http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net Insight on Conflict Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:33:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sudan has suffered a number of armed conflicts since achieving independence in 1956, including the two wars between the North and the South and the ongoing conflict in Darfur. Conflict between the north and south of the country is driven by perceived imbalances in power and access to resources. Full ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/24/sudan/ This branch of an international association supports the development of science and culture in Kosovo whilst promoting cooperation to break down barriers between the different ethnic and national groups. Overview VKBIK is a branch of an international association called the Congress of Intellectual Bosniaks. Their activities are spread across various levels and ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/04/council-of-bosnian-intellectuals-of-kosovo/ INSEC is a large organisation within Nepal. Its broad scope covers a wide range of projects, including lobbying of conflicting parties and grassroots work on human rights and with conflict victims. Overview INSEC is a leading human rights organisation based in Kathmandu. It has district representatives in all 75 districts ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/04/informal-sector-service-centre-insec/ This initiative supports local community involvement in the ongoing peace process in Nepal, at the same as attempting to build local capacities and redevelop village infrastructure. Description This initiative seeks to empower local communities for mobilising in the peace-building process at the local level. The main thematic areas of the initiative are ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/04/conflict-mitigation-through-empowerment-of-local-communities/ Since the 1998-99 war in Kosovo, this former-Yugoslav province has been under UN administration, although still technically part of Serbia. Its future constitutional status remains disputed, but in March 2007 UN Special Envoy on Kosovo Marti Ahtisaari proposed that Kosovo be 'independent under international supervision'. Introduction The war ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/04/kosovo/ A decade of conflict between feudalism and democracy may soon be coming to a close in Nepal. Under-development, poverty, and repeated attacks on democracy by the monarchy created the conditions for conflict in Nepal. The challenge for the new peace process will be to adequately address all these grievances to ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/04/nepal/ Recognising the achievements of grassroots peacebuildersIn every conflict there are local people working for peace. Their skills and experiences are crucial to understanding and resolving conflict, but their stories are seldom heard and their knowledge rarely utilised. Insight on Conflict (IoC) is a unique resource for everyone interested in the ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/03/insight-on-conflict-homepage/ The Colombian conflict is the only full-scale ongoing conflict in Latin America. It is a protracted conflict, which, despite its Cold War origins, has long outlived the Cold War. The conflict has actually intensified in the post-Cold War era. Furthermore, Colombia has a reputation for having one of the oldest, ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/03/colombia/ The very high economic stakes involved in control over natural resources are a key driver of conflict in the Niger Delta. Failures to deliver basic developmental needs have left the population polarised and disenfranchised, whilst corruption and violence are becoming accepted as valid means whereby to achieve political and ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/03/niger-delta/ Sri Lanka has suffered 25 years of brutal conflict due to a secession movement in the north and an insurrection in the south. This violence has caused enormous suffering and killed over 60,000 people. Recent attempts to implement peace accords are precarious at best, and violence continues to undermine the ... http://insight-sandbox.uat1.acumensystems.net/2007/09/03/sri-lanka/