Humanitarian actors

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 struggle against landmines: An opening for peace talks in Colombia

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: The struggle against landmines
Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey discusses the results of talks on banning landmines between the National Liberation Army and the Colombian government facilitated by Geneva Call, drawing lessons about opening new possibilities for dialogue between belligerents.

Vive la différence? Humanitarian and political approaches to engaging armed groups

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed groups: Vive la difference?
David Petrasek explores the relationship between humanitarian initiatives focused on preventing and mitigating the consequences of war and political initiatives focused on ending war, recognising that in practice each impinges upon the other but there are dangers in relating the two.

Attempting to understand: An intermediary’s perspective: Terry Waite interview

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes
May 2005
Accord Armed groups: Terry Waite interview
Waite describes his attempts to understand and engage hostage-taking groups – especially Hizbollah-connected groups in Lebanon where he was himself taken captive.

Untapped potential: Civil society and the search for peace

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Untapped potential
Hassan Abdel Ati traces the history of (mainly northern) Sudanese civil society and discusses the peacebuilding roles civil society might assume in the post-agreement period.

Planning for reconstruction: The Joint Assessment Mission

Peace by piece: Addressing Sudan’s conflicts
Dec 2006
Accord Sudan: Planning for reconstruction
As the IGAD peace process progressed, the parties and international agencies began to consider Sudan's reconstruction needs. Former government minister Taj es-Sir Mahjoub describes the Joint Assessment Mission that set out a framework for reconstruction and the subsequent mixed progress.

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes: Policy brief

Sep 2009
Accord policy brief: Armed groups cover image
This policy brief summarises Conciliation Resources’ Accord (issue 16) 'Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes' and focuses on the importance and challenges of negotiating with armed groups.

Learning from the Indonesia-Aceh peace process: Policy brief

Sep 2008
Accord policy brief: Indonesia–Aceh cover image
This policy brief accompanies Conciliation Resources’ Accord (issue 20), 'Reconfiguring politics: The Indonesia – Aceh peace process'. It summarises the peace process and the lessons to be learned from it.

Choosing to engage: Armed groups and peace processes

May 2005
Accord Armed Groups: Cover image
Accord issue 16 explores the case for engagement with armed groups and the lessons learned from peacemaking practice. Highlighting both opportunities and challenges, it suggests that the range of engagement options and potential interveners makes a strong case for engagement.

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