THE EUROPEAN UNION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY PEACE BUILDING EFFORTS OVER NAGORNO-KARABAKH
European Commission
Nov 8 2012
The European Union has announced the launch of the second phase of
the civil society programme European Partnership for the Peaceful
Settlement of the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh (EPNK). This programme
aims to support peace-building efforts concerning the conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh by facilitating dialogue between civil society,
media and policy-makers.
Established under the Instrument for Stability – the EU’s special
financial instrument created to support the peaceful settlement of
conflicts, de-escalation of tensions and post-conflict rehabilitation
worldwide – EPNK is a consortium of five European NGOs, which seeks
to work with local partners in the South Caucasus on a wide range
of peace-building projects and to help improve conditions for the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process.
The programme promotes a dynamic dialogue between a broad range of
policymakers, media and civil society from all sides of the conflict.
It also supports a wider participation of conflict-affected people
in the peace process, including women, youth, internally displaced
persons and refugees.
Programme activities are arranged around three main themes: media,
public policy and conflict-affected groups. They aim to:
Broaden the base of participation in peace-building initiatives,
with special attention given to marginalised groups;
Build confidence between all sides of the conflict through increased
people-to-people contact;
Promote fresh analysis and new ideas that challenge existing discourses
on the conflict with peace-oriented visions of the future, and
Actively engage civil society in dialogue with policy makers at
national and international levels on the transformation of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The EPNK programme will last three years and is a continuation of a
programme launched in 2009 under the Instrument for Stability.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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