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South Caucasus Peace Initiative
Monday, January 26, 2009
The situation in the South Caucasus, especially after the war between Russia and Georgia in 2008, threatens international security and causes suffering. UPF's South Caucasus Peace Initiative addresses three types of regional challenges:
- ideological, reflected in the Georgia/Russia struggle which is, in a way, about different concepts of democracy
- interreligious, reflected in relations between Muslim Azerbaijan and neighboring Christian Armenia
- humanitarian, reflected in the widespread social problems created by years of conflict
Goals: Build understanding among the diverse groups in the region, promote collaboration among governmental and non-governmental (including faith-based) organizations and the private sector
Methods: Consultations, people-to-people diplomacy through service, sports, and cultural exchanges
For more background, click here. Read about programs in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; see also UPF-Russia's grassroots initiative: "Urals - Georgia: We'll Be Friends."
- Georgia - Service Project in Georgia Brings Together Youth Peace Activists
- Azerbaijan - Ambassadors for Peace Conference in Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan - International Day of Tolerance Seminar in Azerbaijan
- Georgia - Service Project in Georgia Brings Together South Caucasus Youth
- Georgia - Seminars and Consultations in Tbilisi
- Georgia - Becoming Peacebuilders through Religious Youth Service in Georgia
- Russia - On UN Day of Children's Protection Russians Make 'Flowers of Peace' for Georgian Children
- Armenia - Armenian NGO Leaders Discuss Peace Prospects in South Caucasus
- Georgia - Tbilisi Forum on Peacebuilding in Multicultural Societies
- Azerbaijan - Baku Conference Promotes Peace in the South Caucasus
- Georgia - Religious Youth Service Project to Take Place in Georgia
- Russia - Introducing Russians to Georgian Culture
Insights about peacebuilding
Eurasia Peace Council: "South Caucasus Peace Appeal"
H.E. Rahim Huseynov, Former Prime Minister, Azerbaijan: "Peace and Security in the South Caucasus"
Dr. Dalila Khorava, President, Aid to Refugees, Georgia: "The Way to Happiness Is Paved with Good Deeds"