-COMBATANTS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN 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 isDR RACHEL CLOGG
Rachel led the development of Conciliation Resources' work in the Caucasus for over 15 years as Programme Director, working alongside local partners to achieve change. She now supports the team and partners in an advisory capacity. She initiated and leads Conciliation Resources’ work on dealing with the past in the Georgian-Abkhaz and Armenian-Azerbaijani contexts. Skip to main navigationSelect a language
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25 YEARS OF BUILDING PEACEtimeline-date 1994
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CONCILIATION RESOURCES BEGINS timeline-description Conciliation Resources was established by Andy Carl and David Lord, initially working in Fiji and Sierra Leone. The staunch conviction of our founders was that people living in areas of violent conflict should be involved in its resolution. Twenty-five years later, this principle still forms the basis of our approach.timeline-btn
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A RESOURCE FOR PEACE IS BORN timeline-description The first Accord publication, looking at the Liberian peace process, was produced to analyse and share practical lessons from peacebuilding. Since then, more than 30 Accord publications have been written covering different regions and topics, with contributors including international mediators, government negotiators and leadersof armed groups.
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Explore our Learning Hubtimeline-date 1997
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TRANSFORMING CONFLICT IN WAR-TORN SIERRA LEONE timeline-description In response to civil war and widespread violence, Conciliation Resources began providing support for community mediation. Over the next 12 years, our work with the Bo Peace and Reconciliation Movement resulted in increased community cohesion, ‘peace monitors’ resolving hundreds of community disputes and the reintegration of ex-combatants into communities.timeline-btn
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EDUCATING CITIZENS IN FIJI timeline-description Alongside our Fijian partner, Citizens' Constitutional Forum, we produced a cartoon-illustrated booklet explaining the country's new constitution and electoral system. The booklet was launched by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and distributed to schools across the country, significantly increasing awareness of the changes.timeline-btn
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PROGRESS THROUGH GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ DIALOGUE timeline-description In 2000, we organised the first of many informal dialogue meetings, bringing together high-level Georgian and Abkhaz officials, politicians and civil society representatives to discuss key issues connected to the conflict. Over the past 20 years, these meetings have fed ideas and insights into the formal peace talks and led to tangible progress in areas of mutual interest such as education and theenvironment.
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timeline-date 2002
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OWNING THE PROCESS
timeline-description Our Accord publication, Owning the Process, kick-started a real change in thinking around who should be involved in peace processes. Now there is a broad global consensus that the views and experiences of all those impacted by conflict need to be included in finding solutions, not just governments and armed groups. Our 2019 Accord on inclusion, delves even deeper into practically how this can be done.timeline-btn
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ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES ON CONFLICT IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS timeline-description Launched in 2004, our innovative radio diaries project challenged stereotypes and gave a human face to conflict, with over 1,500 diaries broadcast across the South Caucasus. It led to other unique initiatives such as Dialogue through Film, which brought together more than 30 young Armenians from Nagorny Karabakh and Azerbaijanis to make short films about the conflict that divides them.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2005
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GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH ON TALKING TO ARMED GROUPS timeline-description Our 16th Accord 'Choosing to engage: armed groups and peace processes', contributed new thinking to this hotly debated topic. Bringing together the voices of armed groups, governments and mediators, it highlighted the importance of communicating with armed groups for peace, despite the rhetoric of the 'war on terror'.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2008
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TRADING FOR PEACE IN KASHMIR timeline-description The governments of India and Pakistan opened up the Line of Control in Kashmir for limited trade in 2008. Conciliation Resources supported this trade, facilitating written agreements and consolidating the development of the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This award-winning initiative has built confidence and developed relationships between the two sides, in one of the most militarised regions in the world.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2009
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REGIONAL RESPONSE TO CONFLICT IN EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA timeline-description In 2008 the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) spread from Uganda, into the border areas of southern Sudan, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In response, we established a Regional Civil Society Task Force, bringing together people affected by the conflict from all four countries to discuss and coordinate solutions. Over time, they developed a network that provided early warning of LRA attacks.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2010
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COLOMBIA-PHILIPPINES PEACE EXCHANGE timeline-description In 2010, Colombia and the Philippines were grappling with similar peacebuilding challenges. We arranged the first of a series of exchange visits where politicians and professionals from both countries could learn from each other, as well as international experts from around the world. These exchanges helped ensure that the issues of gender and indigenous rights in particular became key components of the formal peace talks in both countries.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2011
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A NEW COMMITMENT TO PEACE IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY timeline-description At an international conference co-sponsored by Conciliation Resources, participants including Kofi Annan, issued a declaration calling on ETA to formally end armed confrontation in the Basque Country. That same month, ETA announced it would end armed activity after four decades ofviolence.
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timeline-date 2012
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ASSISTED FIJI’S RETURN TOWARDS CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY timeline-description At the request of their Chair, Conciliation Resources worked with Fiji’s Constitutional Commission, helping them to establish a Secretariat and organise a dynamic process which promoted public participation in developing a draft constitution for the country.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2013
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HELPING ABDUCTEES RETURN HOME timeline-description Our work has helped hundreds of women, children, and other vulnerable adults, abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army to return to their communities. In 2013, we helped the Ugandan Government introduce an Amnesty Act, which allowed some members of the armed group to return home safely once they denounced the rebellion and laid down theirarms.
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Read Francine's story.timeline-date 2014
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PHILIPPINES PEACE AGREEMENT timeline-description In March 2014, the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement after 16 years of negotiations. We had supported the peace talks since 2009, as a member of the International Contact Group. The new head of the Philippines Government panel said Conciliation Resources had been instrumental in preventing the talks from collapsing when both panels presented their draft agreements.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2016
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RESPONDING TO EBOLA-DRIVEN CONFLICT timeline-description Ebola was not just a health crisis. In the already tense border regions of West Africa the epidemic, and attempts to control it, sparked fresh waves of violence, fuelled by fear and misinformation. Our work with 18 District Platforms for Dialogue across the Mano River Region, created spaces for communities to discuss their grievances and be informed about the epidemic. They helped resolve 142 conflicts between border communities, security officials and health workers.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2017
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YOUTH BUILDING PEACE timeline-description In 2017, we worked with over 3,500 young people in 8 different contexts, including Jammu and Kashmir, the Democratic Republic of Congo and northeast Nigeria. We trained them to manage violence in their communities and empowered them to have a voice on the conflicts that impact them. In the same year, research we undertook in Afghanistan, Kashmir, South Sudan and the Georgian-Abkhaz context fed into the UN’s Global Progress Report on Youth, Peace and Security.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2018
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SECURING A PEACE DEAL IN ETHIOPIA timeline-description 25 years of conflict has made the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia one of the country’s poorest states. In October 2018, the Ogaden National Liberation Front and the Government of Ethiopia finally signed a peace agreement. We were there at the signing, as we have been for the previous seven years, supporting the negotiations between these two parties and helping draft the final peace deal.timeline-btn
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timeline-date 2019
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CONNECTING PEACEBUILDERS timeline-description Over 25 years, sharing knowledge from experience and working in partnership with others has been central to our work. In 2019, we strengthened collaboration by linking peacebuilders across the world through initiatives such as Smart Peace and Women Mediators across the Commonwealth – combining our skills and expertise so that together we can make peace possible.timeline-btn
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