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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
There
has been progress toward our organizational goals but we are still
developing indicators to measure that progress. See our
comprehensive "Feasibility Study" and pilot project updates on our
website, www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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Problems
common to new organizations, such as difficulty acquiring funding and
lack of staff, have been the most significant obstacles but we are
working to identify and overcome such problems as we build and gain
experience with this new organization.
Lack of mainstream media
coverage is another obstacle to promoting the culture of peace and
nonviolence. When we do succeed in communicating with individuals
and groups who have not previously investigated the nonviolent option,
the response has been uniformly enthusiastic.
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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1. The founding of the organization itself, which originated at the 1999 The Hague Appeal for Peace Conference.
2.
The Feasibility Study supported by the United States Institute of
Peace, documenting unarmed civilian peacekeeping over the last fifty
years. The full document can be acquired from our website, www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org
3.
The Nonviolent Peaceforce Inaugural Convention held in
November-December 2002 in Surajkund, India, and attended by over 130
people, representing nearly 40 organizations, from every part of the
globe.
4. The development of a core training curriculum for
nonviolent intervenors by an international consortium of experienced
trainers--the curriculum may be purchased from Training for Change--www.trainingforchange.org.
5.
The initiation of the Nonviolent Peaceforce pilot project in Sri
Lanka in the latter half of 2003. The project has just noted its
first anniversary and is expanding to bring more teams of
multinational, trained nonviolent intervenors to Sri Lanka to work with
local peacekeepers and peace makers. Visit our website for
updates and information about applying to become one of our field team
members in Sri Lanka.
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
Use
the upcoming Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
(at the UN, July 2005) as a platform to create political will among
governments world wide to support, with finances and expertise, a
stronger role for NGOs and CSOs committed to nonviolent prevention,
intervention and reconciliation of armed conflicts.
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
Nonviolent
Peaceforce itself is organized through a network of 93 member
organizations located around the world. These organizations are
international (e.g., International Fellowship of Reconciliation),
regional (e.g., West Africa Network for Peacekeeping), national (e.g.,
Women Making Peace [Korea]) and local (e.g., SERPAJ-Morelos
[Morelos, Mexico]).
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
Exploratory
visits to areas of conflict (Mindanao, Philippines; northern
Uganda-southern Sudan; etc.) will prepare for additional Nonviolent
Peaceforce projects and deployments in the second half of the Decade.
At the same time, regional training in nonviolent intervention
techniques and strategies along with a public education campaign will
spread the notion of nonviolent alternatives to violent conflict.
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Postal address of organization
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425 Oak Grove Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
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E-mail address of organization
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info@nonviolentpeaceforce.org
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Website address of organization
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www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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International peace and security
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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International
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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Sri Lanka
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