Inclusive Peace

29/04/2024

www.ridea-ks.org

24/04/2024

24/04/2024

Thanks to Research Institute of Development and European Affairs (RIDEA) for hosting the launch of our joint report on women's inclusion in the Kosovo-Serbia peace process 🎊🎊🎊

16/04/2024

We are highlighting voices from civilian actors these days. Here a statement from SYN 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Sudanese Youth Network for Ending the War and Establishing a Democratic Civil Transformation

Statement on the one-year anniversary of the April 15 war

As the April 15th 2023 war in Sudan enters its second year, the death toll has risen to over 15,000 with 8 million people internally displaced and nearly 2 million more seeking refuge in neighboring countries. Nine ceasefire attempts have failed to silence the guns. Not only is the fighting continuing but both the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have procured more sophisticated weapons, and the war is expanding into new territories leaving ever greater destruction and death in its wake. Children and youth are being recruited and mobilized by the conflict parties. The war has torn apart the social fabric by dividing citizens along ethnic, regional, religious, and racial lines. The collapse of the already fragile state and civil institutions has led to open season for mass human rights violations including ethnic profiling, harassment and intimidation, forced disappearances, detentions, and killings. Over 4400 reported victims of sexual violence – with doubtless many more undocumented - bear witness to the weaponizing of women’s bodies as a tool of war. The ongoing and expanding conflict and looming starvation pose a risk of further state collapse with potentially grave repercussions – including the potential for Sudan to become a host for violent extremist groups - further threatening the security and stability of the region. The Sudanese people are now only united in our suffering and fear.

Exercising our roles and duties as patriotic citizens, we the Sudan Youth Network offer our condolences to all bereaved who have lost and continue to lose loved ones in this senseless war.
On the somber occasion of its one year anniversary, we share the following messages:

On Cessation of Hostilities
Recognizing the urgent need for the war to stop, we call on the warring parties to heed the innocent Sudanese citizens’ calls for peace and immediately cease hostilities.

On Humanitarian needs
Deeply concerned over the already appalling humanitarian situation and looming humanitarian catastrophe we applaud the commitments made by different governments to support the people of Sudan. We stress the need for safe humanitarian corridors and the urgent delivery of food and other forms of aid, and underscore the need to safeguard the safety and security of all humanitarian workers including volunteers in the different emergency rooms and community initiatives across the country.

On the peace processes
We call attention to the need for an inclusive, representative civilian-led process that upholds the values of the Sudanese Revolution. We urge all regional and international stake-holders to support the inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities, religious minorities as stakeholders in any political civilian process. We further emphasize the need to ensure complimentarity among the different negotiation processes.

On citizenship and ownership
Understanding that peace in Sudan is only possible with the inclusion and participation of all citizens at all levels, we urge our fellow citizens to consider this war an opportunity to unite our voice behind and work to build a democratic Sudan that serves the interests and aspirations of all its citizens.

On the refugee crisis
Applauding the different governments who have welcomed Sudanese refugees in the various refugee camps and capitals of the region, we call on host governments and civil society to continue facilitating access to services like healthcare and education as well as the inclusion of Sudanese cadres into their local work force.

On Advocacy and Solidarity
We deeply appreciate the love and support shown to Sudan globally during these dark days. We urge the governments and the people of the world to . Recognizing the negative role played by some spoilers of peace, we call on all peace-loving countries to sanction all individuals known to have contributed to fanning the flames of war.

On this solemn anniversary, we reaffirm our commitment in working together to end all conflict and build a better future for Sudan and all its people.

No to war, yes to peace
Never forget this country belongs to us,

03/04/2024

🎙️ 📣 Dive into our latest interview with our Peace Process Support Advisor Dr Ayak Chol Deng Alak!

As we explore the critical role of women in peacebuilding, Dr. Ayak Alak sheds light on their profound impact in fostering sustainable and inclusive peace 🕊️

Read the full interview here ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ https://ow.ly/tsMz50R6qzc

23/11/2023

08/11/2023

As the 2023 Conference in The Hague concludes in a success, Thania Paffenholz, who was in attendance, shares her reflections and observations of the Conference in our latest blog piece.

Here are her 5 key takeaways:

# 1: Diverse participant group and a conference organisation that allowed for critical debates
# 2: The gap between a gender-inclusive and gender-transformative FFP
# 3: Gender budgeting and making funding mechanisms fit for purpose is central
#4: The tension between FFP and militarisation was not sufficiently addressed
# 5: FFP seems to be a useful label

Inclusive Peace’s ED, Thania Paffenholz, here reflects on her recent participation in the Shaping Feminist Foreign Policy 2023 Conference in The Hague.

02/11/2023

Our contribution to , co-produced with Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund is now live! This podcast series 📻 features women from all over the world 🕊️♀️ Geneva Peace Week

Listen to the first episode featuring our ED, Thania Paffenholz, 👇🏾 and stay tuned for more 📣

Episode 1 features Thania Paffenholz, Executive Director of Inclusive Peace, and sets the stage for the series, describing the changing nature of formal peace processes as well as recent trends in women's participation therein. Almost 25 years after the adoption of UNSCR 1325, women continue to face...

31/10/2023

🎉 The recently launched EU Peace Mediation Guidelines take an expanded look at peacemaking and mediation, including a new focus on National Dialogues. We’re pleased to see our Gender Inclusive National Dialogue study is cited 👏🏿 This is a great team achievement led by Nick Ross . Check out the EU Guidelines in the comments👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

https://ow.ly/O2VK50Q2w1h

19/10/2023

⚠️Registrations are still open! We are looking forward to a great line-up of speakers at the week side event "African Women at the Peace Table: Lessons from Sudan, DRC and the region" happening on Monday Oct 23 in NY at 11AM. Our ED, Thania Paffenholz is moderating 🙏🏾 ⬇️
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2h4OgQXShDAdKaEzMdtr9i7fakaeeIHhGcL2riUVl5UIzUg/viewform

19/10/2023

Our thoughts & solidarity go to victims on both sides of the conflict in . While the humanitarian situation should be alleviated NOW, this senseless violence is the latest manifestation of a failure of peacemaking efforts and their regional dimensions.

Amidst the devastation, it also presents an opportunity to rethink & reshape the peace process between Palestine and Israel towards a more meaningful and inclusive process where regional actors also play a role. While recognising the peacemaking efforts and initiatives which have come before, looking at the challenge through the prism of perpetual peacebuilding may offer a new way forward👇🏾

The mediation and peacebuilding community is stuck in traditional approaches to peace and conflict that need a fundamental rethink. Our ED’s new peacebuilding paradigm offers brand new ideas and solutions for more effective and sustainable mediation and peacebuilding.

13/10/2023

Eagerly awaiting the outcomes of tomorrow’s in on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament 🎤 read our Head of Peace Process Support, thoughts on reconciliation on a divided content 🌏

Finding ways to bridge historical divisions, to salve scars and open sores is not easy for any society. The old axiom that "time heals all wounds" rarely holds true when it comes to a country's reckoning with its own (invariably mixed) history and as it ponders pathways towards reconciliation.

12/10/2023

Live from London 📢 our ED, Thania Paffenholz, is briefing the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office about Inclusive Peace’s latest research on innovation in inclusive peace processes. Excited to share ideas 💡 for how to by supporting civilian-led & truly inclusive processes ✨

12/10/2023

🎉 Happy Women, Peace & Security month! As we move into ✨, we highlight some of our partner organisations' crucial work on transforming the gendered power dynamics in peace and security 🕊️♀️

In this short video, Eyerusalem Solomon, ED of our partner organisation and Secretariat of the Coalition for Women’s Voice in National Dialogue in Ethiopia, talks about the critical role of solidarity when women come together to influence peace processes



Watch here 👇

11/10/2023

🇩🇪 German speakers! Listen to our ED, Thania Paffenholz, in conversation with Lennart Garbes on RBB Inforadio 📣 about options for a negotiated end to the war in .

Eine Studie des Schweizer Think Tanks "Inclusive Peace" hat sich mit der Möglichkeit beschäftigt, den russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine durch Verhandlungen zu beenden. Wie das funktionieren soll, darüber spricht Lennart Garbes mit der Direktorin von "Inclusive Peace", Thania Paffenholz.

10/10/2023

In order to show up in our work, we peacebuilders also need to take the time to unplug🔌 and prioritise mental🧠 health.

Taking a break from the internet and focusing on offline activities is IMPORTANT ⚠️in this era of hyperconnectivity. Read how Rainer found walking 🚶to be what worked for him ⬇️

https://www.inclusivepeace.org/taking-a-time-out-how-a-peacebuilder-finds-some-peace/

29/09/2023

👀 Watch our PPS Advisor, Rainer share 💬THREE key takeaways from our latest mission to support the national dialogue process: https://youtu.be/EGoLKKvUFpQ

1️⃣ Passion & dedication
2️⃣ Communicating complexities
3️⃣ Power of stories

Our Peace Process Support Advisor reflects on the key takeaways from his latest mission to Ethiopia supporting the country’s national dialogue process.