The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre), a Swiss-based organisation with offices in Mindanao, strongly condemns the brutal massacre of 57 persons in Maguindanao province, Mindanao, this...
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Liberia + 8 more
Partage de pouvoir et gouvernements de transition: le rôle de la médiation
Katia Papagianni Les initiatives de rétablissement et de construction de la paix prévoient souvent un partage du pouvoir au sein de gouvernements de transition. Le partage du pouvoir garantit la...
Sudan: Darfur hijack plans to be shared with UN humanitarian agencies
Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, 2 October 2009 -The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), one of Darfur's largest rebel movements, agreed to share their plans on dealing with the hijacking of humanitarian...
World + 3 more
Negotiating Natural Resources for Peace: Ownership, Control and Wealth-Sharing
Natural resources (such as oil, natural gas, diamonds, minerals, forests and water) are often a major source of national income, and are also a major cause of conflict and instability if mismanaged...
HD Centre rapport annuel 2008
Le but de l'existence du HD Centre est de lancer et de faire avancer des processus de paix par le biais de la médiation. Notre conviction est que la paix n'attend pas d'arriver, mais qu'il est...
Côte d'Ivoire + 9 more
Why should mediators consider the economic dimensions of conflicts?
HD background paper July 2009 Mike Davis Introduction This article summarises the case for mediators giving greater consideration to the economic dimensions of conflicts - particularly those...
Sri Lanka + 11 more
Oslo forum 2009 annual mediators' retreat: Reasserting diplomacy and mediation in a fragmented world
Meeting report Executive summary The Oslo forum 2009 took place against the background of a new optimism, largely heralded by the new US administration and its emphasis on civility in international...
Kenya + 4 more
Mediating election-related conflicts
By Chris Fomunyoh Introduction Beyond major conflicts in Africa over the territorial integrity of states such as Sudan and Somalia, many recent conflicts on the continent are ignited by grievances...
DR Congo + 2 more
The challenge of building sustainable peace in the DRC
Introduction August 2009 will mark ten years since the signing of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement that ended the second Congo war. It also marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the UN...
Mediating Election-Related Conflicts - Background Paper
Beyond major conflicts in Africa over the territorial integrity of states such as Sudan and Somalia, many recent conflicts on the continent are ignited by grievances over bad governance and...
Why should mediators consider the economic dimensions of conflicts?
This article summarises the case for mediators giving greater consideration to the economic dimensions of conflicts particularly those concerning natural resources. It also looks at some of the ways...
Liberia + 2 more
Liberia's destruction diverted through dialogue
H.E. Madam Olubanke King-Akerele, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, thanked those who made sacrifices for peace in Liberia in a statement to mediators in Oslo, Norway on 16 June 2009. In her...
HD Centre Annual Report 2008
The HD Centre exists to enable and further peace processes through mediation. It is our conviction that peace is not simply waiting to be had, but that there is a need to actively bring about peace...
Government, humanitarian agencies unite against humanitarian crisis in Pakistan
Representatives of the Government of Pakistan, politicians and non-governmental organisations from the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) met with...
CAR + 6 more
Meeting report: African mediators' retreat 2009
Executive Summary The African Mediators' Retreat 2009 was co-hosted by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre) and the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation on 24-27 March in Zanzibar. As part of the...
Negotiating Disarmament: Addressing Explosive Ordnance in Peace Processes
All modern armed conflicts result in explosive ordnance contamination. Before and after the cessation of hostilities, the presence of unexploded and abandoned explosive ordnance-landmines, cluster...
Liberia + 3 more
Negotiating Justice: Guidance for mediators
Introduction Questions of justice and accountability for past crimes can be a central point of contention in peace negotiations. Recent developments in law and practice have not yet resulted in...
Philippines encouraged by Sudan experience
Dateline: Manila, The Philippines, 13 February 2009 Advisors to the Government of Sudan, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) and the United Nations mediation shared peacemaking...
Myanmar: New directions in the relationship between ASEAN and the UN
1 Introduction and summary Thailand's chairmanship of ASEAN over 2008-9 provides a welcome opportunity to strengthen co-operation between ASEAN and the United Nations.For years ASEAN and the United...
Sudan + 1 more
Sudan peace negotiators to visit Philippines
Former negotiators and advisors on the South Sudan peace process will arrive in the Philippines this Sunday to meet with government officials, representatives of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front...