Accord: informing and strengthening peace processes
Conciliation Resources informs and strengthens peace processes around the world by making sure that the hard-won lessons of peacemaking are analysed, documented and readily available.
We do this through our acclaimed Accord publication series and projects. Over the past 10 years we have developed a unique body of documentation on peace processes and armed conflict. In each project we:
- document peace processes and initiatives and the sources and dynamics of armed conflicts in Accord: an international review of peace initiatives, which gives information and analysis on specific countries and themes
- work in partnership to produce, translate and distribute each Accord publication and share the emerging lessons to support local efforts to promote peace and justice
- promote learning and increase understanding of peace processes and agreements by informing those directly involved in or affected by armed conflict. We also run a comparative learning project with partners in Colombia and the Philippines to make sure our work is informed by experiences on the ground
- inform and influence policymakers through briefing papers, seminars, conferences and formal and informal discussions
Our information and analysis aims to engage a wide audience including primary parties to conflict, intermediaries, civil society groups, policymakers and the media.
Accord’s latest project looks at Somali peace processes.From my own experience in Somalia I believe there is a remarkable potential in the people of this country which deserves to be given a chance: through real long term support for economic development and federal governance. This Accord publication on Somali peace processes essentially highlights some of the ways that international policy can better engage with Somali peacemaking
Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Africa and former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and Vice Chair of Interpeace and of the UN mandated University of Peace.
Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Africa and former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and Vice Chair of Interpeace and of the UN mandated University of Peace.

