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Crossing the Divide: Professional Fellows Striving for Peace in Kashmir

Mar 2013
Conciliation Resources hosted four Professional Fellows from India and Pakistan in 2012, with the aim of bringing together different sides of the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. This edition of Commonwealth Scholarships News looks at the experiences of the fellows and how they will turn what they've learned into practical actions for peace.

Información resumida de nuestro trabajo

Mar 2013
Diez hojas de información de doble cara que dan un resumen breve de cada uno de los contextos conflictivos en los que trabajamos, además de un resumen de Accord y nuestro trabajo de incidencia en políticas públicas.

Information summary about our work

Mar 2013

A set of 10 double-sided information sheets that give a brief overview about each of the conflict contexts we work in, plus a summary of Accord and our policy work.

Informations concises sur notre travail

Mar 2013

10 fiches d'information recto-verso qui donnent des sommaires de chacun des contextes conflits dont nous travaillons, ainsi qu'une sommaire de notre publication Accord et notre travaille de politique.

Escalation of violence across Line of Control: Statement by the Kashmir Initiative Group

Jan 2013

The Kashmir Initiative Group (KIG) views with deep concern the recent breach of peaceful ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir leading to noticeable diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan.

‘Living in a pressure cooker situation’ A needs assessment of youth in India-administered Kashmir

Dec 2012

At a time when young people worldwide are recognised for taking the lead in changing their societies, this participatory research is aimed at finding the perception and level of awareness of Kashmiri youth about their rights and duties. It also examines the social and political change they want to see, and what they need to effect this change in Kashmir.

Perception survey: Peacebuilding and economic trade - Potential of cross-LoC trade

Apr 2012

This opinion poll, the first ever of its kind, constitutes a part of the larger study report on Cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade and is presented at this stage as an interim report, inviting wider public and policy debate on the issue.

IRF and CPDR - organisations based on either side of the divide - have engaged with prominent economists from the region to undertake comprehensive research with stakeholder inputs. Through this they intend to suggest a workable roadmap for realising the full economic and peacebuilding potential of the Cross-LoC trade.

Paz sin fronteras: propuestas para conflictos que cruzan fronteras: Resumen

Feb 2011
Este resumen ejecutivo de la revista Accord (no.22) invita a un análisis y unas respuestas diferenciales para construir la paz en los conflictos que cruzan fronteras.

Intra Kashmir trade: Policy brief

Jan 2011
Trade across the Line of Control has brought trust building and economic advantages to Kashmir. However, as this policy brief from Conciliation Resources (and partners) explains, there are still obstacles to overcome.

Trading for peace in Kashmir

Paix sans frontières: building peace across borders
Jan 2011
Ayesha Saeed explains how trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir has helped to ‘soften’ the border and re-establish links between divided Kashmiri families, trading communities and civil societies. But the impact of the initiative has been limited as both an economic and a reconciliation enterprise, as traders have to use an inefficient barter system, and exchange of goods across the LoC takes place through intermediaries, leaving little people-to-people contact.

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