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Moving beyond nationalism: a new vision for peace in South Asia

Aug 2017

Traders and politicians from Indian-administered Kashmir meet those from Pakistan-administered Kashmir on the Chakoti bridge for the first time in 60 years

Surely now is the time to change the ongoing saga of India-Pakistan relations, moving beyond national identities with a view to building peace?

Pakistan and India celebrate 70 years of independence next week. That also means 70 years of hostility and conflict between the two states over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir – divided by the Line of Control into Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered territories. Tensions and unresolved grievances around these historic disputes continue to feed wider regional instability.

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Nine priorities for peace in Afghanistan

Jun 2017

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (C) waves before giving a speech to supporters in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 30, 2017

After 25 years of civil war in Afghanistan, today progress towards a peace process is increasingly seen as central to securing a just and stable future. But to date, there has been little analysis of what a process might actually look like.

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Northern Ireland – peace, resilience and community activism

Apr 2017

A recent study of community activism in Northern Ireland highlights resilience as a key outcome of the contribution of community action during times of both violence and tentative peacebuilding.

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If I stay I am safe: voices of armed groups in the Central African Republic

Jan 2017

Armed groups in northern Central African Republic

The Central African Republic has had a long and turbulent history of violent conflict and political instability. Since the most recent crisis erupted in 2013 huge efforts have been made to pull the country back from the brink of armed conflict.

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Journalists’ forum bridges Kashmir communications gap

Nov 2016

Since July 2016 there has been an intense crisis in the Kashmir Valley in India-administered Kashmir, following the killing of militant Burhan Wani, Hizbul Mujahideen commander. A forum involving journalists from both sides of Kashmir is working to ensure that reporting from either side is not exacerbating the situation.

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8 lessons for improving effectiveness of community platforms

Nov 2016

For decades the border regions of the Mano River region countries have been prone to instability and insecurity. Conciliation Resources and our national NGO partners have been working for the past eight years to help alleviate these tensions at a local level.

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A letter to the new UN Secretary-General

Oct 2016

Last week the United Nations Security Council announced a new Secretary-General (UNSG). António Guterres, former head of the UN refugee agency and Portuguese prime minister, will take up the position at the start of 2017, succeeding Ban Ki-moon.

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No war and no peace in Colombia and the Philippines

Oct 2016

The peace processes of the Philippines and Colombia have both, in the past, been hailed as shining examples to the world of innovation and negotiation.

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Beyond reintegration towards reconciliation

Aug 2016

In August 2014 the World Health Organisation declared Ebola a ‘global health emergency’. Two years on, the health crisis has passed but the epidemic caused social divisions and tensions that are still having repercussions today.

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Innovations in the Colombian peace process: a Gender Subcomission

Jun 2016

Following significant pressure from women’s organisations, on September 2014 the Colombian government and the FARC agreed to create a Gender Subcommission tasked with reviewing all documents issued as part of the peace process and ensuring that they contained gender sensitive language and provisions.

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