In Sulu, Mindanao (South of the Philippines), the issue of election-related violence is prevalent and deep-rooted. In view of the limited capacity of local authorities to respond to the situation,...
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Afghanistan + 4 more
Meeting report: Oslo forum 2011 Annual Mediators’ Retreat
Executive summary The Oslo forum 2011 was held just outside Oslo, Norway from the 21st to 23rd June. Some 90 participants gathered to exchange experiences and to reflect critically on the practice of...
Conflict Management in Indonesia – An Analysis of the Conflicts in Maluku, Papua and Poso
Summary Introduction When President Soeharto fell from power in 1998 after 32 years of authoritarian rule, it marked the beginning of both Indonesia’s democratic transition and the eruption of the...
Armed Violence in Mindanao: Militia and private armies
Section 1: Introduction In November 2009, the massacre of 57 people in the province of Maguindanao in Mindanao garnered global attention.1 Directed by the politically powerful Ampatuan clan, against...
Conflict resolution: Learning lessons from dialogue processes in India
India has a long and rich experience of peacemaking efforts and of engaging with conflict parties internally. This publication, the second in a series of three on comparative conflict management...
Côte d'Ivoire + 6 more
2010 Annual Report
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (the HD Centre) is pleased to announce the new 2010 Annual Report. The Annual Report provides a review of some of the HD Centre’s projects and an introduction to...
Burundi + 6 more
Mediation Practice Series: Negotiating ceasefires
Introduction In late January 2010 the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) suspended a unilateral ceasefire until such time as the Nigerian government agreed to meet with a MEND...
G is for Gendered: taking the mystery out of gendering peace agreements
Introduction “G is for Gendered” is a short article for the HD Centre’s “Women at the Peace Table” Asia Pacific project. It takes the question of the lack of gendered peace agreement language...
India + 6 more
Peacemaking in Asia and the Pacific: Women's participation, perspectives, priorities
In October 2010, the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325) celebrated its tenth anniversary. This publication, through the actual experiences of women peacemakers from diverse...
Beyond Numbers - Women's Participation in the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation
The 2008 Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation has been hailed as an example of good practice in terms of the representation of women in a mediation process. A distinction must however be drawn...
Somalia + 7 more
Opinion: UN Security Council 1325 and Peace Negotiations and Agreements
by Christine Belle & Catherine O'Rourke Women at the Peace Table: Asia Pacific Opinion Series - N=B04 Introduction & Background On the 31 October 2000 United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution...
Can mediation transform societies?
Introduction The question of whether mediation can contribute to the long-term transformation of societies seeking to end violent internal conflicts is of great interest and concern to mediators...
Philippines: Sihnag 2010 Review
by HD Centre 17 January 2011 The Sihnag (Tausug for 'glow') publication provides an overview of the activities undertaken as part of the Armed Violence Reduction Initiative (AVRI), in Sulu, Mindanao,...