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“I just want to live like a normal man”: What’s stopping CAR disarming?

Apr 2018
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The ongoing instability in the Central African Republic (CAR) is not a religious conflict. There are undoubtedly some religious elements to it, but the popular story that it is an intractable war of Muslims versus Christians – of former Séléka rebels versus anti-Balaka vigilantes – is far too simplistic.
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'Civilian disarmament' in the Basque Country: an unprecedented approach

Apr 2018
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Rassemblement populaire du 8 avril à la place St André à Bayonne
Anaiz Funosas is the founder and president of the civil movement for peace, Bake Bidea – Le Chemin de la Paix (French Basque Country). Since the Aiete Declaration in 2011, she has initiated the main meetings on the peace process in the Basque Country. She is also a member of the Basque Country delegation leading discussions with the French Ministry of Justice on Basque political prisoners.
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5 steps towards gender-sensitive conflict analysis

Mar 2018
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central african republic
Conflict analysis is all about deepening one’s understanding of a conflict and the broader context in which it is situated. Good conflict analysis is sensitive to relations of power – including gender.
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Moving forward with peace: post-agreement mediation support

Mar 2018
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Colombia Peace Agreement
This month, a meeting of the global Mediation Support Network explored the roles mediation and mediation support can play, once a peace agreement has been signed. Felix Colchester outlines some of the challenges and opportunities for mediation in this phase of a peace agreement.
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Nowhere to turn for the ELN in Colombia?

Feb 2018
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Colombia Peace Graffiti
Last week the Colombian government announced it is suspending peace talks with the country’s second largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN). Our Colombia Programme Director, Kristian Herbolzheimer shares his thoughts on the current situation for ELN and the government:
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Five ways to support youth inclusion in peacebuilding

Jan 2018
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Youth Training in Srinagar
Young people who have experienced conflict firsthand have a vital role to play in peacebuilding. They have a clear vision of what peace could look like in their countries and communities, and have the drive to work towards the realisation of these goals. 
 
However, in many cases they are seen not as positive forces for peace, but rather as threats to it.
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Response to debate on the Kilmarnock memorial

Nov 2017
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A shared statement by peacebuilders working in the South Caucasus
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Peacebuilding: a view from the margins

Nov 2017
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Kismayo Town, Somalia
Statebuilding and peacebuilding discussions increasingly emphasise inclusion as a key ingredient for peaceful states and societies, and marginalisation as a key cause of conflict. However, the persistence of conflict and violence in many borderland regions can defy and challenge these peacebuilding blueprints.
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Is peace possible in South Sudan?

Sep 2017
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Is peace possible in south sudan

South Sudan may be the world’s youngest country, but the region has a long and turbulent history of conflict – and of peace. In the absence of formal governance, traditional processes to resolve conflict have held society together.

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Gender and Nepal’s transition from war

Sep 2017
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Madhesi women join protests in Birgunj with brooms and black flags.
Ten years on from the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Nepal that ended a decade-long civil war, Conciliation Resources’ latest Accord spotlight publication explores gender relations and equality in the country’s transition from war. 
 
The new report reflects discussions from a gender workshop convened by Conciliation Resources and the Social Science Baha in Nepal in 2016.
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