Displaced, diaspora and refugees

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.

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.

A journey through River Vitasta

This is the first documentary film to be shot on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC). Making the film was a significant success in itself as the two journalists who produced it – Mohammad Arif Urfi and Pawan Bali – are from either side of the LoC in Kashmir and were not able to meet in their home region.

Confronting legacies of forced displacement in the South Caucasus

Approaching two million people throughout the South Caucasus lost their homes as a result of ethnic mobilisation, confrontation and conflict through the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their fate remains a key challenge for both the Nagorny Karabakh and Georgian–Abkhaz peace processes. Through film projects, TV discussions, and policy papers, Conciliation Resources and our partners in the Synergy network have recently been bringing new thinking to bear on these issues. At the heart of these activities are the peacebuilding perspectives of local people.

People's Peacemaking Perspectives: Georgian–Abkhaz conflict – Policy brief

Mar 2012

It's 20 years since the start of the Georgian-Abkhaz war in 1992. At the heart of the conflict, one of a number that accompanied the collapse of the Soviet Union, is a contest between territorial integrity and self-determination.

The conflict has persisted to this day and brings with it insecurity, deep mistrust, long-term displacement and serious constraints on growth and development.

The Voice of Peace: Grassroots news and opinions on the LRA conflict

Mar 2012

News and views from areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan and Uganda.

Find out about our partners in the Regional Civil Society Network who produce this bi-monthly newsletter to share with their communities.

Resilience in the face of displacement

Lali grew up in Abkhazia's Gali region. She lost her home during the 1992-93 war and now lives as an IDP in western Georgia. Find out about how Lali's campaigning for the rights of fellow displaced people.

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.

The politics of non-recognition and democratisation

The limits of leadership: Elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process
Dec 2005
Accord Nagorny Karabakh: The politics of non-recognition and democratisation
The international community has largely rejected engagement with de facto states like Nagorny Karabakh, who in turn use the language of democratisation to further their claims to independence. Laurence Broers describes the factors working for and against genuine democratisation in Karabakh.

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