Dealing with the past and transitional justice

Beyond exclusion: rethinking approaches to status in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process

Mar 2012
Status – of territory, of parties to the conflict and of those mandated to resolve it – is central to the Nagorny Karabakh (NK) conflict. The question of what status NK should have lies at the heart of the dispute: independence, autonomy, self-government or some other formulation. While acknowledging the many conflicting perspectives on the issue, this discussion paper charts possible areas of convergence between Armenian and Azerbaijani interests, around which further dialogue might be conducted.

Navigating paths to peace in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Blomah Nelson, Liberia's Minister for Internal Affairs (centre), pictured with Jonathan Cohen and Janet Adama Mohammed of Conciliation Resources
Building peace takes time. What does ending conflict mean in practice? How do good governance, justice and human security strengthen each other? These are pressing issues for any society recovering from violent conflict and just some of the questions addressed in Accord 23: Consolidating Peace in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The findings from this review of peace initiatives have been presented recently to local and international policymakers in West Africa and the USA.

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone

Mar 2012

Almost ten years on from the official end of wars in Sierra Leone (2002) and Liberia (2003), attention is shifting from post-war peacebuilding to longer-term development. What headway has been made? What challenges lie ahead? And what lessons that can be learnt?

The UN Peacebuilding Commission and Liberia's transition

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
In an interview with Accord, Ambassador Prince Zeid of Jordan, Chair of the Liberia Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) highlights UN priorities for Liberia: security sector reform, rule of law and national reconciliation.

Introduction: peacebuilding in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Elizabeth Drew and Alexander Ramsbotham introduce the publication and outline some of the challenges facing present day Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Foreword

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Said Djinnit welcomes the publication of Accord 23 on Liberia and Sierra and stresses that, whilst gains have been made in both countries, Liberia and Sierra Leone still lack capability to respond to the many challenges they face.

Lessons of peace and reconciliation: Cambodia and Kashmir

Ezabir Ali (right), from Kashmir, talks with a conflict survivor during a visit to Cambodia in March 2012.
In March 2012, a group of 21 people from either side of the line of control in Kashmir travelled together through Cambodia, learning the history of the country's conflicts and its peacebuilding process. In this comment piece, peacebuilder Ezabir Ali reflects on what she's learnt about resilience and reconciliation.

People's peacemaking perspectives: Liberia and Sierra Leone – Policy brief

Nov 2011
People's peacemaking perspectives: Liberia and Sierra Leone: Policy brief
The 1999 Lomé and the 2003 Accra agreements marked the official end to conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia respectively and the beginning of their long paths towards lasting peace. Both are making headway, but the underlying causes of conflict persist in both familiar and new forms. The findings presented in this policy brief represent a selection of the salient peacebuilding issues, which emerged from workshops and interviews in Sierra Leone and Liberia with civil society and community representatives and a range of other actors.

The limitations of bilateral governance

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: The limitations of bilateral governance
As-Sadiq al-Mahdi, the leader of the Umma Party, gives his perspective on the CPA, criticising it for undermining democratic governance by ensuring control of the north and the south to the two parties to the IGAD peace process.

From military peace to social justice? The Angolan peace process: Policy brief

Oct 2004
Accord policy brief: Angola cover image
This policy brief summarises Conciliation Resources’ Accord (issue 15) 'From military peace to social justice? The Angolan peace process'. It explores how Angola ended its civil war and the challenges it now faces.

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