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Opinion - Malaysia the moderate peacemaker
07 March 2013

Oped by HD Centre Regional Director for Asia, Michael Vatikiotis, published in the Wall Street Journal on 6 March 2013.
Malaysia’s position at the...

Malaysia can help to secure peace
04 March 2013 by Michael Vatikiotis

This oped by HD Centre Regional Director for Asia, Michael Vatikiotis, was first published in the Bangkok Post on Saturday 2 March 2013....

36th round of exploratory talks between the Government of the Philippines and the MILF take place from 25-27 February 2013 in Malaysia
01 March 2013

The 36th round of Formal Exploratory Talks between the Government of hte Republic of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) took...

Interview of HD Centre Executive Director published in Le Temps
04 February 2013

The Geneva-based newspaper, Le Temps, published on Monday 4 February 2013 an interview (in French) of the HD Centre's Executive Director, David...

New opinion piece - Women’s impact on Myanmar’s peace processes
17 December 2012

Women have had an important impact on the ongoing peace processes in Myanmar despite the various political and cultural hurdles they have had to face,...

New publication - Translating women’s rights and gender concerns in peace agreement texts
07 December 2012

International norms such as United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 which support women’s contribution to peacemaking, are not yet well...

Peacemaking organisation welcomes new Regional Director for the Middle East
03 December 2012

The HD Centre is pleased to announce the appointment on 1st December 2012 of Mr Roland Steininger as its new Regional Director for the Middle East and...

New opinion piece - Involving women in early warning systems to improve conflict prevention processes
25 October 2012

Involvement of women in conflict early warning systems (CEWS) – the monitoring of events in high-risk environments which are likely to trigger armed...

Philippine Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front reach historic peace agreement
07 October 2012

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), reached an agreement aimed at ending decades of...

Former UN Special Representative for Liberia joins independent mediation organisation
25 June 2012

The HD Centre is delighted to announce that Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj has joined its volunteer Board in early June 2012. Ambassador Løj is the...