Explore our publications, from research papers and series to educational materials, covering all aspects of conflict transformation and peace promotion.
In his book, Andrew Gilmour explores how climate change contributes to conflict and undermines prospects for peace. He also examines how we can ensure that our efforts to address the climate crisis advance sustainable peace.
قامت منظمة الكفاح من أجل الإنسانية ومؤسسة بيرغهوف، بدعم من وزارة الخارجية الألمانية، بالتعاون لإنجاز بحث عمل تشاركي في اليمن ضم ثلاث حركات أو كيانات سياسية رئيسية: حزب الإصلاح، والمجلس الانتقالي الجنوبي، وأنصار الله. وقد أجرى فريق من الباحثات المحليات، إلى جانب منسقة وطنية، هذا البحث لتحديد وفهم أفضل للعوامل التي تشجع هذه الحركات السياسية على تعزيز جهود التنفيذ لإطار المرأة والسلام والأمن وخاصة في مجالات حماية النساء والفتيات ومشاركتهن السياسية في حالات النزاع المسلح.
Together with Fight for Humanity and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, we initiated a participatory action research initiative in Yemen involving three key political movements or entities: The Islah Party (Al Islah), the Southern Transitional Council (STC), and Ansar Allah. A team of local researchers, alongside a national coordinator, set out to identify and better understand the factors that encourage the movements to promote the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security framework.
This policy brief explores the impact of our participatory action research project "Observe and Act" in Myanmar. It collects and analyses stories of discourse, policy and process changes, that were perceived by a diverse group of stakeholders as being linked to the project’s approach of involving the leadership of armed and political movements (APMs) and engaging with them in a participatory manner.
This policy brief analysis the role that political movements in Yemen play in implementing the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, especially in safeguarding and fostering the involvement of women and girls in peace and security matters. It offers recommendations on how international actors can enhance support for WPS policies and practices in relation to political movements in Yemen.
En el tercer número de nuestra serie de nuestra serie de informes de incidencia política sobre la transformación de conflictos con perspectiva de género, Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera, exmiembro de las FARC-EP, negociadora durante el proceso de paz y firmante del Acuerdo Final de Paz de 2016 en Colombia, comparte sus experiencias sobre la transición del conflicto armado a la escena política. Detalla los retos encontrados al "continuar la lucha sin armas" y ofrece una serie de recomendaciones destinadas a garantizar una participación política significativa de las mujeres excombatientes en los procesos de paz.
This is the second issue of our policy insight series on gender-inclusive conflict transformation. This paper explores the political re-conversion pathways that women ex-combatants pursue after the signing of a peace agreement. From 2022 to 2023, we engaged in focus group discussions, interviews, and peer-learning workshops with over 70 women ex-combatants from Colombia, El Salvador, and the Philippines. In this publication, we present their testimonies and analyse their experiences of continuing their engagement post-war through nonviolent means in both formal and informal political spheres.
In the third issue of our policy insight series on gender-inclusive conflict transformation, Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera, former member of FARC-EP, a negotiator during the peace process and signatory to the 2016 Final Peace Agreement in Colombia, shares her experiences of transitioning from armed conflict to the legal political sphere. She details the challenges encountered in "continuing the struggle without arms" and offers a set of recommendations aimed at ensuring meaningful political participation for women ex-combatants in peace processes.
Este es el segundo número de nuestra serie de informes de incidencia política sobre la transformación de conflictos con perspectiva de género. Este documento explora las vías de reconversión política que siguen las mujeres excombatientes tras la firma de un acuerdo de paz. Entre 2022 y 2023, participamos en discusiones de grupos focales, entrevistas y talleres de aprendizaje entre pares con más de 70 mujeres excombatientes de Colombia, El Salvador y Filipinas. En esta publicación, presentamos sus testimonios y analizamos sus experiencias sobre la continuación de su compromiso en escenarios políticos formales e informales.
