Peace Advocacy for Conflict Prevention

• Thursday, 06 October 2022
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On October 6, 2022, as part of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) South Caucasus Dialogue Program, ICCN held a webinar for Azerbaijan's peace activists on the topic "Peace Advocacy for Conflict Prevention". The specifics of peace advocacy, best international practices, and the possibilities of their application in the local context, especially in dealing with the Karabakh conflict, were discussed.

Azerbaijani participants noted that the lack of interactions with their Armenian counterparts is a challenge. It was noted that the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, which is of great importance for ending the conflict, is often covered unilaterally in the media and creates misconceptions for the societies of both countries, which does not contribute to the resolution of the conflict.

Informational conflicts have been identified as one of the challenges surrounding peacekeeping efforts.

Another challenge cited was that peace activists do not have a wide audience to spread their views and messages.