Locations of ongoing conflicts worldwide updated July 2017 Major wars, 10,000 or more deaths in current or past year Wars, 1,000–9,999 deaths in current or past year Minor conflicts, 100–999 deaths in current or past year Skirmishes and clashes, fewer … Continue reading →
Present in Iraq since 1976, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is committed to supporting the Government and people of Iraq during their transition towards reconciliation, reform and stability. UNDP’s support ranges from promoting emergency livelihoods and community dialogue in … Continue reading →
The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN does this by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in conflict … Continue reading →
Beyond Intractability is a very large knowledge base focused on making people more aware of the threat posed by destructive conflict and options for limiting such conflicts and threats. The knowledge base contains over 400 core articles (called “essays”) and … Continue reading →
UNA Coventry Branch is working with Coventry University to run Cine UNACov. Every two months we will show a film relevant to the UN and to an international issue, then a panel of experts will hold a conversation with the … Continue reading →
The United Nations Association (UNA) holds events and runs programmes that bring international issues to the wider public and shows their importance to all our lives. Among other things, they run this Coventry City of Peace website, manage the Schools … Continue reading →
The programme is for people of ethnically divided communities, who carry the emotional scars of war . The programme is based on the values of: reconciliation, personal growth and a holistic approach to health and healing. Workshops The main activities … Continue reading →
This profile of Clive Fowle is based upon the tribute published at www.rdmethodist.org.uk/about/cliveaward.htm Methodist Minister Revd Clive R Fowle, Conflict Resolution Practitioner and Coordinator of Touch of Hope, has been awarded the KRUNOSLAV SUKIC AWARD for the Promotion of Nonviolence, Peacebuilding … Continue reading →
Prisoners’ Dilemma focuses on the concept of cooperation. Based on a classic scenario, it explores notions of trust and loyalty; betrayal and defection. Two men are arrested. The police want to charge one of them with a serious crime but they … Continue reading →
This package presents a conflict resolution exercise that introduces some of the key principles in addressing the causes and possible solutions to situations of conflict. It uses a traditional approach of developing a metaphorical framework for exploring trajectories of conflict … Continue reading →