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The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a Washington, D.C. based 501(c)3 non-profit policy organization that seeks the reduction and eventual elimination of nuclear weapons as a significant tool of U.S. national security policy. The Center covers numerous peace and security issues affected by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction including U.S. nonproliferation programs, national missile defense, failed and post-conflict states and irresponsible defense spending.

http://www.armscontrolcenter.org

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The Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal Violence (pdf 398kb)

WHO, 2004. Interpersonal violence is defined to include violence between family members and intimate partners and violence between acquaintances and strangers that is not intended to further the aims of any formally defined group or cause. This report, based on an extensive review of peer reviewed articles and published and unpublished reports, treats the following themes: * The economic effects of interpersonal violence in a variety of socioeconomic and cultural settings. * The economic effects of interventions intended to reduce interpersonal violence. * The effects of economic conditions and policies on interpersonal violence - with particular reference to poverty, structural adjustment, income equality and social investment.

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/violence/economic_dimensions/en/

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The International Center for Transitional Justice

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse. The Center works in societies emerging from repressive rule or armed conflict, as well as in established democracies where historical injustices or systemic abuse remain unresolved.

http://www.ictj.org

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The Last Taboo

In this article the author speaks with Rami Elhanan, an Israeli graphic designer, the mother of a child killed by a Palestinian suicide bomber a decade ago. Once a soldier in the Israeli army, he and his wife Nurit are among the founders of the Parents' Circle, or Bereaved Families for Peace, which brings together Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost loved ones. They include the families of suicide bombers. They jointly organise educational campaigns and lobby politicians to begin serious negotiations. Sometimes, solutions to apparently intractable political problems seem closer at hand when there is a Rami Elhanan engrossed in them, saying the unsayable. (John Pilger, Information Clearing House, 7 June 2006)

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13529.htm

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The Peace Club

A virtual place you can relax, rejuvenate and re-energise. A place you can discover deep relaxations and meditations that give you the power to literally 'create your day - everyday' and lead a full and satisfying life. The Peace Club is a place you can come to as often as you like, for as long as you like. Peace Club members enjoy a new 20 minute Daily Peace meditation/relaxation session everyday. Sessions are led by trained experts who have studied with world leading masters.

http://thepeaceclub.com

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The Peace Foundation

The Peace Foundation offers innovative and reliable programmes and resources that are used in many New Zealand schools, homes and communities. They help establish and maintain peaceful and non-violent relationships by teaching skills that encourage better communication, anger management, co-operation and conflict resolution. They are playing a part in the campaign to improve New Zealand parenting skills in order to protect children from harm.The Peace Foundation also arranges other public events such as The Media Peace Awards. These awards recognise those who are actively contributing towards reducing violence in our society. The Peace Foundation are involved in other expos and conferences both nationally and internationally.

http://www.peace.net.nz/

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The Politics of Poverty: Aid in the new Cold War (pdf)

Some of the world's poorest people are already paying for the War on Terror, as the giving of aid by the world's richest countries becomes ruled by the rhetoric of 'with us or against us'. This must not continue, says this year's Christian Aid Week report. 'The politics of poverty: Aid in the new Cold War' examines how the policies of donor countries are starting to follow those from the dark days of the Cold War. Aid, says the report, is once again being viewed as a means of promoting the donors' own interests, particularly their security, rather than addressing the real needs of poor people. The report sets out the mistakes of the past and shows how they are starting to be repeated. Drawing on evidence from recent discussions in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), it demonstrates how some forms of military training and intelligence gathering are now being considered as suitable areas to be funded from aid budgets. This has never previously been permitted. It examines the case of Uganda, which illustrates how the government's manipulation of the War on Terror has led to an intensification of the conflict in the north of the country and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. Hopes of a peace deal have diminished, while succour has been given to an increasingly repressive regime. It also looks at the situation in Afghanistan, where US-led forces are waving the humanitarian flag while also fighting a war - a fatal combination. Across Afghanistan, aid workers are being killed and much-needed reconstruction is now on hold.

http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/indepth/404caweek/index.htm

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The role of NGOs in conflict and peace-building

Non-government organisations (NGOs) have become increasingly involved in the international response to armed conflict, some aiming to mitigate the effects of war and others to help end the violence. But what impacts do they have, and how could they be improved? (Institute of Development Studies, 2007)

http://www.id21.org/society/s9ajg1g1.html

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The South Asian Progressive Action Collective

A group of South Asians came together at the end of 2000 in order to create a space for progressive South Asians to unite and take action on issues pertaining to the Diaspora. Our goal is to use open artistic expression, public education, media outreach, community dialogues and other tools to create a forum for the discussion of political and social issues both within the South Asian community and between ourselves and others. Themes addressed in our work in past years: • building bridges of understanding to counter the hatred of communalism; • combating detention, deportation and the loss of civil rights here in the US; • understanding the dynamics of globalization and responding through global action; and • speaking out about and against continuing US Militarism.

http://www.sapacchicago.org

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The U.N. Success Story That Wasn't

Though East Timor recently was touted as a feel-good development story, a return to violence and instability stands to undo progress made since the country declared its independence from Indonesia in 1999, Joshua Kurlantzick writes in this commentary. Critical missteps during the country's reconstruction -- and a rush to deem that very same reconstruction effort a success -- likely contributed to East Timor's current troubles, Kurlantzick asserts. (Washington Post, 4 June 2006)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/02/AR2006060201400.html

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The Unique Contribution of the Community-Based Reconciliation Process in East Timor

The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) was established to accommodate the desire for reconciliation both amongst the leadership and the people of East Timor, and it endeavours to ascertain the truth regarding the past human rights violations. Although this Paper does not provide an overall analysis regarding the mandates of CAVR, it aims to provide a mini-analysis and evaluation of the particular contribution CAVR has made through its well-known mandate of 'Community-based Reconciliation Process' (CRP). Based heavily on the regulation that stipulates the establishment of CAVR, this Paper seeks to analyse the contradictions that have emerged in the interpretation of the Community-based Reconciliation Process as a non-punitive measure that is proposed to confer impunity to the perpetrators of past human rights violations.

http://www.easttimor-reconciliation.org/jsmpReport-prk-summary.html

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The view from the summit - Gleneagles G8 one year on

One year has passed since the G8 summit in Gleneagles in July 2005, where 36 million people in over 70 countries united under the Global Call to Action against Poverty. As the Russian G8 approaches, this paper explores progress (or the lack thereof) since the G8 in Gleneagles in the areas of debt, aid, conflict, trade, and climate change. (Oxfam, June 2006)

http://oxfam.intelli-direct.com/e/d.dll?m=234&url=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/issues/debt_aid/downloads/g8_gleneagles_oneyear.pdf

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The World Peace Society

"We fundamentally believe that a lasting world peace will not be initiated politically, it will begin first in the hearts and minds of each of us. Until we have peace within our families and our communities and most importantly ourselves, no politician will ever have the power to bring peace."

http://worldpeace.org.au/

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The World Revolution

The World Revolution is an idea for a new, global grassroots social movement for progressive social change. It aims to resolve in a definitive and comprehensive manner the major social problems of our world and our era. Major issue areas of the World Revolution include: peace, human rights, the environment, and world poverty.

http://www.worldrevolution.org/

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The Year in Review: United Nations Peace Operations in 2001

The year 2001 saw United Nations peace operations in almost every part of the globe. In this publication, we hear some of the voices of United Nations peacekeepers and peace-builders as they look back over their experiences and accomplishments in 2001.

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/pub/year_review01/index.html

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There are alternatives

In this Open Democracy article Paul Rogers makes the case for non-violent alternatives to the "War on Terror". He looks at the work of the Christian Peace Making Teams (of which New Zealand resident Harmeet Sooden is a member). He also discusses the book "People Power and Protest since 1945: A Bibliography of Non-violent Action", a book which documents the achievements of non-violent public protest. To Rogers, non-violent alternatives to the 'Clash of Civilizations' are crucial at a time when the war in Iraq is going disastrously and when the Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan.

http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict/alternatives_3405.jsp

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UGANDA: Government and Rebels Sure of an End to 20-Year Conflict

Both the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) were upbeat on Monday about a peaceful end to their 20-year-old war that has killed thousands and displaced almost two million people in the north of the country. The signing on Saturday of an agreement to cease hostilities gave both sides new hope that a comprehensive agreement was in sight, although they acknowledged the need for continued vigilance. (IRIN News, August 28, 2006)

http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=55290&SelectRegion=East_Africa&SelectCountry=UGANDA

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United Nations Peacekeeping: Year in Review 2004

The year 2004 witnessed an unprecedented surge in United Nations peacekeeping operations, widening prospects for ending conflicts and raising hopes for peace in war-torn countries. By the end of the year, the number and scope of these operations approached their highest levels ever. At the same time, these new demands placed huge new strains on United Nations resources, and prompted the Organization to take a critical look at its ability to plan and manage peacekeeping missions so that the UN can meet this challenging period with an effective response.

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/pub/year_review04/

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United Nations Security Council

Provides information on the background, members, functions, powers, and structure of the UN Security Council.

http://www.un.org/Docs/scinfo.htm

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US video game designers try to help save the world

The creators of free educational games such as "Darfur is Dying" and "PeaceMaker" met with humanitarian activists at The New School University in New York on Tuesday for the third annual Games for Change conference. The idea is to use video games to educate youth about real-world issues -- fighting poverty, surviving in war-torn Sudan and negotiating Middle East peace. (Reuters Alertnet, 27 June 2006)

http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-6-28/43282.html

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Watermelons, conflict and climate change

Several hundred kilometres from the simmering conflicts between pastoralists and farmers [over natural resources] in Sudan's Darfur region, the two communities in the village of Gereigikh in North Kordofan State have learnt to cool the tension with watermelons.

http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=78164

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What kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 era? [PDF]

By Stephen Baranyi, Principal Researcher The North-South Institute, Canada, October 2005. The projects of postwar peacebuilding, conflict prevention and responding to fragile states are at a crossroads. The international community has accumulated much knowledge about good practices in these domains. It has undertaken impressive policy commitments through the UN and the OECD Development Assistance Committee. Yet analyses of practice on the ground, across the varied landscape of the South, suggest that policypractice gaps are persisting and even growing in the post-9/11 era. This paper looks at the evolution of policy commitments and thinking on peacebuilding, against the backdrop of other agendas such as the responsibility to protect (R2P). It analyzes disjunctions between policy and practice overall, and focuses on gaps in the areas of democratic governance and economic development. It looks at tensions between short-term measures and the longer-term structural changes necessary to prevent the recurrence of armed conflict. Going beyond the common focus of peacebuilding debates on international agencies, the paper examines less visible contributions by national actors such as municipal governments and women's organizations. Yet it does not romanticize those actors. Indeed, it poses the stark question of what type of peace is really possible - sustainable peace, war termination or much less - in the post-9/11 era, given the alignments of forces that are gelling from the local to the global level across the world.

http://www.nsi-ins.ca/english/pdf/wkop_lead_paper.pdf

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What really works in preventing and rebuilding failed states: lessons from Afghanistan

This occasional paper is the third in a series based on public forums held in 2006 and 2007 under the direction of Ambassador Howard Wolpe, director of the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The series aims to examine key thematic issues that affect conflict transformation in settings of weak and conflict-prone societies. (Woodrow Wilson, September 2007)

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/PLBSC_issue3.pdf

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Why Upholding Humanitarian Principles Does Not Protect Aid Workers

This Development Viewpoint by Laura Hammond argues that 'In many of today's armed conflicts, such as in Iraq and Afghanistan, attacks against aid workers are a frequent, if still shocking, occurrence. While many in the international community condemn such violence, few can convincingly explain why it occurs against those carrying out humanitarian assistance.'

http://www.soas.ac.uk/cdpr/publications/dv/44500.pdf

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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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