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Almost two decades after the ceasefire agreement, the official peace process on the Nagorny Karabakh conflict mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group has been unable to reach a peaceful settlement. In the meantime, civil society groups in the region have sought to advance the prospects for peace at different levels of society outside of political negotiations. This study represents a landmark attempt to collectively reflect on 20 years of civil society-led peacebuilding efforts on the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.

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This study examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the region. It is the second in a series of studies which examine the impact of the PRDP on peace and conflict in northern Uganda over a five-year period. This study presents the findings from 2012. The PRDP was introduced in 2007 as a comprehensive framework designed to guide efforts to consolidate peace and security and lay the foundation for recovery and development in the region.

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This study examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the sub-regions of Acholi and Lango. It is the first in a series of studies which will examine the impact of the PRDP on peace and conflict in northern Uganda over a five-year period. This study presents comparative findings from a 2011 baseline survey and 2012 re-run surveys. The PRDP was introduced in 2007 as a comprehensive framework designed to guide efforts to consolidate peace and security and lay the foundation for recovery and development in the region.

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Given the nature of pervasive violence, peacebuilding needs to throw its net wider, to encompass all kinds of pervasive violence in society as part of its remit. This means that peacebuilding organisations should work more deliberately on other types of organised violence and in a sense rethink peacebuilding – focusing not only on conventional conflict settings, but also targeting unconventional types of conflict. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities for peacebuilders in responding to criminal groups in conflict environments. This is part of our Peace Focus series.

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This report looks at the role of the media in contributing to and/or in mitigating insecurity, and identifies opportunities for creating and strengthening its role in contributing to peace. It functions as a baseline assessment and context analysis that can inform current and future programming in this field. It was carried out by International Alert, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and Equal Access Nepal (EAN) in the three districts of Panchthar, Parsa and Kathmandu as part of a project working on media and public security, funded by the European Union.

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This report investigates the security- and justice-related experiences and perceptions of people living in nine districts in Nepal affected by insecurity and weak governance. It assesses the perceptions of communities, civil society, local authorities, businesses, media, and security and justice providers, on local public safety, security and justice; how they have changed over the past two years; and key causes of insecurity.

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This review looks at existing justice policies and processes governing the justice sector in Nepal, including operational processes of key informal mechanisms. It is part of an ongoing initiative which seeks to improve access to justice – particularly by poor, vulnerable and marginalised groups and communities – by strengthening linkages and coordination between Nepali state and non-state justice actors.

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This study is one of a series of regional studies which aim to present evidence of the interactions between environmental, social, political and economic risks at the local level in South Asia. Drawing on field research and consultations with policymakers, practitioners and academics, this case study looks at the dimensions of local resilience and the reasons for vulnerability and non-adaptation in two districts, Thatta and Badin, in Sindh province.

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This study is one of a series of regional studies which aim to present evidence of the interactions between environmental, social, political and economic risks at the local level in South Asia. Drawing on field research and consultations with policymakers, practitioners and academics, this case study seeks to identify obstacles to and opportunities for interventions to build resilience to interlinked environmental and security risks in fragile, post-conflict contexts in Nepal.

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This study is one of a series of regional studies which aim to present evidence of the interactions between environmental, social, political and economic risks at the local level in South Asia. Drawing on field research and consultations with policymakers, practitioners and academics, this case study looks at the dimensions of local resilience in two communities living around Chilika Lake in Odisha, the biggest brackish water lake in India.

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This study is one of a series of regional studies which aim to present evidence of the interactions between environmental, social, political and economic risks at the local level in South Asia. Drawing on field research and consultations with policymakers, practitioners and academics, this case study seeks to identify obstacles to and opportunities for interventions to build resilience to interlinked environmental and security risks among vulnerable communities in Bangladesh.

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This is the executive summary for a series of regional studies which aim to present evidence of the interactions between environmental, social, political and economic risks at the local level in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is based on the findings from desk and field research which looks at the root causes of vulnerability and non-adaptation in fragile contexts, and at the opportunities for strengthening resilience to combined risks of climate change and conflict.

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This study is the third part of a series analysing economic relations across the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict divide, which appraises the potential of mutual economic interest as a basis for conflict transformation. The conceptual question at the centre of this research is whether economic incentives can facilitate conflict transformation by cementing mutual interest and interdependence, and whether a provisional legal framework, which would make economic activities across the conflict divide regulated and transparent (and, therefore, risk-free), would create a new impetus for peace talks.

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This new training manual is designed to promote critical thinking towards enemy images and discourses at the heart of the conflict dynamic in the South Caucasus. Designed to be useful for professionals such as teachers, students, journalists and peacebuilding practitioners, the training should equip participants with tools to resist the manipulation of public opinion through invented stereotypes.

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International Alert is one of the world's leading peacebuilding organisations. We help people find peaceful solutions to conflict and have nearly 30 years of experience working in over 25 countries around the world to build peace.

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