In this post Ms. Kurki discusses the meaningfulness of further engaging civil society in peacebuilding processes in South Sudan, particularly highlighting the crucial contribution they can make to conflict sensitive programming.
Consultations give Civil Society Organisations in South Sudan the opportunity to provide feedback to the UN regarding their peacebuilding architecture.
ACCORD’s Peacebuilding unit attended a conference in the UK with the aim of developing more effective responses to conflict situations.
Following on from the South Sudan study tour which took place in South Africa in October 2014.
Discussions centred around effective responses to emerging conflict in Somalia, South Sudan and Kenya.
15 participants from South Sudanese government and civil society embarked on a week long study tour to Pretoria.
Twenty Sudanese and South Sudanese women participated in training focused on ensuring inclusion of women in IGAD peace processes.
The roles played by external peacekeeping entities in negotiating peace in Sudan, and the lasting consequences of their involvement
Coordination of a practical field research trip with ACCORD’s South Sudan Initiative.
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