A journey from violence to dialogue in northern Kenya

The recurring dispute between the Garre and Murulle communities in Kenya’s Mandera County has disrupted social cohesion and community life for years. The two communities in northeast Kenya have experienced  repeated cycle of violence resulting in the loss of life, damage to property and leaving their loved ones injured. Recently, both communities decided to talk [...]

Sintidu di justisa – Barómetro participativo sobre a perceção e experiência da população: Como melhorar a governação da justiça na Guiné-Bissau

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Com o objetivo de reforçar as capacidades dos cidadãos, das organizações da sociedade civil e das autoridades locais para avaliar a governação local em matéria de justiça na Guiné-Bissau, a Voz di Paz e Interpeace levaram a cabo um barómetro participativo, inédito no país. O relatório Sintidu di Justisa apresenta os resultados do inquérito e [...]

Rebuilding Trust in Mali: the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement five years on

In 2015, the Mali Government and armed groups concluded the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali – a peace agreement to end years of violent conflict in parts of the country. Five years later, implementation of the Agreement has not progressed as expected. According to the Monitoring Committee responsible for tracking implementation of the [...]

NGO Consortium members vote Interpeace to chair Somalia peacebuilding group

Members of national and international civil society organizations operating in Somalia have voted Interpeace as the chair of a multi-agency peacebuilding working group. The Somalia NGO Consortium made the announcement on 27 January 2020. Somalia NGO Consortium (SNC) is a voluntary coordination mechanism of national and international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in Somalia and operates [...]

Interpeace praises Kenyan communities for resolving to end violence in Mandera

There is hope that the surge in violent attacks in communities near the Kenya-Ethiopian border is close to being contained. Local leaders have committed to end violent activities linked to extremist groups and communal disputes over land and other meagre resources. The resolution was announced in a joint statement by government leaders, community elders, religious [...]

IPAT – 5th Anniversary

  This month, we celebrate IPAT’s 5th Anniversary! Interpeace’s Advisory Team – IPAT, was created to provide advising, training, and accompaniment to enchance the capacity of organizations, teams and individuals to engage effectively in their peacebuilding roles. In this video, President of Interpeace, Scott Weber, interviews Martina Zapf, Senior IPAT Manager, to learn about the [...]

25 years after the Genocide against the Tutsi, trauma healing needs to be at the centre of peace and development efforts

By Scott Weber and Joseph Ryarasa Nkurunziza As Claudine draws water from the ground at her home in rural Rwanda, nothing in her demeanour suggests that she has been to hell and back. Her focus is intense as she works the hand pump to fill her bucket with water. As she pauses for a rest, [...]

Voices of the People: Challenges to Peace in Mandera County

Publication Summary This report presents the findings of a year-long consultation process to establish the challenges to peace in Kenya’s Mandera County, as perceived by the local communities of the County. Titled Voices of the People: Challenges to Peace in Mandera County, the report captures the first-hand views of grassroots communities across the County. It [...]

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda – Message from Scott M. Weber, Director-General of Interpeace

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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 through 18. Within the framework of this event, the challenges that Colombia will face after the end of the armed conflict [...]

Renforcement de la confiance entre les populations civiles et les forces de défense et de sécurité: diagnostic et solutions pour une paix durable au Mali

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Ce rapport présente les réflexions et solutions développées par plusieurs milliers de Maliens pour répondre à la crise de confiance entre les populations civiles et les forces de défense et de sécurité. Ce défi avait été précédemment identifié par les Maliens comme obstacle prioritaire à la paix (cf. Autoportrait du Mali sur les obstacles à [...]

IPAT resource note: conflict sensitivity

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This paper aims to refine the available framework for analyzing conflict sensitive aid by more explicitly differentiating where tensions and conflicts lie that can be aggravated by aid providers.