One of these struggles is taking place among Muslims themselves over the shape of reform within their own societies.

Unfortunately, many conflicts also revolve around the control of or access to natural resources.

The overall theme of the Conference was Upholding human rights during conflict and while countering terrorism .

These consultations on all issues pertinent to the CSCE have centred around the conflicts with which the CSCE is seized.

In collaboration with African conflict transformation practitioners, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs developed thematic training workshops on conflict analysis and early response, conflict sensitive development, mediation and negotiation skills, and conflict management systems design.

We can recreate this using a process of group dynamics to explain the patterns that we see all around the conflicts around the world.

Mr. Vassilakis (Greece) Thank you for organizing this debate on protection of civilians in armed conflicts.

Fatal Thaws

Mr. Sardenberg (Brazil) I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

After all the tense moments of conflict in all the conflict zones of the world, there's one photograph from a much quieter place that haunts me still, much more than the others.

The collaborative agenda for preventive diplomacy would include conflict forecasting, conflict avoidance or prevention, conflict management, and the prevention of conflict escalation.

Lasting prevention means altering the conditions that give rise to conflicts.

It offers useful instruments for conflict prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution.

Conflict prevention and recovery

Civil conflict war

Mr. De Rivero (Peru) (spoke in Spanish) My delegation commends you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

Illicit trafficking in natural resources, including petroleum, timber, diamonds and other minerals, is not only a result of destabilization in conflict areas around the world, but also a factor conducive to further triggering and financing of deadly conflicts.

The combined impact of a number of these conflicts has had a corrosive effect on the standing of the United Nations. Pictures of Blue Helmets standing by, unable to prevent conflict and impotent to save life, have become a media cliché.

11. Welcomes plans for the joint hosting of a regional seminar with the Pacific Islands Forum on Conflict prevention and peacebuilding , to be held in early 2005

India suffered caste conflicts, clashes over the rights of different linguistic groups, religious riots (mainly between Hindus and Muslims), and separatist threats.

Ms. Woollett (Australia) said that the draft articles on the effects of armed conflicts on treaties represented a useful basis on which to begin the debate on the topic.

Scarcity creates conflict and unless you have a way to resolve conflict, your colony falls apart.

Political support and conflict reconciliation

Conflict prevention and resolution ___________

Prevention of armed conflict

Prevention of armed conflict

Prevention of armed conflict'

Prevention of armed conflict

We are committed to ending the conflicts.

Efforts to prevent conflicts were meaningless if the economic roots of those conflicts were not addressed.

We are no longer dealing with conflicts between nation States, but rather with armed domestic conflicts within States.

With the words from recent debates on how to address the effects of conflicts around the world still echoing in this Chamber, we are faced with the reality that the instruments used to carry out such conflicts particularly small arms and light weapons continue to require our immediate and undivided attention.

When it comes to tackling complex political and cultural conflicts, forging international and regional alliances around a legitimate objective is more important than sheer military capacity.

As in many countries, conflicts over public morality and national strategy come down to questions of money.

And, while the conflicts in the Middle East are primarily about territory, this includes the scarce water resources so essential for survival.

Unfortunately, the outcome document pays far less attention to conflict prevention and conflict resolution, especially with regard to internal conflicts.

They came from all backgrounds and belief systems, for indeed conflicts are a common human experience.

These conflicts severely test the international community s capacity and resolve to deal with humanitarian needs and conflict resolution.

Children affected by armed conflict

Computational Modeling to Study Conflicts and Terrorism.

Protecting children in armed conflict

Subprogramme 1 Prevention, control and resolution of conflicts

The protection of civilians in armed conflict

Conflict resolution and peacebuilding

Prevention of armed conflict.