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Religion and Mediation Course, 9-4 November 2014
The course was jointly organized by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)...
USA Terrorism Expert: Seven Ways to Prevent Attacks in Finland
Who is Mohamed Elsanousi? • Worked for 12 years as the director of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). • ISNA is a United States Muslim umbrella organization whose goals are to support...
Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives
Denis Dragovic studies in his recently published book Religion and Post-Conflict Statebuilding: Roman Catholic and Sunni Islamic Perspectives how understanding religion can contribute to...
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