Conciliation Resources
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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Founder | Andy Carl and David Lord |
| Type | International Peacebuilding Organisation |
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| Website | www.c-r.org |
Conciliation Resources is an independent organisation working with people in conflict to prevent violence and build peace, providing advice, support and practical resources. It also takes the lessons learned to government decision-makers and others working to end the conflict to improve peacebuilding policies and practice worldwide.
Conciliation Resources was established in 1994 by Andy Carl and David Lord, supported by a group of advisors and volunteers. Its earliest project work began in Fiji in 1995 with the newly formed Citizen’s Constitutional Forum. As news of its launch spread to a wider audience, its connections and range of work increased. Soon the NGO started working also in the midst of the war in Sierra Leone and Liberia with local intermediaries and journalists reporting on the conflicts. Currently, Conciliation Resources works with partners in the South Caucasus, East and Central Africa (Lord’s Resistance Army), Southeast Asia (The Philippines), South Asia (Jammu and Kashmir), South Pacific (Fiji), South America (Colombia) and West Africa (Mano River Union).
Described by Johan Galtung as an "indispensable source", Accord is a series of publications that "informs and strengthens peace processes by documenting and analysing practical lessons and innovations of peacebuilding". Its first edition was released in 1996, documenting the Liberian peace process from 1990 to 1996 and exploring why "13 separate peace accords collapsed in half as many years". A representative of the International Negotiations Network in Liberia, Dayle Spencer, praised the first publication as "useful to scholars and policymakers". Since then, Conciliation Resources has published another 25 editions addressing specific conflicts in countries such as Colombia, Lebanon, Northern Uganda, Somalia, Sudan and Indonesia, and peacebuilding themes such as “cross-border peacebuilding”, “engaging armed groups” or “public participation”, with articles written by a wide range of experts. The most recent edition, called Legitimacy and Peace Processes, was released in April 2014. It analyses issues related to governance, inclusivity and political transition using case studies like Nepal, Burma, Brazil and Yemen.
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