The local business community in conflict-affected countries can and should play a role in building peace by linking up with other peacebuilding actors, and taking advantage of their own resources and skills.
Highlights of International Alert's founding, early work and expansion over the past 20 years. Information on Alert's 20th anniversary also can be found on our website at: http://www.international-alert.org/about_alert/20th_anniversary/index.php
This report by Biting the Bullet (International Alert, Saferworld and University of Bradford) aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review and analysis of progress towards implementation of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons In All Its Aspects (PoA) and of the consequent issues and priorities for the 2006 Review Conference.
Report on the proceedings of the Diamonds for Development Sub-Regional Conference.
This report describes the current state of the diamond industry in West Africa and possible ways of using diamonds as a tool for development, rather than a fuel for conflict.
This report is divided into two sections. The first section is a brief overview of the new context in Nepal resulting from the People’s Movement II of April 2006. The second section comprises the substantive part of the report and offers concrete recommendations for how donors can collaborate to support civil society in peacebuilding and conflict transformation. In the current context, greater focus has been given to recommendations based on collaborative donor support to civil society outside of Kathmandu.
The second issue of International Alert's newsletter.
This report provides an in-depth analysis of conflict potential in Central Asia, from which it derives a peacebuilding strategy. It focuses on three states: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
This Report identifies and examines key priorities for the 2006 Review Conference for the UN Programme of Action to Preven Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons.
The connections between conflict and project finance, and how financial institutions may adopt a ‘conflict-sensitive’ approach to finance by improving their understanding of the two-way relationship between projects and violent conflict.
This report examines the connections between corruption and frozen conflicts in the South Caucasus region, exploring corruption on all sides. It is the first systematic study of corruption from the perspective of conflict analysis and the first to include the unrecognised entities of the region.
The paper aims to serve as background and analytical guidance for a conflict assessment of the Education for All programme in Nepal.
This panel discussion aimed to link the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 implementation five years on to the European focus on the implementation of 1325 and the related European Parliament resolution on the participation of women in peaceful conflict resolution.
An overview of International Alert's work in 2004-5.
The first issue of International Alert's newsletter.
The lessons learned from the three year Monitoring the Implementation of Small Arms Controls (MISAC), concentrating on three regions: Eurasia, West Africa and Latin America.
La implementación de medidas regionales e internacionales de control de armas pequeñas en América Latina, Eurasia y África Occidental. Este reporte presenta una visión global y comparativa tanto de los impedimentos claves en la ejecución de los acuerdos de control SALW como de un entendimiento comparativo de los diferentes requerimientos que enfrentan los funcionarios que están implementando estas medidas.
Ce rapport expose en termes comparatifs les enseignements clés tirés du projet d’International Alert sur le suivi de l’application des contrôles des ALPC (armes légères et de petit calibre). Le projet a examine le processus de mise en ouvre des mesures en Eurasie, en Amérique Latine et en Afrique occidentale.
This Discussion Paper identifies and discusses emerging issues and priorities for the July 2006 Review Conference for the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects. It particularly focuses on identifying realistic and potentially negotiable objectives for the 2006 Review Conference.