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Comedians for peace

Top UK comedians tell us what they think peace is and why it’s so important

Browse through the images below of some of the comedians that have taken part in International Alert’s ‘Are You Taking the Peace?’ series, and find out what they think peace is and why it’s so important.
 
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Nasseem Khanum
Fri, 20/04/2012

A first step for Alert in Tunisia

Building a path towards a just and sustainable peace


Tunisia roundtableFrom 16th-18th March 2012 International Alert convened a group of 25 civil society leaders from different parts of Tunisia.

Phil Champain
Fri, 30/03/2012

Comparing post-conflict media in Liberia and Nepal

Challenges and opportunities for conflict-sensitive journalism

 

Richard Reeve
Fri, 30/03/2012

Stimulating dialogue through literature and culture

The second South Caucasus Literary Almanac

South Caucasus Literary AlmanacInternational Alert has published the second edition of the South Caucasus Literary Almanac, a collection of prose and poetry from the five literatures of the South Caucasus – Abkhaz, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian and Ossetian – published in one volume in Russia

Mana Farooghi
Fri, 30/03/2012

Second Gyumri-Kars Business Forum

Promoting economic cooperation between Armenia and Turkey

 

Gulru Nabieva
Wed, 29/02/2012

Training on core skills for working in conflict

'In fact, concepts or skills that we think we might have, still need a lot of improvement'


'I have loved this week and learnt so much.'
'This is an excellent opportunity for learning – very beneficial both professionally and personally.'
'I liked the course, it has given me lot of insights and practical skills.'
'This week has made me self-aware!'

 

Katrien Hertog
Wed, 29/02/2012

What peace and whose?

Envisioning a more comprehensive, more stable peace in South Sudan and Sudan

 

What peace and whose?

International Alert has recently launched a paper that explores some profound questions about peace and peacebuilding in South Sudan and Sudan, as a contribution to the debate about how to build a more comprehensive and more stable peace within and between the two Sudans.

Richard Baltrop
Tue, 28/02/2012

Climate change, migration and security

A video

 

Janani Vivekananda
Thu, 02/02/2012

Dialogue on climate change, conflict and effective response

Linking top-down to bottom-up approaches in South Asia and West Africa

 

International Alert’s fifth dialogue on climate change, conflict and fragility, held on 27th January 2012 in London, explored the connections between climate change and community level security, drawing on new research from West Africa and South Asia. During the discussion, participants explored the practicalities of linking top-down policies with on the ground realities in communities already facing complex risks to their human security.

Janani Vivekananda
Wed, 01/02/2012

Master classes and trainings for journalists from societies involved in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Conflict-sensitive reporting

 

Journalists' training - International AlertBetween 21st-30th November, International Alert organised a study visit to London and Belfast and trainings in conflict analysis and conflict-sensitive journalism for a group of nine journalists working for the mainstream media in Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Dessy Roussanova
Tue, 20/12/2011

Leaders of civil society working on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

The Young Women Activists’ Forum

 

Following on from the successful hosting of a “Peacebuilding School for Gender Activists” in August 2011, International Alert gathered together some of the most promising and talented young women activists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh for a three-day workshop from 6th to 8th December, as part of a wider project funded by the US State Department.

Gulru Nabieva
Tue, 20/12/2011
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