The Lord's Resistance Army

Engaging armed groups in peace processes: Northern Uganda primer

Jul 2004
This document is intended as a simple overview of Northern Uganda, produced for the Accord Programme workshop on ‘Engaging armed groups in peace processes’, London, July 2004.

LRA conflict: Who is responsible for the consequences of military action?

There are significant challenges to peace prospects In East and Central Africa. With the African Union and United Nations’ recent joint declaration to launch a regional military strategy against the Lord’s Resistance Army, added to public attention focusing on calls for an escalation of force, we share our local partners' concerns that the response must centre on the protection of civilians. Lessons must be learnt from the past.

People's Peacemaking Perspectives

People living in the midst of conflict often have the greatest insight into its causes. This film is an overview of how the People's Peacebuilding Perspectives (PPP) project brought the opinions of local people to the attention of policymakers, and what's been learned about the participatory process itself. Funded by the European Commission, the PPP project was an 18-month joint initiative between Conciliation Resources and Saferworld.

From conflict analysis to peacebuilding impact: Lessons from the People's Peacemaking Perspectives project

Mar 2012

Funded by the European Commission, the People’s Peacemaking Perspectives (PPP) project was an 18-month joint initiative between Conciliation Resources and Saferworld.

At the culmination of the project a 38-page report and a 4-page executive summary highlighted the key lessons from this in-depth participatory research.

What will it take to end the LRA conflict?

Mar 2012

In this opinion piece Kennedy Tumutegyereize sets out the background to the LRA conflict and how regional and international action (and inaction) plays a part in perpetuating the conflict.

Ending the violence and insecurity caused by the Lord's Resistance Army conflict is more about empowering civil society and seeking and supporting local solutions across many countries than about keeping US military advisers in the region.

Giving voice to peace: local media and the LRA conflict

Jenny Norton travelled to Uganda to work with local partners who were keen to build up their community media capacity. Here she reflects on the five days she spent with members of the Regional Civil Society Task Force and how their local peacebuilding backgrounds are helping to amplify grassroots opinions on the LRA conflict.

Engaging the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone: An insider's perspective

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Engaging the Revolutionary United Front
Sandi and Fortune show how civil society actors sought to complement the efforts of international mediators in Sierra Leone while attending the Lomé talks as observers and engaging RUF delegates informally.

Negotiating a ceasefire between Mayi-mayi militias and the Congolese Rally for Democracy

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Negotiating a ceasefire between Mayi-mayi militias and the Congolese Rally for Democracy
Drawing on the experience of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and Life & Peace Institute in the DRC in 2002-03, Steve Smith discusses dilemmas over how far track two actors can persist in facilitating negotiations when track one actors oppose their efforts.

Operation Lifeline Sudan

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Operation Lifeline Sudan
Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) was first operation in which the UN dealt with an armed group without conferring recognition upon it. Lam Akol describes the development of the OLS humanitarian relief programme and how it linked with new opportunities for peacemaking.

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