Deadline: 1 September 2010
The Africa Peace & Conflict Journal, published by the UN Mandated University for Peace, is now accepting abstracts and full-length articles for its upcoming December 2010 publication. Submissions on all topics related to African peace and conflict studies are welcome. The Africa Peace & Conflict Journal is a biannual publication. Find out more
Deadline: 1 June 2010
The Women Peacemakers Program is a program of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego. It is currently accepting applications from women who have been involved in either official or unofficial peace processes and who may be working at the grassroots, national or international level. Women who have been active in efforts to secure a just peace, namely, through conflict resolution and civil society participation that is inclusive and honors human rights will be selected for this program.
Under the program, four peacemakers will be selected each year for their participation in an eight-week residency at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ), located on the University of San Diego campus in San Diego, California. The program pairs each peacemaker with a Peace Writer and a documentary film team to document her story and best practices. Selected candidates give presentations on their work both at the IPJ and in the San Diego community and have opportunities to exchange ideas and approaches to peacemaking and justice, increasing their capacity to participate in conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts and in post-conflict decision-making.
The criteria for applicants include:
* Have experience working directly in peacemaking and/or human rights efforts at a grassroots, national or international level.
* Speak sufficient English to relate personal experiences. Written English is not necessary.
* Be in a position to apply what is learned and/or to share with others at the conclusion of the residency program.
All airfare, visa expenses, lodging and health insurance are covered by the program. In addition, the peacemakers also receive a stipend during their residency to cover living expenses and incidentals.
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The United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) is organizing the second annual Global Model UN conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 14-18 August 2010 (including two days of pre-conference activities – date and time to be confirmed), for university-level students. The conference theme will be “Towards an Alliance of Civilizations – Bridging Cultures to achieve Peace and Development.”
For more information, please visit: www.un.org/gmun or write to: education-outreach@un.org
YAC New Grants for Grass-roots Peace-building Projects
Register Your Application Now (SEE BELOW)!
Application deadline: May 30, 2010
Grants program description:
Following the success of our first grants program, Forgotten Diaries (www.forgottendiaries.org) – an initiative of Youth Action for Change - is proud to announce another grants program. We are looking to provide small grants of between $200 and $400 USD to youth who have inspiring ideas to make a difference in their community.
We encourage you to watch our documentary (http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=rGsUBo521Ls) and visit our website for some ideas of former projects, as well as to get to know the values advocated by FD.
The project must be managed by youth, and be completed within a three month period after receiving the grant. Applications must submit reports to the FD team monthly along with photos. Deadline for applications is May 30, 2010. Read more…
We would like to bring to your attention an initiative to support a Culture of Peace through a dialogue on new models of peace infrastructure driven by youth. We are a consortium of youth networks and organisations: Youth Working Group of the Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace, Children of the Earth, UPeace US and United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) and Academy for Peace Costa Rica. The 1st Global Youth
Summit in connection with Ministries and Departments of Peace will be a youth gathering on 16- 17 and 22 September 2009 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Based on the understanding that to fully have the youth dialogue be heard, we have the opportunity as youth to present the findings and recommendations for building an architecture for peace at the global Summit in a larger context. During this time the 4th Global Summit for Ministries and Departments of Peace will take place, with the direct involvement and support of the Costa Rican government. For further information please check the website www.mfp-dop.org or contact youthsummit@mfp-dop.org
Funds available: Up to $80,000
Deadline: 9 September 2009
Funding Objective:
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is accepting applications for 2010-2011 competition under the JR Program for International Peace in which Senior Fellowships would be awarded to NGO practitioners and others working for peace and conflict resolution. The Program awards proposals that contribute towards the understanding and resolving of conflicts as well as other challenges threatening international peace and security in a timely and significant manner.
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Date: July 25-31, 2009
Location: MacCarthy Island, Gambia
The International Youth Summer School on Peace gathers young people from all over the sub region to discuss issues affecting them and map out strategies of resolving them. Participants will work to build their capacity issue and develop strategies to ensure lasting peace in Africa and the world at large.
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