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Demilitarising militias in the Kivus (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo)
Institute for Security Studies, 2008Despite a peace agreement being reached - and the largest UN peace-keeping mission in attendance - eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is still racked by violence.DocumentThe 'education that protects' project: the 'education and fragility barometer': an early warning tool to aid conflict prevention
CfBT Education Trust, 2007Schools are often targeted in war and can sometimes also be contributors to conflict by aiding recruitment or acting as locations for ideological indoctrination. The 'Education that Protects' Project seeks to provide a mechanism to complement existing assessment tools for addressing issues of conflict.Document'Formal' versus 'non-formal' basic education: prioritising alternative approaches in fragile states
CfBT Education Trust, 2007The education system in Somaliland is in the process of being re-established and developed following the destruction of the civil war. Partly because of the nomadic lifestyle, enrolment rates are very low and with its current resources Somaliland will not achieve the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education by 2015.DocumentThe ‘Ambivalence of the Sacred’ in Africa: the impact of religion on peace and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa
German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2008This paper carries out a preliminary assessment of the role of religions in sub-Saharan civil conflicts. Quantitative and qualitative analysis based on a newly compiled database including 28 violent conflicts show that religion plays a role more frequently than is usually assumed and that the effects of religions are principally ambiguous.DocumentBuilding paths to peace: Bo peace and reconciliation movement
Conciliation Resources, 2007This paper looks at the issues surrounding building peace in Sierra Leone. It particularly focuses on addressing some key success stories through documenting the work of peace monitors and the Bo Peace and Reconciliation Movement (BPRM).DocumentThe emerging architecture for security and cooperation in Northeast Asia
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, 2008What is the potential for an emerging architecture for security and cooperation in northeast Asia? In the context of the ‘Six party talks’, this paper analyses what would be required to achieve peace after six decades of turbulence in the Korean peninsula.DocumentRestoring dignity: current psychosocial interventions with ex-combatants in South Africa: a review, discussion and policy dialogue project
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa, 2008There are an estimated 150,000 ex-combatants in South Africa. The disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of these veterans presents a significant challenge to democracy-building. Where DDR processes fall short, the consequences are far-reaching.DocumentAn approach to the Kosovo post-war rehabilitation process from a gender perspective
L'Escola de Cultura de Pau/ The School for a Culture of Peace, 2008From a gender perspective, the post-war rehabilitation process in Kosovo has been complex and offers mixed results The authors of this paper look at this post-war rehabilitation process paying particular attention to its gender dimension.DocumentLaw of war training: resources for military and civilian leaders
United States Institute of Peace, 2008Recent abuses committed by military personnel in war zones and violent conflicts the world over reemphasise the central importance of the law of armed conflict, the law of war for the protection of combatants, prisoners, and noncombatants alike, and cultural and religious landmarks.Pages