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This week, fifty organisations from around the world released a document calling for the post-2015 framework which will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to include a commitment to conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

Bringing peace into the post-2015 development framework: A joint statement by civil society organisations

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Bringing peace into the post-2015 development framework - English

Intégrer la paix dans le cadre post-2015 - Francais

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The people of Rwanda have come a long way since the 1994 genocide that took nearly a million lives. Yet the stories we hear from the survivors, but also from the ex-combatant and ex-prisoners, show that the people are still struggling to rebuild their lives. We cannot ignore their need for help.  

Small-scale cross-border trade plays an important role in supporting communities in the Great Lakes region of Africa. This trade provides essential foodstuffs for communities and an income for some 45,000 traders and their families. Yet it faces considerable barriers.

South Sudan’s independence in 2011 marked the end of a prolonged period of conflict with its northerly neighbour Sudan. In our new report, we assess the opportunities for building a more positive peace in the new country.

Marking the International Day of Peace, International Alert today released ‘Fractured Lives’, a photographic essay and film on the incredible stories of Rwandan people who are still working hard to rebuild their lives and their divided society 18 years after the 1994 genocide.

Through the photos of Carol Allen Storey, we explore the long-term effects of war and the complexity of reconciling a nation.

Marking the International Day of Peace, on 21st September International Alert released ‘Fractured Lives’, a photographic essay (below) and film (watch here) on the remarkable stories of Rwandan people who are still working hard to rebuild their lives and their divided society, 18 years after the 1994 genocide.

The photos by award-winning photojournalist Carol Allen Storey highlight the long-term effects of war and the complexity of reconciling a nation.

A photographic essay on the incredible stories of Rwandan people who are still working hard  to rebuild their lives and their divided society 18 years after the 1994 genocide. These photos by award-winning photojournalist Carol Allen Storey put the spotlight on the long-term effects of war and the complexity of reconciling a nation. 

photography © Carol Allen Storey for International Alert

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Fractured Lives: a photographic essay on the aftermath of genocide

South Sudan emerged as an independent nation in 2011 after decades of war. One year later, Alert presents the findings of a wide-ranging Peace and Conflict Assessment. Commissioned by Pact and funded by the Department for International Development, the assessment looks beyond the immediate problems faced by South Sudanese, and proposes a long-term approach to building peace.

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Here our Climate Change and Conflict Adviser Janani Vivekananda shares her thoughts on a recent trip to Rio, Brazil.

Hot on the heels of the Olympic flag, I found myself making the journey from London to Rio for a conference last week.

Since the mid-1990s, international and local civil society actors have been engaged in a wide range of initiatives aimed at transforming the conflicts in the South Caucasus. This book brings together the perspectives and reflections of both Western facilitators and local participants from opposing sides of the conflicts. While not claiming to be fully comprehensive, the initiatives described in this book demonstrate the diversity of peacebuilding, including work with politicians, economic actors, women, media, academia and cultural figures, to name a few.

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Par la présente, nous exprimons notre inquiétude face à la reprise de la guerre dans le territoire de Rutshuru, Province du Nord Kivu, entre les Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) et le groupe armé M23. Les affrontements en cours risquent de raviver les tensions entre les communautés ethniques du Kivu et avoir un impact négatif sur le développement économique, dont le petit commerce transfrontalier qui fait vivre des centaines de milliers de personnes dans la région, de part et d’autres des frontières.

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London, 5th July 2012

International Alert launched its 2011 Annual Report, Peace Talks today. The report uses dialogue – a key tool in Alert’s peacebuilding work – as a theme, and looks at the organisation’s impact in 2011, when Alert celebrated its 25th anniversary.

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.

Annual report 2011