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International Crisis Group's Early Warning Resources

Early warning is a critical part of conflict prevention and management, and a core element of Crisis Group's mission. Crisis Group analysts produce regular analytical reports containing practical recommendations targeted at key international decision-takers. Our goal is to warn governments, international organisations and the world community at large about impending deadly conflict and help them prevent or at least contain it - and, if and when prevention fails, try to resolve the conflict.

http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=3397&l=1

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Conflict Management Support

Conflict Management Support is dedicated to the promotion of conflict management / conflict resolution skills - by providing support in the areas of education, information exchange, and the appropriate application of technology

http://www.cmsupport.org

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The International Crisis Group

The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.

http://www.crisisgroup.org

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European Centre for Conflict Prevention

The European Centre for Conflict Prevention, or the ECCP, is a non-governmental organisation that promotes effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding strategies, and actively supports and connects people working for peace worldwide. We aim to make this website an easy source of information on our organisation, and on publications and events in and around the conflict prevention and peacebuilding community. We welcome your input, for example, to our calendar and Newsletters, and hope that you will explore the networks we are part of.

http://www.conflict-prevention.net/

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Conducting a Conflict Assessment: A Framework for Analysis and Program Development (PDF 294 kb)

(USAID DEC) Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID. Conflict assessments are diagnostic tools that are designed to help Missions: 1) identify and prioritize the causes and consequences of violence and instability that are most important in a given country context; 2) understand how existing development programs interact with factors linked to violence; and 3) determine where development and humanitarian assistance can most effectively support local efforts to manage conflict and build peace.

http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNADA636.pdf

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Indigenous Democracy: Traditional Conflict Resolution Mechanisms (pdf)

ITDG-EA, January 2004. Edited by Betty Rabar, Martin Karimi. This publication details the indigenous methods of conflict resolution among the Pokot, Tukana, Samburu, and Marakwet communities of North Rift Kenya. Traditional conflict resolution structures are closely bound with socio- political and economic realities of the lifestyles of the African communities. These conflict resolution structures are rooted in the culture and history of African people, and are in one way or another unique to each community. The overriding legitimacy of indigenous conflict resolution structures amongst these communities is striking. The publication outlines scarce and unequal access to natural resources and power, ethnic mistrust (ethnocentrism), inadequate state structures, border tensions and proliferation of illicit arms into the hands of tribal chiefs, warlords and fellow tribesmen as some of the causes of inter-ethnic conflicts in northern Kenya.

http://www.itdg.org/html/itdg_eastafrica/indigenous_democracy.htm

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Nonviolent Peaceforce

The mission of the Nonviolent Peaceforce is to facilitate the creation of a trained, international civilian nonviolent peaceforce. The Peaceforce will be sent to conflict areas to prevent death and destruction and protect human rights, thus creating the space for local groups to struggle nonviolently, enter into dialogue, and seek peaceful resolution.

http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/

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Conflict, Humanitarian Assistance and Peacebuilding: Meeting the Challenges (PDF)

The paper aims to contribute to the formation of an understanding of practicable policy and operational responses to dilemmas faced by humanitarian agencies in conflict areas. It summarises current debates on conflict, aid and peacebuilding and suggests that humanitarian agencies can go beyond avoiding negative impacts on conflict ('Do No Harm'), to contributing positively to conflict transformation and peacebuilding in a way that respects their core mandates and key humanitarian principles. The paper argues that this may be achieved by incorporating a 'conflict sensitive' approach in planning and programming and provides key recommendations for humanitarian agencies, donors and Western governments. (International Alert, 2003)

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/LGEL-5V7K2J?OpenDocument

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Alliance for Conflict Transformation

Looking for a Career in Conflict Resolution? Searching for Information on Grants or Scholarships? Looking to Recruit Qualified Candidates? For the past four years, the Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT) has maintained one of the premier resources for professionals seeking employment and funding opportunities in the fields of peace and conflict resolution, civil society development, human rights and international education. ACT currently maintains Announcement Forums for individuals seeking jobs, grants and scholarships, and information on conferences and other events. ACT's Forums are also used by organizations interested in recruiting qualified candidates. Over 100 organizations and universities throughout the world currently use the forums to recruit entry-level to advanced professional and academic candidates. Join the thousands of members who receive important information about jobs, scholarships, and professional events around the world. For more information, visit the Alliance for Conflict Transformation website at www.conflicttransformation.org or email ACT at forums@conflicttransformation.org

http://www.conflicttransformation.org

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International Humanitarian Assistance in Conflict Situation

Speech given by Poul Nielson, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, 5 September 2003. "In my speech today I will talk about "international humanitarian assistance in conflict situations". This is not an easy subject since conflicts are abundant and humanitarian aid is scarce."

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/LGEL-5F6LTA?OpenDocument

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INCORE Guide to Internet Resources on Mediation

Version 1/03, February 2003. Compiled by Tineke Vaes. This Thematic Guide is intended as an aid to those researching mediation as it is used to address conflicts of a local, national or international nature. A selection of general information on resources on mediation is provided, and there is also a specific section on resources on mediation in Northern Ireland.

http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/themes/mediation.htm

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INCORE Guide to Internet Resources on Restorative Justice

Version 1/03, January 2003. Compiled by Tineke Vaes. This Thematic Guide aims to aid those researching restorative justice, a philosophy which plays a significant role in the field of conflict resolution. A brief selection of general information on restorative justice is provided, after which the focus is directed to expressions of restorative justice in Northern Ireland and abroad. Finally, links are provided to subjects related to restorative justice.

http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/restorativejustice04.htm

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Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

The Centre is an independent and impartial organisation, based in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to the promotion of humanitarian principles, the prevention of conflict and the alleviation of its effects. The Centre facilitates dialogue on challenging humanitarian issues and between warring parties to resolve conflict, and promotes efforts to design effective operational approaches to humanitarian issues and provides an independent forum to exchange information collected from field experience.

http://www.hdcentre.org/

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Women's Roles in Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Tsjeard Bouta and Georg Frerks, June 2002. The first part of this publication makes a review of relevant literature on the dynamic role and position of women in conflict situations and on the ways in which gender relations are impacted by internal conflict. The second part examines how a number of selected agencies working in conflict, integrate a gender perspective into their policy practices.

http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2002/20021103_cru_bouta.pdf

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Local Initiatives for Peace: Community Level Conflict Resolution

Prepared 27 Jan 1998 for the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee Annual Consultation. A paper which examines the range and diversity of initiatives taken by communities to resolve conflict, to describe a number of different kinds of action taken and the situations in which they have occurred, and to suggest what may be learned from them. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has" - Margaret Mead.

http://www.humansecurity.gc.ca/canadiens_consultations_secondannual_community-en.asp

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Resource Pack for Conflict Transformation

Available as 5 separate PDF files. The International Alert Resource Pack is designed for a wide range of users in many settings, including: people engaged in conflicts facilitators and trainers individuals, groups and local communities involved or interested in getting involved in conflict resolution as third parties. The Pack is not intended to be a 'how-to' training manual prescribing a 'right' way to resolve conflicts, nor as a continuous narrative to be read from cover to cover. Instead, as a Resource Pack, it may provide a start in the field of conflict resolution for some people, and add to the knowledge others have already gained. Trainers are encouraged to select from it parts which are useful additions to their existing resources and preferred methods The Pack retains some Western and Anglophile bias, which users are encouraged to be aware of, and acknowledge or balance, as appropriate to each setting.

http://www.international-alert.org/publications/131.php

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Conciliation Resources (CR)

Conciliation Resources (CR) serves as an international resource for local organisations pursuing peacebuilding and conflict resolution initiatives. Our principal objective is to support the sustained activities of those working at community or national levels to prevent or transform armed conflict into opportunities for social, political and economic development based on more just relationships.

http://www.c-r.org/

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Disaster Diplomacy

Disaster Diplomacy is one radical interpretation of disaster, as it asks: Do natural disasters induce international cooperation amongst enemy countries? This site includes case studies, publications, an implementation and application index and the ability for you to contribute your view.

http://www.disasterdiplomacy.org/

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Resolving Conflict Creatively in the Multicultural Community

Video and detailed Teacher's Manual Participants from the four Commonwealth regions, themselves experienced in conflict resolution, get together with workshop leader Kathleen Cleland Moyer to upgrade their skills and knowledge of the mediation process. In the video, during Kathleen's short absence, the participants stage a mock mediation and feedback session to make the point that ignorance of other people's culture (or cultural misunderstanding) can become the underlying cause of conflict. When Kathleen returns she witnesses a "real" conflict (almost violent!?) between the participants and uses the opportunity to demonstrate some techniques on how to address inter-cultural conflict.

http://www.triune.ca/rcc3.htm

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Peace Agreements

Although they vary enormously in complexity, number of actors, timescale and outcome, peace processes have become the orthodox way in which low intensity, seemingly intractable, ethnic conflicts reached an accommodation in the 1990s. A clear trend towards internally agreed initiatives, rather than externally imposed settlements, is noticeable. Yet, the majority of peace accords fail. Often, peace accords fail to anticipate post-conflict problems, or are regarded as a staging post in the conflict. The accords are worth examining in detail though. This is particularly the case from a comparative perspective. It has become increasingly common for actors in one peace process to borrow from the experiences of others. To this end, the publication and widespread dissemination of recent peace accords has enormous merit.

http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/agreements/

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