Engagement with the community / local actors

Nonviolent Knowledge(s) and Unarmed Civilian Protection
Good Practices in Nonviolent Unarmed Civilian to Civilian Protection: Documentation of the Workshop in Nairobi 12-14 November 2018
Soldiers, Civilians and Peacekeeping – Evidence and False Assumptions
Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping: Effectively Protecting Civilians Without Threat of Violence
Examining Unarmed Civilian Protection in the UN Context
Report of the African Standby Force Civilian Dimension Technical Rostering Workshop
Building Relationships, Building Peace The Role of Civilians and Civil Society in Preventing Mass Atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Cases of the Grand Nord (2000–2006) and Ituri (2003–2009)
Women and Peacebuilding in GuineaBissau
Community-based protection: the ICRC approach
The South Sudan Weapons Free Zone
Chocolate de Paz. El cacao desafiando a la violencia
Access to Resources and Opportunities in Eastern Sudan: Consolidating the Comprehensive Peace Agreement Nairobi, Kenya, 14-17 February 2005
South Sudan’s December 2013 conflict: Bolting state-building fault lines with social capital
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region as a peacebuilding instrument for civil society organisations
Communal conflict, communal peacemaking and governmental intervention in Nigeria Lessons from the Ife-Modakeke crisis
L’intervention civile de paix : idée pertinente … et dérangeante
¿Qué hace PBI en Colombia?
1994: El Padre Javier Giraldo cuenta la llegada de PBI a Colombia
Knowledge for Peace: Transitional Justice, knowledge production and an agenda for research
The role of Religious Leaders in Encouraging Reconciliation
PEACETALK: Role of CSOs in Peace Building and Political Transition
The peace process in Mindanao the Philippines: evolution and lessons learned
Secretary Deles urges civil society to take part in peace process
Some considerations for civilian-peacekeeper protection alliances
Women’s Roles: In Brief
What does PBI Colombia do?
De-escalating Conflict, Confidence Building and Conciliation
Localisation and Locally-led Crisis Response: A Literature Review
The role of civil society in conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1998–2006: An appraisal
Local engagement with armed groups in the midst of violence
Refugee decision-making processes, community-based protection and potential voluntary repatriation to Myanmar
‘Making’ the Territory: The Spatial Politics of Peasant Communities
The Transformative Impact of Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping
Zones of peace and local peace processes in Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Cooperative accompaniment and peace brigades international in Sri Lanka
Agency & peacebuilding: the promise of local zones of peace
Explaining Recidivism of Ex-combatants in Colombia
Creating knowledge in and about conflicted contexts: How peacekeepers know what works
Padre Javier Giraldo: "Durante varios años la Comunidad de Paz vivió una situación de terror"
The Nonviolent Peaceforce in Sri Lanka: methods and impact (September 2003-January 2006)
Effective community-based protection programming: lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Security Without Weapons Rethinking violence, nonviolent action, and civilian protection
Community Self-Protection Strategies How Peacekeepers Can Help or Harm
Understanding effectiveness in peacekeeping operations: Exploring the perspectives of frontline peacekeepers
“Will you really protect us without a gun? Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping in the U.S.”
The role of relationships in the emergence of peace
The participation of women in the Mindanao peace process 
Civil Society: A Resource for Peace
Securing space for local peacebuilding: the role of international and national civilian peacekeepers
Good Practices in Nonviolent, Unarmed, Civilian to Civilian Protection Documentation of the Workshop in Paynesville (Minnesota) 21-23 October 2019
Significance of Societal Customs in the South Sudan Civil War Resolution
Colombia: un nuevo reto. Entrevista con Luis Enrique Eguren, miembro fundador de PBI Colombia
The Origins and Development of Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping
Wielding Nonviolence in the Midst of Violence: Case Studies of Good Practices in Unarmed Civilian Protection
The Bear Clan Patrol and Community Protection
Was macht PBI in Kolumbien
Resisting Violence Growing a Culture of Nonviolent Action in South Sudan
Gender and displacement South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda
Civil–military coordination
In it for the long haul? Lessons on peacebuilding in South Sudan
African Approaches to Building Peace and Social Solidarity
Transitional justice and gender in Uganda: Making peace, failing women during the peace negotiation process
Living in “No Peace—No War”: Fluctuating Governance Among Armed Actors in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Strengthening ethical political leadership for sustainable peace and social justice in Africa: Uganda as a case study
Peace building and transformation from below: Indigenous Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation among the Pastoral Societies in the Borderlands of Eastern Africa.
Non-Military Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations: Experiences and Lessons
How to Make Peace Work in South Sudan Criteria for More Effective Collective Conflict Management in South Sudan
Nonviolence Cafe #7: Update on NP work in the United States
Conflict sensitivity in responses to COVID-19 Initial guidance and reflections
Localising humanitarian aid during armed conflict Learning from the histories and creativity of South Sudanese NGOs
UN peacekeeping in Africa and good governance: challenges and prospects
Traditional methods of conflict resolution The Kom experience
Customary Protection? Chiefs’ courts as public authority in UN Protection of civilian sites in South Sudan
“Like the military of the village” Security, justice and community defence groups in south-east South Sudan
National roundtable on peace and stability in South Sudan The way forward: challenges and recommendations
Peace and stability in South Sudan: Challenges and recommendations
Breaking Out of the Spiral in South Sudan Anti-Money Laundering, Network Sanctions, and a New Peacemaking Architecture
Turning the Tables: Insights from locally-led humanitarian partnerships in conflict situations
Peacemaking and Peacekeeping: Reflections from Abyei
Experimenting with a reconciliation pedagogy in South African primary school history classrooms: Constraints and possibilities
Security and Conflict Management in the African Borderlands A People-centred Approach
Informal peacebuilding initiatives in Africa: Removing the table
Working with government and customary authorities: considerations for peacebuilding practitioners
African Children’s Right to Participate in their Own Protection: Perspectives from South Sudan
Small and Far Between: Peacekeeping Economies in South Sudan
Reviving peace in South Sudan through the Revitalised Peace Agreement Understanding the enablers and possible obstacles
Unarmed Civilians Sustain Peace
The Religious Landscape in South Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities for Engagement
Sustaining Peace Through Unarmed Civilian Protection
Unarmed Civilian Protection in Myanmar: Central Myanmar, Kachin and Chin State
Creating Safer Space Policy Brief | No. 3/2024: The Missing Piece of PoC: Local Unarmed Civilian Protection
Creating Safer Space Policy Brief | No. 4/2024: Community Unarmed Civilian Protection in South Sudan
Building a Robust CCM Mechanism in Myanmar
When the Going Gets Tough… Monitoring Missions and a Changing Conflict Environment in Sri Lanka, 2002–2008
Women’s group slams troops in Basilan, Sulu
Women’s Participation in Peace Negotiations and the Durability of Peace
Gender and Livelihoods among Internally Displaced Persons in Mindanao, Philippines
At the Frontline: Women Peacekeepers in the Philippines
Civil Society’s Role in Monitoring and Verifying Peace Agreements: Seven Lessons from International Experiences
Deciphering the jihadist threat to Mindanao’s Moro peace process
Local Peace communities in Colombia: An initial Comparison of three Cases
Final Independent Evaluation of the Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JMC) Support Platform Project (SPP) Myanmar’
Home-Grown Peace: Civil Society Roles in Ceasefire Monitoring
EIRENE PEACEBUILDING DATABASE
The Fight Against Gun Violence in NYC
Peacebuilding and Sustainable Human Development: The Pursuit of Bangsamoro Right to Self Determination
How youth benefit from Unarmed Civilian Protection in South Sudan
How partnership helps to resolve clan conflict in the Philippines
Community processes strengthened in Mindanao peace-building agenda
Marawi and Beyond: A Look at Violent Extremism
IP clans in feud resolve conflict for lasting peace and development
How RIDO is transforming rido
Human Rights and Peacebuilding
Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves
Interview: the Struggle for Peace in Mindanao, the Philippines
The Philippines: Indigenous Rights and the MILF Peace Process
Peace Teams in the Protest-Repression Nexus: A Sociomaterial Perspective of De-escalatory Tactics
A Look at a Distance on Pasawit: Reimagining and Building Social Cohesion in Localizing Peacebuilding
Civil society peace efforts showcased in forum
IP clans in feud resolve conflict for lasting peace and development
The Frontlines of Peace : An Insider's Guide to Changing the World
Human Rights and Peacebuilding
The Contested Corners of Asia: Subnational Conflict and International Development Assistance
Women’s involvement in conflict early warning systems: Moving from rhetoric to reality in Mindanao
Peace Zones of Mindanao, Philippines: Civil Society Efforts to End Violence
End of conflict declared in Marawi as humanitarian needs continue
Peace Negotiations in the Philippines: The Government, the MILF and International NGOs
Philippines: women and inclusivity in the Mindanao peace process
Marawi: Rebuilding from Ashes to a City of Faith, Hope and Peace
Towards Better Peace Processes: a Comparative Study of Attempts to Broker Peace with MNLF and GAM
Enlarging spaces and strengthening voices for peace: Civil society initiatives in Mindanao
Coexistence Ceasefire in Mindanao
Land disputes in Conflict Affected Areas of Mindanao: Report of the Joint World Bank - International Organization for Migration Scoping Mission
Conflict Management in Mindanao
Forging Sustainable Peace in Mindanao: The Role of Civil Society
Negotiating peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the Southern Philippines
GRP – RPM-M: The “Other” Peace Process
Engagement with the community / local actors

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