In June the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa partnered with the Principles for Peace initiative and organised a regional workshop on the “Peacemakers’ Covenant”, a policy proposal emerging from a global participatory process aiming at developing a new set of principles, standards and norms to reshape how peace processes are structured, sequenced and actualized.
In June the Swedish Dialogue Institute for the Middle East and North Africa partnered with the Principles for Peace initiative and organised a regional workshop on the “Peacemakers’ Covenant”, a policy proposal emerging from a global participatory process aiming at developing a new set of principles, standards and norms to reshape how peace processes are structured, sequenced and actualized.
The workshop that was held in Amman, Jordan, brought together members of the International Commission on Inclusive Peace with scholars and peace practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa region. The meeting served as an opportunity to gather inputs and perspectives from the regional context. Points that that were highlighted included calls for stronger emphasis on justice and transitional justice; stress on local ownership and external powers needing to be more humble and focusing on playing supporting roles; and stress on inclusion and pluralism, moving from cosmetic inclusion to genuine engagement with broad spectra of society.
For more information, read the full report on the Regional Workshop on Peacebuilding.
