People-Centred Approaches to Peace: At Cross Roads Between Geopolitics, Norms, and Practice

Abstract

On the eve of the 2015 world leaders' summit that would unanimously adopt the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, "We the peoples," the emblematic first three words of the UN Charter, were on full display during an art exhibit at the United Nations. In 1953, the American painter, Norman Rockwell, had been so hopeful about the creation of the United Nations that he sketched a drawing entitled the United Nations after the newly formed organisation (Husain 2015). The sketch features in the foreground the representatives of the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the now-defunct Soviet Union. In the background, people of all ages and from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds looked over the shoulders of these representatives,

Understanding Trauma for Reconciliation and Peace-building Journalism in Colombia

“…Since peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the country´s leftist FARC guerrillas began in 2012, it is generally accepted in the country that journalism has a responsibility to nurture peace and that "the media can positively influence reconciliation" in the aftermath of violence (Yamshon and Yamshon 2006, 422). It is also widely acknowledged by scholars that peace-building occurs at the local level and is sustained through people-centred approaches (Mahmoud 2019). In a 2014 survey of regional and local reporters in Colombia, 80% believed they should be promoting reconciliation, but only 61% said they were actually doing so.…”

Resenha: livro “The UN at War: Peace Operations in a New Era”

“…Quais seriam as dificuldades, os limites normativos e os caminhos possíveis para realizar operações de paz que, de fato, estejam centradas nas pessoas e levem à resolução efetiva dos conflitos? A despeito de algumas importantes contribuições nesse campo (AUTESSERRE, 2010;2014;MAHMOUD, 2019), há muito a ser discutido sobre as nuances do caráter bottom-up das operações de paz.…”