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Lasting peace has to be built in a continuing process that encourages
the attitudes, the behaviour and the structural conditions in society
that lay the foundations for peaceful, stable and prosperous social
and economic development.
International Alert works to encourage and facilitate this process,
either during violent conflict, once the fighting is over, or in
order to prevent it from erupting. This involves working together
with people who live in areas affected or threatened by armed conflict
as well as improving both the substance and implementation of international
policies that affect peacebuilding and the prospects for peace.
We do this in a number of ways:
- Dialogue – creating safe spaces in which
to bring together groups and people who are divided by conflict
and who would not otherwise be in dialogue with each other
- Accompaniment – working with diverse
groups to strengthen their involvement in peace processes.
- Capacity building – building organisations’
awareness of peacebuilding issues and their capacities to strengthen
prospects for peace.
- Research and analysis – a mutual process
with local partners that is the basis of both our work in conflict
zones and our policy development.
- Public education – raising awareness
both in conflict countries and in the UK of peacebuilding, how
it works, and why it matters
To find out more about peacebuilding and Alert’s role in
it, visit our About Us pages.
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Last updated: February 2006
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