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New Accord project on peacebuilding in Somalia
For nearly two decades Somalia has defied all attempts by the international community to rebuild a functional state. Many Somalis continue to suffer chronic violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe. Our latest Accord project will explore the peacebuilding challenges and inform the development of more effective strategies. more…
Calling for an end to Operation Lightning Thunder
We remain deeply concerned about the displacement and deaths of civilians in the eastern Congo. As part of the inter-agency Northern Uganda Advocacy Partnership for Peace (NUAPP) we urge the international community to do all it can to keep open possibilities for a negotiated solution. Since the joint forces of Uganda, DR Congo, South Sudan and the UN Peacekeeping Mission seem unable to protect local people from reprisal attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army, NUAPP is calling for an end to military action. Read the full statement...
The Karabakh trap
The conflict between Armenians and Azeris over Nagorny Karabakh continues to pose serious dangers to the future of the South Caucasus but is still low on the international agenda. This new paper by programme associate Thomas de Waal analyses the current situation and argues for more long-term strategic thinking on how to move forward one of the world’s most closed and confidential peace processes. more...
Mano River Union cross-border security meeting in Liberia
On 25-26 March we are holding a consultation with senior government officials and security sector decision makers from the four Mano River Union countries of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire. Discussions will focus on how to improve security for communities living in border areas. This will then inform a new public information campaign to increase awareness of these issues among civilians, security forces and local government officials.
Preparing the ground for peace
Our new three-year strategic plan for 2009-11 is now available online. It sets out our ambitions to deepen, widen and demonstrate the impact of our regional work, share good peacebuilding practice and the lessons learned, and persuade national and international policymakers to adopt strategies that effectively support peace processes.
Staff news
We are delighted to welcome three new staff: Cynthia Petrigh as
Director of Policy and Comparative Learning, Elizabeth Drew as
Research and Publications Officer and Sarah Smart as Finance
Officer.
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