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Insight on Conflict is Peace Direct’s resource on local peacebuilders in conflict areas. You’ll find information on how local people are working to resolve some of the longest and bloodiest conflicts around the world.
From The Blog
02 September 2010: Civil Society Share their Experiences in Advocating for Justice in Africa
Stephen Oola gives the highlights of a recent workshop in on transitional justice in South Africa
24 August 2010: Enriching Democratic Practice in South Asia
Invitation for applications to attend a workshop, ‘Enriching Democratic Practice in South Asia: Possibilities from the Field of Peacebuilding’ in Delhi in October.
23 August 2010: Pakistan: Appeal for Donations
Appeal for assistance for the victims of flooding in Pakistan, by the South Asia Centre for Peace (SACP).
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Stories of Peacebuilding
Interview with Zafar Iqbal of Press for Peace (PfP) discussing how they work with media to support peacebuilding in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
This story demonstrates how the actions of a single mediator were able to prevent the escalation of a conflict between pastroralists and farmers in Darfur.
Juan Pablo Serrano Frattali argues that in Colombia, a country with more than 4 million IDPs and many violations of Human Rights, civil society represents the best way to demand their constitutional protection.
New & Featured Peacebuilders
The Justice and Peace Commission carry out community dialogue and reconciliation meetings, provide paralegal services, and promote access to justice for the IDP population.
The Peace Village of San Jose de Apartadó is a community of around 1500 people in Northwest Colombia that is committed to cooperative living and non-participation is the violence of the conflict in Colombia.
Saviours works both as a fast response emergency organisation and a facilitator of long-term development projects in Pakistan. The Saviours focuses on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, post-conflict measures and humanitarian aid among other areas such as human security and sustainable development.
