News and Insight

Our staff and partners draw on decades of experience, understanding and analysis to make peace possible. As well as news, see their latest thoughtful insights covering violent conflict, peacebuilding, and global events.

December 2018
News

In her capacity as Gender Expert, mediatEUr’s Senior Executive Officer, Ms. Kathrin Quesada, took part in a High-Level Dialogue meeting between Syrian and Yemeni Women representatives from 4 to 5 December in Brussels.

December 2018
Insight
Recent developments in the Afghan peace process, most notably the announcement of peace talks between the Afghan Government and Taliban, are welcome in this long-running and violent conflict.
December 2018
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December 2018
Insight

In the predominantly Muslim region of Western Mindanao in the Philippines, we are working with communities to resolve local conflicts, and strengthen relationships between them and local authorities.

November 2018
News

Co-founder and CEO of mediatEUr of 11 years, Antje Herrberg, has resigned from her position as the chairwoman of the board and has been positively discharged of her role by the members of the organisation.

November 2018
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Last week, young people from the Somali Regional State (commonly known as the Ogaden region) gathered in London to discuss how they can participate in, and influence, the ongoing peace process in Ethiopia.

November 2018
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Conciliation Resources has joined other international NGOs to support an amendment to the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Bill.

November 2018
Insight

Conciliation Resources has long supported peacebuilding work in border regions that are deeply affected by conflict and often neglected, securitised or misgoverned.

From east and central Africa to the Caucasus and Kashmir, peacebuilding in borderlands involves going against the grain of official narratives about why violence persists, supporting the agendas of people who have been marginalised, and sustaining relationships across psychological and physical divides.

November 2018
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Borderlands are often overlooked or neglected in peace processes. Despite a growing emphasis on inclusion, responses to borderland instability tend to prioritise security, pacifying or sealing off borderlands, or negotiating deals among central or regional powers that do little to empower borderland communities.

October 2018
News

“What is conflict doing to me, how do I affect conflict and where can I engage to contribute to building and sustaining peace in Somalia?” To address these questions and strategise around them, mediatEUr’s board member, Kathrin Quesada, visited Mogadishu from 8 to 12 October, together with the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA).

October 2018
Insight
Conducting research to improve conflict prevention and peacebuilding programmes comes with its share of challenges. Ilona Howard, consortium manager for the Peace Research Partnership (PRP), outlines some of the ethical and practical challenges researchers face and what we can do to address them.
October 2018
News

Eighteen years ago, on 31 October, the UN Security Council reaffirmed the vital role women play in the prevention of conflicts, with resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Reams of research and evidence* have proved that peace processes that include women are more likely to succeed and be sustainable – but too often the work of these women goes unrecognised.