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conflict resolution

May 1, 2020

Inspection highlights good care at HMYOI Werrington but finds violence still a problem

A new report finds HMYOI Werrington, a young offender institution in Staffordshire, to be improving in many areas, with good care for the children detained, but high levels of violence remain a challenge.
November 20, 2019

War and the imagining of alternatives: some questions for politicians

Remembrance-tide is over.
September 20, 2019

African religious leaders express new concerns over South Sudan peace

African religious leaders have warned that the failure to implement the latest peace agreement could push the young nation back into war.
December 7, 2018

Peaceful solution to Western Sahara conflict is possible, says UN envoy

The first UN-led talks in six years over the disputed Western Sahara-region concluded on a positive note in Geneva, where the organisation's representative Horst Köhler said that further discussions are planned.
November 3, 2018

Young people make their remembrance about peace

The centenary of the armistice that ended World War I is a poignant moment. A national project, INSPIRE, will engage thousands of children in remembrance and in peacebuilding.
October 5, 2018

Lutheran World Federation seminar on conflict resolution

With the aim of equipping member churches to prevent or resolve conflict, the Lutheran World Federation International Seminar on Prevention, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding was held from 17-21 September 2018, in São Leopoldo, Brazil.
September 22, 2018

UN chief leads tributes to Kofi Annan

At the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 21 September, Secretary-General António Guterres led tributes to former UN chief Kofi Annan, who died on 18 August at the age of 80.
June 22, 2018

UN chief welcomes ‘positive steps’ towards peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia

The United Nations has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace overtures between the two neighbouring States in the Horn of Africa.
March 22, 2018

Peacebuilding is everyone's business, say Quakers

The Quaker Council for European Affairs has just released a hands-on manual making the case for peacebuilding and offering many practical tools which can be used by all sorts of organisations and individuals.
March 17, 2018

South Sudanese peacemakers find restored hope in Scotland

Religious leaders from war torn South Sudan say their hopes for peace have been restored thanks to the Church of Scotland. Eleven ministers from the troubled African country are currently attending conflict resolution workshops in Scotland which are co-ordinated by the Kirk.