The case study illustrates the difficulties of socio-economic reintegration faced by ex-combatants, young people and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the post-conflict environment of northern Uganda, and highlights the potential role of private sector actors in the process.
This report identifies three approaches to gender in peacebuilding: gender-blind, those based on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and gender-relational. The third – and hitherto unexplored – approach, is based on a strategy of benefit-sharing and solidarity-building between men and women. The report calls for a greater exploration of this approach.
This report analyses how the conflicts in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are embedded in history and in the nature of governance. Solutions, the report argues, need to tackle deep-rooted political issues at local, national and regional level.
Ce rapport démontre la manière dont les conflits qui déchirent l’est de la République Démocratique du Congo sont enracinés dans l’histoire congolaise, et concernent principalement la répartition du pouvoir et des ressources économiques sous forte influence de l’identité ethnique des protagonistes.
This report looks at the reconciliation and reintegration of genocide survivors, former combatants, ex-prisoners and youth in Rwanda, and what lessons can be learned from the experience.
This collection of articles examines the North Caucasus factor in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, from the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz war to the August 2008 Russian-Georgian wars and current Georgian policy towards the North Caucasus.
В данном сборнике статей проанализированы северокавказский фактор в грузино-абхазском конфликте, начиная с грузино-абхазской войны 1992-1993 гг. до российско-грузинской войны августа 2008 г. а также грузинская политика в отношении Северного Кавказа.
This research report analyses the dynamics of small cross-border trade at three border points in eastern DRC, and between Burundi and Rwanda, and proposes actions to improve this trade in order to advance the economic power of women and, in so doing, contribute to peace and security in the region. The report is part of an International Alert project aiming to strengthen the business environment of (mostly) female small traders and create opportunities for dialogue and rapprochement between traders and the authorities of the countries concerned. The research is used as an instrument for female traders in campaigns to raise awareness at the four border locations concerned.
Ce rapport de recherche analyse les dynamiques du petit commerce transfrontalier au niveau des 3 frontières à l’Est de la RDC et entre le Burundi et le Rwanda, et propose des actions pour l’amélioration de ce commerce afin de faire avancer le pouvoir économique des femmes et, par là même, contribuer à la paix et à la sécurité dans la région.
South Sudan emerged as an independent nation in 2011 after decades of war. One year on, Alert presents the findings of a wide-ranging peace and conflict assessment, looking at immediate problems and proposing long-term solutions for building peace.
L’un des résultats positifs des processus de paix et des transitions politiques dans la région des Grands Lacs en Afrique ces dix à quinze dernières années, a été la représentation et la participation accrues des femmes dans l’arène politique et dans la sphère publique.
Ce rapport fait le bilan de la participation des femmes dans le Dialogue Inter-Congolais (DIC) et dans les élections générales de 2006.
Ce rapport analyse l’intégration d’une perspective genre dans le processus de décentralisation au Rwanda et son impact sur la participation des femmes au niveau de la gouvernance locale et sur le plan national.
Ce rapport examine la participation des femmes dans le processus de paix d’Arusha pour le Burundi, en particulier la manière dont les femmes Burundaises sont parvenues, malgré leur faible représentation à la table des négociations, à faire inclure un certain nombre de dispositions favorables aux droits des femmes et au principe de l’égalité des sexes dans le texte de l’Accord de paix signé en 2000.
This report examines the position of women in the peace economy and politics of northern Uganda, and the interaction between their increased economic power and their participation in political and public life.
Recommendations for civil society, governments and the international community to strengthen women’s political participation and economic empowerment in Africa's Great Lakes region.
This collection offers an insider’s view of a diverse range of peacebuilding processes underway in the South Caucasus over the past 15 years from the perspective of the facilitators and participants, describing their vision, evolution, motivations, and their own subjective assessment of success and failure.
С середины 1990-х годов представители международного и местного гражданского обществ занимались большим количеством различных инициатив, направленных на трансформацию конфликтов на Южном Кавказе. В данной книге отображены точки зрения и оценки как западных фасилитаторов этих инициатив, так и местных участников с противоположных сторон конфликта. Не претендуя на всеобъемлющий охват, инициативы, описанные в данной книге, выбраны для демонстрации разнообразия миротворческих работ, выполняемых гражданским обществом, в числе которых работа с политиками, в экономических кругах, с женщинами, детьми, учеными, деятелями культуры и др. Она предлагает взгляд изнутри на восприятие и движущие силы различных процессов, на их развитие с течением времени, на мотивацию участников, а также содержит субъективную оценку успехов и поражений самими авторами статей.
International Alert is proud to present its new annual report, “Peace Talks”, which looks back at Alert’s work and impact in 2011 – when Alert celebrated its 25th year – using dialogue as a theme.
This review looks at existing justice policies and processes governing the justice sector in Nepal, including operational processes of key informal mechanisms.