Organizations

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 * Song: Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer

ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO DEALING WHITH CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACEKEEPING.**



=[|International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres]= toc "dedicated to the achievement of excellence" The aim of this Association is to "facilitate communication and exchange of information between the various peacekeeping training centres and/or among people responsible for, and interested in, peacekeeping and training."



=[|The International Crisis Group]= The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental organization. The International Crisis Group has around 145 staff working in __five__ different continents; they work through field-based analysis and high-level advocasy to prevent **and** resolve deadly conflict. Currently the International Crisis Group is working on a program in Europe. The group's Europe program "researches and advocates on the Balkans, the Caucasus and Turkey, and monitors conflict potentials in Cyprus and Moldova." media type="youtube" key="jTXIvd2Gmxs&rel=1" height="355" width="425"



=**[|Not in Our Name]**= "The "Not In Our Name Project" is a national network of individuals and organizations committed to standing with the people of the world. As the [|Not in Our Name Pledge of Resistance] states, "we believe that as people living in the United States it is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by our government, in our names." Their mission is to build, strengthen and expand resistance to stop the U.S. government's entire course of war and repression being waged in the name of "fighting terrorism."

Just last week members of the "Not in Our Name" group joined the participants in the [|Longest Walk 2] which is a 5 month journey from San Francisco to Washington D.C. Many communities are paticipating in this longest walk to raise awarness about " issues impacting our world environment, to protect sacred Sites, and to clean up Mother Earth." ~ [|Roman Becerra] A similar event ended on September 11th 2007. It was called the "[|March 4 Peace]" also from San Francisco to Washington D.C.





=[|Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy (IMTD)]=
 * "PEACEBUILDING THROUGH COLLABORATION"**

The mission of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy is "to promote a systems-based approach to peacebuilding and to facilitate the transformation of deep-rooted social conflict through education, conflict resolution training and communication." They are currently working in Europe, Asia, Africa. They train members of parliment, as well as creating various conflict resolution workshops.



=[|United Nations: Peacekeeping]= The United Nations DPKO (Department of Peacekeeping Operations) is dedicated to assisting the Member States and the Secretary-General in their efforts to maintain international peace and security. In various areas they have (among other things) monitored the crossing of military personel, equipment, supplies and weapons over specified international borders. media type="youtube" key="FZ8_KX44yz8&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

= = =[|African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)]= ACCORD's "primary aim is to influence political developments by bringing conflict resolution, dialogue and institutional to the foremost as an alternative to armed violence and protracted conflict." They specialize in conflict managment, analysis and prevention and intervenes in conflict through mediation, negotiation, training, research and conflict analysis. Since 1992 ACCORD has trained __over__ 12, 000 people in conflict managment as well as conflict resolution skills. They foccus on all the sectors; goverment, public service, business, military, police, and civil society. media type="youtube" key="ia2c9GOobmc&rel=1&border=0" height="355" width="425"

The African Centre of the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) has a vision for a conflict prevention, managment and research centre for the continent of Africa.

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Bibliography/References: March For Peace Lyrics for "Waiting on the World to Change" <[|www.completealbumlyrics.com/lyric/130680/John]> ACCORD <[|www.accord.org.za/web/home.htm]> United Nations <[|www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/]> IMTD  Not in our Name International Crisis Group <[|www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm]> IAPTC <[|www.iaptc.org/]>