Peace Agreements
Peace Agreements
A peace treaty is an agreement between two hostile parties, usually countries or governments, that formally ends an armed conflict. It is different from an armistice, which is an agreement to cease hostilities, or a surrender, in which an army agrees to give up arms. There are many possible issues which may be included in a peace treaty, and a treaty's content usually depends on the nature of the conflict being concluded... read more
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Practical suggestions for gender considerations in peace agreements
From HD Centre Dated 20 April 2011
Practical suggestions for gender considerations in peace agreements
From HD Centre Dated 20 April 2011
G is for Gendered: taking the mystery out of gendering peace agreements
From HD Centre Dated 19 April 2011 By Antonia Potter - Progressing from why women should be included in peace processes to how is the theme of this opinion piece. This article looks at historical peace agreementsnfor Bougainvillenand Aceh to show what textual changes could have been...
G is for Gendered: taking the mystery out of gendering peace agreements
From HD Centre Dated 19 April 2011 By Antonia Potter - Progressing from why women should be included in peace processes to how is the theme of this opinion piece. This article looks at historical peace agreementsnfor Bougainvillenand Aceh to show what textual changes could have been...
UN Security Council 1325 and Peace Negotiations and Agreements
From HD Centre Dated 28 February 2011 By Christine Belle aamp; Catherine Oa#039;Rourke - Ten years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution which called for women to be better represented in peacemaking, slow progress is being made on including substantive gender-specific content and language in...
UN Security Council 1325 and Peace Negotiations and Agreements
From HD Centre Dated 28 February 2011 By Christine Bell aamp; Catherine Oa#039;Rourke - Ten years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution which called for women to be better represented in peacemaking, slow progress is being made on including substantive gender-specific content and language in...
Summary report - Women at the Peace Table Asia Pacific experts meeting
From HD Centre Dated 24 October 2010 By HD Centre - In September 2010, the HD Centre brought together forty women from across Asia and the Pacific, in Kathmandu, Nepal, to reflect on the contribution of women to peace processes. Participants discussed how to significantly improve womena#039;s...
Accountability and peace agreements: Mapping trends from 1980-2006
From HD Centre Dated 31 August 2007 By Dr Leslie Vinjamuri aamp; Aaron P Boesenecker - A study on the inclusion of justice issues in peace agreements concluded between 1980 and August 2006.
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Signing of peace pacts signals peace in Myanmar
From The Philippine Star Dated 15 January 2012 Recent signing of peace agreements between the government and several ethnic armed groups is signaling prevalence of peace in Myanmar, official media said Sunday.
Zimbabwe: A gendered analysis of the GPA
From Pambazuka Dated 12 January 2012 2012-01-12 This publication seeks to provide a gender analysis of Zimbabwe’s Global Political Agreement from the perspective of the participation of women in peace building and conflict resolution, and how peace agreements facilitate or hinder gender equality in post-conflict situations. The...
Monmouth Park deal at the finish line
From Asbury Park Press Dated 6 December 2011 After some acrimony during negotiations conducted by the state to turn Monmouth Park over to a private operator, there is now peace. Final agreements to complete the deal are expected to be in place soon, racing industry officials said Monday.
Israel to release withheld money to Palestinians
From The State Dated 30 November 2011 Israel announced Wednesday that it would release tens of millions of dollars of tax funds owed to the Palestinians, ending a standoff that the Palestinians say has caused grave damage to their fragile economy.The move followed heavy pressure from the...
Israel to release tens of millions of dollars of withheld tax money to Palestinians
From Nora Boustany: Diplomatic Dispatches (Wash. Post) Dated 30 November 2011 JERUSALEM — Israel announced Wednesday that it would release tens of millions of dollars of tax funds owed to the Palestinians, ending a standoff that the Palestinians say has caused grave damage to their fragile economy. The move followed heavy pressure...
Israel to Release Millions in Withheld Funds to Palestinians
From Good News Network Dated 30 November 2011 Under international pressure, Israel announced Wednesday that it would release tens of millions of dollars of tax funds owed to the Palestinians. Israel collects the tax funds for the Palestinians and transfers the money each month,...
Kenya: Somalia - What Next After Linda Nchi Adventure?
From AllAfrica.com Dated 1 November 2011 For over two decades, the international community has chosen piecemeal tactics to deal with Somalia. Kenya has tacitly played along, diligently attending the monthly international meetings on Somalia and numerous peace negotiations. Numerous agreements have been signed by Somalis to...
SPEAKING FREELY: Cambodia's unrealized peace promise
From Asia Times Online Dated 27 October 2011 Twenty years after the Paris Peace Agreements that ended Cambodia's civil war with the Khmer Rouge, the country has seen a fair degree of prosperity and development. However, Prime Minister Hun Sen's scant regard for the rule of law has...
Cambodia Needs to Adopt Independent Judiciary
From Scoop - New Zealand News Dated 24 October 2011 New York, Oct 23 2011 10:10AM Despite progress in the 20 years since the Paris peace agreements ended decades of fighting in Cambodia, much still needs to be done to fulfil the promise of the accords, including instituting an independent...
Cambodia needs to adopt independent judiciary, democratic pluralism 8211 UN expert
From Big News Network Dated 24 October 2011 Despite progress in the 20 years since the Paris peace agreements ended decades of fighting in Cambodia, much still needs to be done to fulfil the promise of the accords, including instituting an inde
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