Honor Malala’s birthday by protecting education from attack
To mark the birthday of Malala Yousafzai, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) called on governments, non-state armed groups, international and local organizations, and... Read More
Promoting the role of youth in peacebuilding
On July 10 and 11, the Youth Advocacy Team of the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY Peacebuilders) will participate in two events taking place... Read More
The hidden story – male victims of sexual violence in conflict
Women are often seen as the sole sufferers of sexual violence in conflict. However, men are as much victims of sexual violence as women are.... Read More
Tomorrow’s peacebuilder: Call for application
Are you a peacebuilder? Do you need some support to help you grow your impact and your organisation? If you meet the entry criteria, you... Read More
Minnesota Declaration – “A call for justice for victims of Liberia’s civil war”
The Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL) – comprised of Liberian human rights advocates in collaboration with international human rights organizations – unanimously affirmed that in order... Read More
The third GCCT newsletter
TransConflict is pleased to present the third Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation newsletter, showcasing the work of the GCCT and its members.
Should the UN fight in a war?
The core values of peacekeeping lie in the principles of consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force except as a last resort.... Read More
The numbers game and reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s bitter and brutal thirty year conflict ended in May 2009. The government’s victory over the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was decisive... Read More
Sexual violence as a peacetime-wartime continuum
Wartime gender-based violence is proof of a prevalent undercurrent of gender discrimination in peacetime; a fact that is often overlooked in the strategies developed to... Read More
Systemic peacebuilding, conflict transformation and post-war recovery and reconciliation
TransConflict is pleased to recommend the June 10-14th Advanced Certificate Programme (ACP) on Systemic Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation and Post-War Recovery and Reconciliation (PCTR) delivered by... Read More
The second GCCT newsletter
TransConflict is pleased to present the second Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation newsletter, showcasing the work of the GCCT and its members.
War, peace and a new world paved with good intentions through sport
Sport has often been overlooked as a form of soft power that is able to broker moments of normality within periods of conflict between ethnic... Read More
Addressing horizontal inequalities as drivers of conflict in the post-2015 development agenda
Horizontal inequalities increase the risk of violent conflict, and violence and conflict can worsen inequalities. This paper analyzes how inequalities, violent conflicts and the relation between... Read More
Can reconciliation be pursued through history teaching?
EUROCLIO offers a successful model for many history educators in Europe to address innovative, and often controversial, content as well as collaborative, active, meaningful and... Read More
Promoting responsible history education – the case of EUROCLIO
EUROCLIO, the European Association for History Educators, propagates an approach to history education that smoothes out the ragged edges of nationalism and other ideologies, deconstructing... Read More
Executive leadership programmes
TransConflict is pleased to recommend the Executive Leadership Programmes (ELPs) delivered by the International Peace and Development Training Center (IPDTC) – PATRIR, in partnership with ENGI,... Read More
Transforming civil conflict
TransConflict is pleased to recommend the following online course, entitled “Transforming civil conflict”, organized by Modus Operandi and the Network University.
Former prisoners and conflict transformation in Northern Ireland
The changing dynamics of ‘post conflict’ political discourse, coupled with the emergence of a new generation who did not necessarily live through the thirty year... Read More
Damascus and the Tariqa (the way by initiation)
With the current hardening of the sense of duality between Syrian government and opposition, good faith negotiations seem even further away. The vision of an... Read More
Bold but practical – incorporating peace and security in the new global development framework
The United National High Level Panel has a responsibility to ensure that the post-2015 Development Agenda addresses the difficult questions of peace and security by... Read More
What should replace the UN’s Millennium Development Goals?
TransConflict is pleased to present a contribution to the debate on how to most effectively integrate peacebuilding and violence prevention into the post-Millennium Development Goals.
The art of war – cultural policies and post-conflict reconstruction
Are post-conflict societies that foster, promote, and develop their cultural industries providing important reconciliation benefits to their communities? If so, should governments make cultural policy... Read More
The need for civil society in peace negotiations
Peace negotiations are traditionally dealt with using a top-down approach, whereby state actors and leaders often enter into peace discussions without consulting or involving the... Read More
Conflict transformation – a long-term, gradual and complex process?
TransConflict is pleased to present contributions to the fourth Peacebuilders’ Panel, which is designed to stimulate debate about peacebuilding and conflict transformation.
Ending impunity universally
Only a free media and responsible journalism can contribute to ending impunity universally, hence steps should be taken to punish those who target journalists through intimidation,... Read More
