ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE OF
CHURCHES (http://www.aacc-ceta.org/)
“The Continental Advocacy Research on Governance, Ethics and Morality with
a special focus on: Angola, The Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia, Sierra Leone,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ghana will empirically examine
key governance concerns in the continent with reference to the situation obtaining
in the above-mentioned countries and the churches participation in them and its
influence in public policy formulation processes.”
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (http://www.catholicrelief.org)
The official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic
community.
CENTRE NATIONALE D’APUI AU DE´VELOPPEMENT ET A` LA PARTICIPATION
POPULAIRE (CENADEP)
(http://www.cenadep.net/)
CENADEP was founded in 2000. Its objectives are: “Promouvoir les possibilite´s
d’expression de´mocratique et de participation des populations rurales
et urbaines, et renforcer leur capacite´ a` revendiquer ou a` imposer une
alternative de de´veloppement face a` la de´gradation politique,
e´conomique et sociale. - Renforcer la Socie´te´ Civile en
impliquant les ve´ritables structures populaires organise´es de la
base au niveau national pour e^tre a` me^me de participer aux transformations
sociales ne´cessaires.- Renforcer les capacite´s d’auto-organisation
sociale et e´conomique des populations urbaines a` travers des outils adapte´s
aux de´fis pose´s par l’urbanisation galopante et les proble`mes
sociaux gigantesques qu‘elle entrai^ne.” Text is in French.
CODING
NOTES: ZAIRE ' 90-'92 (http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cis/cews/database/Zaire/codenotes.doc)
"We graphed the case of Zaire (1990-1992) as made up of four principal episodes,
distinguished by the events of a new constitution in July 1990 (end of Episode
1), the reaching of provisional agreements in March 1991 (end of Episode 2),
and the National Conference on Democracy (end of Episode 3). Our coding of the
conflict in Zaire ends in late 1992; violence continued after that date."
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF CONGO: THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT HUMAN
RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA (http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR620032002?open&of=ENG-COD)
Site provides a 12 March 2002 document from the Amnesty International Document
Library. “Amnesty International called today in a memorandum to the parties
in the ongoing peace talks on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), known as
the Inter-Congolese Dialogue, in Sun City, South Africa, for a binding commitment
that justice and human rights will be at the heart of all agreements reached."
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) (http://www.iss.co.za/index.html)
“As a leading African human security research institution, the ISS works
towards a stable and peaceful Africa characterised by sustained development,
human rights, the rule of law, democracy and collaborative security.” Information
provided on this site includes workshops, seminars, electronic journals, research,
programs, projects and information on African countries, and a database.
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (http://www.icrc.org/)
“An independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection
and assistance for victims of war and armed violence.” This site is in
multiple languages and provides information, publications, databases and more.
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP WORKING
TO PREVENT CONFLICT WORLDWIDE (http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm?l=1)
“The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, multinational
organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through
field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.”
IRIN NEWS.ORG (http://www.irinnews.org/Homepage.aspHomepage.asp)
The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), part of the UN Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). IRIN, “ born out of the
1994 crisis in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, pioneered the use of
e-mail and web technology to deliver and receive information to and from some
of the most remote and underdeveloped places in Africa, cheaply and efficiently.
Its reporting focuses on strengthening universal access to timely, strategic
and non-partisan information so as to enhance the capacity of the humanitarian
community to understand, respond to and avert emergencies. IRIN further supports
efforts at conflict resolution and reconciliation by countering misinformation
and propaganda.”
NATIONMASTER.COM ENCYCLOPEDIA:
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
(http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia)
“...a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare
nations....a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook,
United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute,
UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD.”
OXFAM PROGRAMS AND
CAMPAIGNS (http://www.oxfaminternational.org/eng/about.htm)
Oxfam International is an international group of independent non-governmental
organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the
world. The Oxfams work together internationally in more than 100 countries to
achieve greater impact by their collective efforts. It promotes peace building
from the bottom to the top.
RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE:
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE CENTRAL AFRICA VISION 2000
(http://www.cav2000.org/sights%5Fand%5Fsound.htm)
The mission of the Central Africa Vision 2000, Inc., is to partner with churches
and communities of different ethnic groups to bring about peace and justice through
reconciliation in central Africa.... Ths site provides a photographic and audio
report of the 1999 Reconciliation Conference in Bukavu, Congo. Jennifer Jones
reports live from Central Africa on WMSJ's (drawnear.org/wmsj) morning show hosted
by Donny Webb. Also, this site contains information on other regional conferences.
(RealPlayer is required for audio.)
SOLIDARITE´ SOCIALISTE : FORMATION COOPE´RATION & DE´VELOPPEMENT(http://www.solsoc.be)
Links to electronic journals and to NGO’s in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo. Text is in French.
TRAINING FOR PEACE (http://www.trainingforpeace.org/)
The Training for Peace (TfP) in Southern Africa program, an international training
and research program funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Corporation,
contributes towards capacity building within the broader ambit of peace operations
at the practical and conceptual level in the Southern African Development Community.
Established in 1995, its main program activity consists of training of civilian
peacekeeping and peace-building personnel, research and publishing, and policy
development.
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (http://www.usip.org/)
Established in 1984, the United States Institute of Peace is an independent,
nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention,
management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts. It meets its
congressional mandate through programs, including research grants, fellowships,
professional training, secondary through graduate level education programs, conferences
and workshops, library services, and publications.
WOMENWARPEACE.ORG (http://www.womenwarpeace.org/)
A portal on women, peace and security.
WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE
PEACE: AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION ION CENTRAL AFRICA
- A COMMENTARY, by Aldo Ajello (http://www.iss.org.za/Pubs/ASR/10No2/Ajello.html)
Ambassador Aldo Ajello is the Special Representative of the European Union for
the Great Lakes Region based in Brussels. the article is published in African
Security Review, Vol. 10, no. 2, 2001.
ZAIRE: HUMAN RIGHTS
DEVELOPMENTS (http://www.hrw.org/reports/1993/WR93/Afw-11.htm)
"In 1992, for the first time, Zaire made real progress in the transition
to democracy nominally begun in 1990, despite sustained attempts by President
Mobutu Sese Seko to thwart this process. The year began with Mobutu's suspension
of a National Conference called to discuss the nation's future."
ZAIRE: PREDICAMENT
AND PROSPECTS: CHRONOLOGY: 1960-96 (http://www.usip.org/pubs/peaceworks/zaire11/chron11.html)
Chronology of the National Conference on Democracy 1991-1992.
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