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Accord: Weaving consensus: The Papua New Guinea - Bougainville peace process

Conciliation Resources Accord series. The Bougainville Peace Agreement signed in 2001 brought to a definitive end the most violent conflict in the South Pacific since the Second World War. This publication, produced in collaboration with the Bougainville Inter-Church Women's Forum, documents an array of innovative peace initiatives that succeeded not only in ending the organised violence but also in weaving back together the diverse social fabric of Bougainville. Documenting peacemaking efforts from the preventive attempts at constitutional accommodation in the 1970s and the multiple early interventions up to the final negotiations, this issue is rich in examples of creative processes and mechanisms. It describes an indigenous process that drew on the strengths of Melanesian traditions, but one that also benefited from innovative roles played by international third-parties. The volume also contains perspectives from leaders in the process who draw out the challenges that lie ahead.

http://www.c-r.org/accord/boug/accord12/index.shtml

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Bougainville Peace Agreement

Signed at Arawa 30 August 2001 An agreement between the Papua New Guinea Government and Bougainville leaders to resolve the Bougainville conflict and to secure lasting peace.

http://www.tamilnation.org/conflictresolution/countrystudies/bouganville/010829bougainville.htm

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Bougainville Peace Process: Chronology of the Process

Australian Government, Department of Fareign Affairs and Trade. July 1997 to March 2002.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/png/bougainville/peace_process.html

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Bougainville: Beyond Survival

By Regan, Anthony J. Issue 26.3, Cultural Survival. "Located 1,000 kilometers east of the mainland national capital of Port Moresby, Bougainville is the most remote of Papua New Guinea's 19 provinces. It consists of two large islands, Bougainville (8,646 square kilometers) and Buka (598 square kilometers), separated by a narrow passage, as well as many smaller islands. Its 9,438 square kilometers constitute about two percent of Papua New Guinea's land area. Geographically, culturally, and linguistically, Bougainville is part of the Solomon Islands chain, but became part of Papua New Guinea rather than the British colony of Solomon Islands as an "accident" of late-19th century colonial map-drawing." Anthony Regan, a constitutional lawyer, advises Bougainvillean parties to the negotiations with the Papua New Guinea government on the political future of Bougainville. He is a fellow in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

http://www.cs.org/publications/csq/csq-article.cfm?id=1561&highlight=Bougainville:%20Beyond%20Survival

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National speaking tour and book launch: "... As Mothers of the Land"

... As Mothers of the Land, edited by Josephine Tankunani Sirivi and Marilyn Taleo Havini, tells the story of one of the deadliest crises of the last decades - the Bougainville conflict - and the peace process that followed, not through the eyes of politicians or military leaders, but through the personal accounts of Bougainville aboriginal women whose commitment and determination played a crucial part in the resolution of the conflict. This book tells the stories of women who had to flee their home and take to the jungle to escape violence. It tells the stories of women who lived on the run, giving birth in leaf shelters and caring for the frail and the elderly. It tells the stories of women who used traditional knowledge and self-reliance to rebuild community structures in the heart of the jungle. This Peace Movement Aotearoa webpage provides details about the book, the public meetings schedule for launching the book around New Zealand (April 2004), and where you can purchase the the book from.

http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/bwpf0304.htm

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The role of women in promoting peace and reconciliation

From the early days of the Bougainville crisis, women's groups played important roles in initiatives to end the violence and promote a sustainable solution to the conflict. Women of all political, religious and regional groupings mobilised and spoke out for peace. An article from Sister Lorraine Garasu is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth (CSN) and Coordinator of the Bougainville Inter-Church Women's Forum (BICWF). She has participated in peace negotiations both in Bougainville and overseas.

http://www.c-r.org/accord/index.htm?accser/series.htm

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