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Response to the AU-UN draft regional strategy to address the threat posed by the activities of the LRA

Apr 2012

Conciliation Resources and the Regional Civil Society Task Force, composed of civil society organisations, religious and traditional leaders from areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), welcome the development of a regional strategy to address the threat posed by the LRA. We urge that it must involve more than just a military approach.

Beyond Kony 2012

Apr 2012
  • This article originally appeared as a guest post on Congo Siasa

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its leader Joseph Kony have recently become a lightening rod for mass online mobilisation. The multimedia campaign Kony2012 has raised awareness in an unprecedented way.

Military action against LRA rebels risks new wave of retaliations, charities warn

Apr 2012

In this joint press release, Conciliation Resources, Oxfam, Cafod and Christian Aid, along with 10 local organisations, stress that renewed military action against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) risks triggering further devastation for local people in DR of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan unless more is done to protect civilians and prevent retaliations by one of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups.

Strategic framework: 2012 to 2014

Apr 2012
Established in 1995, Conciliation Resources is now a medium sized NGO, with a budget approaching £5 million and a talented team of over thirty people. Our ambitions have grown, but our aims to work through close relationships of trust with local partners remain. We have chosen to write a strategic ‘framework’ for 2012 to 2014 rather than a ‘plan’ as we hope this will help to clarify our areas of core competence and more tightly define the parameters of our work, articulating a single overarching ambition.

Reflections on the UK Government’s draft ‘Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability’ tool

Mar 2012

Conciliation Resources welcomes the UK government’s commitment in its Building Stability Overseas Strategy (BSOS) to develop a new cross-government strategic conflict assessment tool.

This three-page peer review document was sent to the UK government to feedback on the draft Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) Guidance notes.

Foreword

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Said Djinnit welcomes the publication of Accord 23 on Liberia and Sierra and stresses that, whilst gains have been made in both countries, Liberia and Sierra Leone still lack capability to respond to the many challenges they face.

Introduction: peacebuilding in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Elizabeth Drew and Alexander Ramsbotham introduce the publication and outline some of the challenges facing present day Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Mapping conflict across Liberia and Sierra Leone

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Caitriona Dowd and Clionadh Raleigh describe patterns of violence in Liberia and Sierra Leone between 1997 and 2011 using analysis, trends and data from the Armed Conflict Location and Events Dataset (ACLED).

The UN Peacebuilding Commission and Liberia's transition

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
In an interview with Accord, Ambassador Prince Zeid of Jordan, Chair of the Liberia Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) highlights UN priorities for Liberia: security sector reform, rule of law and national reconciliation.

Regional civil society peacebuilding in West Africa

Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone
Mar 2012
Emmanuel Bombande describes how he co-founded the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), the reasons for which it was created, and the ways in which WANEP works with local and regional actors to build peace in the region.

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