July 31, 2019
Colombia
The Final Agreement ending the conflict between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) was signed in September 2016. From a peacebuilding perspective, signing an agreement that ends a conflict is only the first step i [...]
April 11, 2019
“The impunity of the past is today’s corruption” – Lessons learned in Guatemala’s path to build sustainable peace
In 1996 the Peace Agreements were signed in Guatemala, ending an internal armed conflict that lasted 36 years between the government and the guerilla movement. Interpeace’s 25 years of experience has taught us that signing a peace agreement is not the end of [...]
January 18, 2019
Solidarity and support to the Colombian people
On Thursday, January 17, a car bomb exploded at a police academy in Bogotá, Colombia, killing 21 people and wounding more than 50. This is the deadliest attack in Bogotá, since the government signed a Peace Agreement with the FARC in 2016. We express our [...]
July 18, 2018
A New Partnership to Sustain Peace in Latin America
In 1994, Interpeace (under its previous name, the War-torn Societies Project), initiated a peacebuilding pilot project in post-conflict Guatemala. That work launched a series of peacebuilding processes that the organization would carry out in the region over t [...]
Youth, Peace and Security in the Northern Triangle of Central America
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This report was commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) with funds from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The report was developed as a contribution to the Progress S [...]
October 23, 2017
Systematization and proposal of a comprehensive rehabilitation model
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This report systematizes the results collected during the project "Technical training for young people in prison" implemented at “El Boquerón” by Interpeace and the International Youth Initiative with the financial support of the Málaga City Council. [...]
May 26, 2017
Peacebuilding Model of the Colombian National Police – A long-term commitment for peace
Signing the peace agreement in Colombia put an end to one of the world’s longest armed conflicts and marked the beginning of a process to build lasting and sustainable peace, which requires the involvement and commitment of all public institutions and societ [...]
Peacebuilding Model of the National Police of Colombia
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On April 2016, the Colombian National Police created the Police Unit for Peacebuilding – UNIPEP –to contribute to the post-conflict scenario in the country. From that moment on, a collaborative work began between UNIPEP, Interpeace's Regional Office for La [...]
April 5, 2017
Sport, a tool for peace?
Sport is not limited to the practice of physical activities. It is in fact, a recreational space where a healthy lifestyle is promoted, through physical and mental development. It is a place where individuals converge to improve their social skills, strengthen [...]
Interpeace’s project in El Salvador receives Government support
The Salvadorian Government is actively participating in the project Comprehensive initiatives to prevent violence in El Salvador[...]
Re-conceptualization of violence in the Northern Triangle
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The Heinrich Böll Foundation has formed the Network of Civil Society Organizations of the Northern Triangle of Central America, as a space for analysis, reflection and contribution among organizations in Guatemala, Hondur [...]
December 15, 2016
December 14, 2016
The “how” is as important as the “what”: Interpeace’s contribution to the International Peacebuilding Forum in Colombia
Interpeace was part of the International Forum "Towards building a stable and lasting peace," which took place at the Central University of Colombia, with the support of the Colombian National Police, from November 16 [...]
Favoring technical training in “Boquerón” detention center in Guatemala
The “Boquerón” detention center is located in the district of Santa Rosa in Guatemala, less than an hour away from the capital. In 2015, Interpeace’s Regional Office for Latin America, began to impl [...]
Fostering local entrepreneurship as a violence prevention method in El Salvador
Violence and crime have a direct relationship with the limitations caused by socio-economic inequality, exclusion and weak public institutions. When large groups of society cannot find employment and educational opportunities, which are necessary to ensure an [...]
October 10, 2016
From Belfast to Bogotá: Monica McWilliams promotes the role of women in peacebuilding
One week before the Peace Agreements were signed, Monica McWilliams, Vice Chair of Interpeace’s Governing Council and an expert on Conflict Resolution and Transitional Justice, travelled to Co [...]
September 27, 2016
“Let’s make History begin on October 2nd”: from signing the agreement to building lasting peace in Colombia
A first step to build lasting and sustainable peace in Colombia On Monday September 26 in Cartagena, Colombia, the Final Agreement ending the conflict between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP [...]
Entrepreneurship and productive capacity-building with at-risk youth in El Salvador
The districts of Nueva ConcepciĂłn and Ilopango share two particular characteristics. Both towns are located in the midst of breathtaking water landscapes: the Lempa River and the Ilopango Lake. And although they are surrounded by peaceful scenarios, both Nuev [...]
August 11, 2016
Empowering youth to transform conflict and build peace
Youth are one of the main victims of exclusion around the world, both in fragile and developed contexts. Ethnic diversity, as well as religious, economic, social and political differences, create multiple barriers within societies, which most often fail to res [...]
July 22, 2016
Violence and insecurity in Central America: Failure of the hard-fisted policies and its democratic alternatives
On July 5th 2016, the Heinrich Böll Foundation invited Ana Glenda Tager, Interpeace’s Regional Director for Latin America, and José Luis Sa [...]
July 20, 2016
Interpeace shares peacebuilding experiences in Colombia
From June 27 - 28, Interpeace participated in an event organized by the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) in Cartagena. The event gathered several Family Defenders and their teams from diff [...]
Citizens Capacities for Peace: The Guatemalan Post-Conflict Experience
From June 13 - 15 the National Democratic Institute – NDI – based in Colombia, organized a forum for dialogue and learning about the pedagogy and education of peacebuilding. This forum took place simu [...]
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