Sustaining Peace in Practice: Building on What Works

A new report by the International Peace Institute (IPI) argues that in order to sustain peace, the focus of prevention must shift away from solely examining and avoiding violent conflict and instead look at resilient societies and build on what already works. As such,...

South Sudan: Addressing Root Causes Programme

To disrupt the ongoing cycles of violence, root causes must be addressed, which a new programme by the NGO Consortium consisting of the Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development (ACORD), DanChurch Aid and the Centre for Conflict Resolution attempts to do....

NGOs Welcome UN Peacekeeper Boost for Central Africa

The decision was welcomed by a group of 16 non-governmental organizations including Aegis Trust, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Mercy Corps, and Invisible Children. The situation in the country has been worsening in recent months, with fighting...

Preventing Violence Through Inclusion

A study analyzes when, how, and under what conditions the inclusion of a broad range of actors in peace and political transition processes contributes to the prevention of violence and armed conflict. It has been produced as a contribution to the United Nations–World...