These moves create an atmosphere of moral permissiveness that makes renewed conflict a distinct possibility.

Recognizing the importance of humanitarian assistance in ensuring the effective transition from conflict to peace and in preventing the recurrence of armed conflict, and that humanitarian assistance must be provided in ways that will be supportive of recovery and long term development,

A prolonged conflict situation creates poverty and want and uncertainty and fear, and it perpetuates a sense of helplessness and lack of dignity.

Recognizing the importance of humanitarian assistance in ensuring the effective transition from conflict to peace and the positive effect it may have in preventing the recurrence of armed conflict, and that humanitarian assistance must be provided in ways that will be supportive of recovery and long term development,

At the end of the century it was common the view that science and religion had been in a state of constant conflict .

That need is all the more essential in the case of Darfur because the conflict, which has raged for several years, has damaged relations between the communities.

But the relative quiet in the ongoing ideological, political, and diplomatic conflict between the two groups of countries is only temporary.

Malaysia concurs with the view that each post conflict situation generates its own unique set of circumstances.

ICRC has continued to monitor the situation of the civilian population in conflict areas along the Thailand Myanmar border.

They were a major impediment to post conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, including major road repair and utilities projects.

The importance of capacity building in this regard, admittedly difficult in many post conflict situations, was stressed.

(a) The impact of the ongoing armed conflict on the situation of human rights and its adverse effects on the civilian population, in particular women, children and internally displaced persons, and at the continuing serious violations of human rights, fundamental freedoms and international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict

Even though the peer pressure process begins and ends with one in a (conflict less) state of harmony, as a result of conflict and the conflict resolution process, one leaves with a new identity a new set of internalized standards.

Therefore, NAM Member States recognise that gender perspective is essential in addressing the special needs of women in armed conflict situation.

The United Nations has long endeavoured to reduce the risk that nations emerging from conflict will fall back into a state of conflict.

However, in any post conflict situation, there are a very large number of non governmental organizations (NGOs) and relief agencies involved as well.

The logic of this type of mobilization is that resources are directed to the group that shouts the loudest and is able to trigger social conflict.

As the conflict raged and took a heavy toll on human life, a vicious cycle was at work violence impoverished the people, and in their poverty many resorted to violence.

It is a period for a country in war to peace transition to reflect on the past and to cultivate attitudes that will facilitate the avoidance of the mistakes that culminated in the conflict.

But the relative quiet in the ongoing ideological, political, and diplomatic conflict between the two groups of countries is only temporary. If anything, it is the calm before an approaching storm.

Within the German Confederation, formed after the Napoleonic Wars, each state was responsible for maintaining certain units to be put at the disposal of the Confederation in case of conflict.

Although his party was initially credited for ensuring a decade of robust economic growth, the country has spiralled into insecurity and war following the government's decision to wade into the conflict in neighbouring Syria and escalate a decades old conflict with Kurdish militants in the east of the country.

The concerns expressed are inevitable in any conflict situation and must be looked at in the context of the overall efforts and progress made.

For three decades, armed conflict smouldered in Aceh, until it became clear to both sides that the only way out of a tragic situation was the way of peace.

This action marked the commonly agreed upon beginning of the Second Sudanese Civil War, which resulted in one and half million deaths over twenty years of conflict.

7. Calls for a holistic and coordinated approach at the national, regional and international levels to identify causes of each conflict situation as a means to improve the effectiveness of conflict prevention and resolution, crisis management, peacemaking, peacekeeping and post conflict peacebuilding efforts in Africa

While that conflict was no excuse for the lack of momentum in social reform areas such as the rights of women, movement on political reforms without a parallel serious effort to resolve the Arab Israeli conflict might lead to the wrong results.

This conflict may be exacerbated by the outcome in Syria.

His influence on Margaret Thatcher s government helped transform Britain from a post industrial basket case dominated by class struggle into Europe s dominant economic power.

In that respect, we welcome the establishment of Peacebuilding Commission, and we are certain that Burundi will benefit from the opportunities it makes available to countries in a post conflict situation.

The objective is not merely to ensure that Sierra Leone and other countries emerging from conflict do not slide back into conflict rather, the ultimate objective must be to ensure that Sierra Leoneans do not remain in abject poverty.

The frozen conflict

Conflict

The expectation of conflict can itself become a cause of conflict.

Australia believes peacebuilding must be interpreted broadly to encompass the whole conflict cycle, such that the Protocol would cover pre conflict, conflict and post conflict operations.

Mr. Adel (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic) We are meeting today to discuss the question of the Middle East a hotbed of tension where conflict has continued for decades as a result of the Israeli occupation of Arab territories.

A premature exit from conflict areas courts a disastrous slide back into conflict.

A dictator s sudden death almost always triggers political instability. But it is doubly dangerous when it poses a risk of region wide destabilization and a scramble for influence among the world s greatest military powers the United States, Russia, and China.

IV. Armed conflict

The Future of Ideological Conflict

Political struggle and corruption

Women and conflict situations

Moreover, globalization and instantaneous communication technologies have made it impossible to contain conflict within national borders. Domestic economic and political grievances can now buttress discontent across regions and continents.

But it is doubly dangerous when it poses a risk of region wide destabilization and a scramble for influence among the world s greatest military powers the United States, Russia, and China.

In post conflict countries, shorter term humanitarian relief must help form the basis for longer term development efforts to achieve the Goals.