NGO Participation in Conflict Prevention in Burundi

This case lays out the background to the civil strife in Burundi, the history of international interest and involvement in peace efforts. It provides a thorough overview of international NGO support to the Burundi peace efforts, and then focuses on the contributions made by NGOs in the broad categories of peacebuilding (creating an attitude in society conducive to sustainable peace) and peace mediation (support to the peace negotiation process). The case details the wide range of such efforts by external organizations: Search for Common Ground, International Alert, South African parliamentarian Jan van Eck, the Italian lay organization Sant Egidio, and the Center for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa. Lennert Wohlgemuth, author. Published January 2001.

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