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Buddhist and Muslim Leaders Address Violent Extremism and Advance Peace
Religions for Peace led a high-level Summit of Buddhist and Muslim leaders in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to address extremism and advance peace with justice as inter-religious tensions continues to...
UNU-WIDER Working Paper WP/2015/037 ‘Embedded’ assistance: Finn Church Aid’s secondment in Somalia
UNU-WIDER Working Paper by Rauli S. Lepistö, Rachel M.Gisswlquist and Jussi Ojala WP/2015/037 ‘Embedded’ assistance: Finn Church Aid’s secondment in Somalia.
What it Means to be a Peacemaker
Peace programs are more and more prevalent in NGOs these days. Development cooperation is trying to integrate conflict prevention and conflict management components into many of their programs. ...
In the spotlight: Salam Institute In Burkina Faso
“When we first asked them as part of the pre-test whether Islam allows for you to share in the joys and pains of life with your neighbors of other religions – participating in a Baptism, visiting...
Religion and Mediation Course 2015 (application deadline 19 April 2015)
Organized by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich with the support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Network for...
UNDP Guidance Note on Insider Mediation
Supporting Insider Mediation: Strengthening resilience to conflict and turbulence
Presentation by Antti Pentikäinen at the Interfaith Conference on Drone Warfare
https://vimeo.com/119980618 more information on the conference
Defying Extremism conference in San Diego paves way for regional engagement against religious violence
Speakers and participants from 30 countries gathered in San Diego in November 2014 for the international Defying Extremism: Gendered Responses to Religious Violence conference organized by Joan B....
Consultations Held for the Development of Religion and Peace Focused Toolkit Series
The development of Religion and Peacemaking Toolkit Series is progressing with consultations on the outlines and the content of the toolkits held 17-19 December, 2014 face-to-face and virtually in...