“Several conflicts have erupted between the Missariya, an Arab tribe and Manadeel, a Nuba tribe, over land and water resources. These conflicts are ongoing but have recently escalated into armed violence. CfPS organised a seminar bringing together elders from both tribes to resolve the conflict and create a permanent Peace Committee made up of both [...]
Archive: November 2008
Resolving Tribal Conflict
21 November 2008Children abducted by Mai-Mai
14 November 2008“Dear All, The situation has calmed down considerably. There is now little fighting although people remain very afraid. We are in Beni and have had an encouraging meeting with the governor of North Kivu regarding the humanitarian crisis. Our most crucial work at the moment is working with families in the Butembo area to repatriate [...]
Asha wins Right Livelihood Award
12 November 2008Asha has been awarded the ‘Right Livelihood Award’ in recognition of her “outstanding vision and work on behalf of our planet and its people.” Here is an extract from her moving acceptance speech. It has been a long journey. My country, Somalia, has been engulfed in Civil War for the past 18 years. In all [...]
KIRDARC case studies
08 November 2008The region of Karnali is one of Nepal’s most isolated and poorest areas. Heavy conflict has left it perilously behind national development. People have disappeared, been displaced, arrested and murdered. KIRDARC initiatives through Peace Direct’s Rapid Response Fund (RRF) are a lifeline for people excluded from every aspect of human development and living under the [...]
Congo Crisis
06 November 2008“I am 20km from Beni on the Butembo-Beni road. I came here to meet IDPs who have managed to escape the fighting. They are telling me that the fighting is now on the outskirts of Kanyabayonga and Kunda militia seems to be having the upper hand. The situation is very tense and we might have [...]
