Local action
against conflict

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  900 young people resisting violence in Pakistan

  Young people are vulnerable to recruitment by religious militants in north-western Pakistan, where 4,000 people have died in suicide attacks in recent years. Local peacebuilder Gulalai Ismail runs a network of young peace volunteers to train their peers against extremist indoctrination. Read more

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  Congo: 4,532 fighters lay down their guns

  Africa’s worst civil war has killed 5 million and left a lingering bush war in the east. Local peacebuilder Henri Ladyi leads task forces deep into the forest, to reach militia fighters and persuade them to lay down their arms. He resettles them in local communities and offers job training, to help them resist the temptation to go back to fighting. Read more

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  50,000 villagers given access to justice in Congo

  War-torn eastern Congo is one of the most fragile places on earth, and disputes over land can easily spark further violence. But legal solutions are hard to find. Local peacebuilder Flory Kasingufu has set up informal courts based on traditional ways, able to handle 600 cases a year in an area inhabited by some 50,000 people. Read more

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  70 communities helped to resolve conflict in Sudan

  Sudan is recovering from Africa’s longest civil war. Lasting 21 years, it resulted in the country splitting in two 2011. Both remain highly volatile. Local peacebuilding organisation, the Collaborative for Peace, deploys local peace committees to prevent and resolve conflicts, 70 of them in 2011. Read the story of one of these communities

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  28 conflicts peacefully resolved in Nepal

  13,000 people died in a decade of civil war in Nepal and, despite a peace agreement in 2006, political conflict is commonplace. Local peacebuilders YAPE have set up a telephone hotline for peace, which receives 30 calls every day from local people afraid of violence or reporting incidents. YAPE then use their contacts and credibility to intervene and peacefully resolve these conflicts. Read more

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