Accord Peace Agreement Index
The Accord Peace Agreement Index covers the main topics of interest in the key texts and agreements reproduced in Accord: an international review of peace initiatives. It is an excellent online resource for comparative analysis of the technical solutions reached on a range of conflict issues dealt with in peace negotiations.
It is an ongoing piece of work and is updated with each new Accord publication.
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How to use the Accord Peace Agreement Index
1. Go to the Accord Peace Agreement Index homepage.
2. Browse topic keywords on the directory’s homepage or search for them alphabetically by clicking on the alphabet grid.
3. Once you have reached your keyword entry you will find links to all relevant key texts and agreements in Accord’s online collection.
| A | B | C | D |
| E | F | G | H |
| I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P |
| Q | R | S | T |
| U | V | W | XYZ |
Full list of terms
amendments (clarifications,modifications and supplements) to previous agreements
amnesty (also see criminal liability; forgiveness; immunity; impunity)
cantonment of forces (also see encampment)
ceasefire (also see truce)
cessation of armed activity (see ceasefire and truce)
cessation of external military assistance
clarification of previous agreement
commitment to not resorting to arms
commitment to pursue negotiations, achieve peace or reach peace agreement
compensation (also see human rights)
congregation (of forces into zones) (also see encampment, cantonment of forces)
criminal liability (also see amnesty; immunity; impunity)
culture (see rights / cultural rights)
demobilization (also see disbandment)
disarmament (and decommissioning)
disbandment (also see demobilization)
displaced persons (see refugees)
drugs (i.e. narcotics, trafficking, etc)
encampment (also see cantonment of forces)
forgiveness (also see amnesty)
freedom of association, expression, political activity, assembly, etc (political freedoms)
human rights (also see rights)
humanitarian relief and assistance
immunity (also see amnesty; criminal liability; impunity)
implementation (also see verification)
impunity (also see amnesty; criminal liability; immunity)
indigenous people (also see rights / rights of indigenous people)
infrastructure (also see rehabilitation and reconstruction, economic rehabilitation)
interim measures (before next talks)
International Commission of Jurists
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
international humanitarian law
local monitoring (see monitoring)
mandate for international body
monitoring (also see verification)
observers (also see monitoring)
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
Organization of the Islamic Conferences (OIC)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
pardon (also see amnesty)
peace commission (or national committee, etc)
prisoners (and prisoners of war)
refugees (incl. internally displaced persons) (also see repatriation, resettlement)
rehabilitation of armed group members
rehabilitation and reconstruction
repatriation (of refugees & displaced people) (also see resettlement, refugees)
report (or statement) on talks
resettlement (also see repatriation, refugees)
resolution to negotiate (see commitment to negotiate…)
returnees (see resettlement, repatriation, refugees)
rights (also see human rights)
state modernization (and modernization of government services)
timetable (also see implementation, verification)
truth (also see right to truth)
truth and reconciliation commission
United Nations (also see ceasefire, peacekeeping force, transition, verification)
uprooted population groups (also see refugees, displaced persons, IDPs)
violations of agreement (see monitoring)
voluntary return (also see refugees)
withdrawal of foreign forces (also see cessation of external military assistance)
working groups (also see follow-up commission)