Resources

The United Nations is enlisting its peace envoys in stepped-up efforts by the organisation to combat the scourge of sexual violence in warfare, unveiling new guidelines to help mediators address the problem in peace agreements and ceasefires.

The development of the guidelines, by the Department of Political Affairs, complements efforts by other UN entities to combat this serious security threat and impediment to peace.

Accord 21, Whose peace is it anyway? connecting Somali and international peacemaking, seeks to improve understanding and links between Somalis and international policy and practice. Edited by Mark Bradbury and Sally Healy it contains over 30 articles including interviews with Somali elders and senior diplomats, and contributions from Somali and international peacemaking practitioners, academics, involved parties, civil society and women’s organisations.

This policy brief from Conciliation Resources draws on the findings from Accord (issue 13) 'Owning the process: Public participation in peacemaking' and explores how negotiations and peace processes can be more inclusive.