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International Alert.  Understanding conflict. Building peace.
     
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What we do

International Alert’s vision is a world where differences are resolved without erupting into violent conflict. This means that when people seek better lives for their families and communities, any conflicts that arise are managed peacefully, with honesty and wisdom.

Our work has three key areas of focus:

Regional and in-country work – We work directly with people affected by violent conflict, supporting their efforts to improve the prospects of peace. By forming local and regional partnerships we develop mutual understanding between those divided by conflict and identify new solutions to persistent problems.
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Peacebuilding issues work – By looking at the cross-cutting themes which influence violent conflict across the world we help to shape international policy and practice by working at government, EU and UN levels to help decision-makers understand the impact of their actions and include the perspectives of war-torn communities in their work.
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Building capacity and understanding – Alert also works to strengthen the expertise, impact and public profile of the peacebuilding sector. We organise training courses and publish resources on peacebuilding.
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Last updated: March 2007

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Examples of our work
Promoting Rwandan women’s involvement in the post-genocide justice tribunals
Facilitating business contacts across the ethnic divide in Sri Lanka to promote peace talks.
Encouraging large oil, gas and mining corporations to assess the impact of their operations in conflict-prone regions.
Lobbying to bring an end to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Promoting dialogue and debate in Georgia to rebuild trust and ease tensions across ethnic and political divides

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