Politics of aid / Backgrounder
Post-conflict as seen by the Victims
26/12/2006 By Paula San Pedro
Currently, more than 30 countries in the world find themselves in an extremely dangerous situation. In 2005, there were around 15 countries in conflict and
50 were trying to come out of a crisis.
Despite the fact that these figures vary according to the source, there seems to be no doubt that the transition from war to peace is no easy task; an estimated 44 percent of countries in conflict relapse into violence during the following five years after a peace agreement and 50 percent reverse into conflict in the first decade of peace.
In order to reverse this situation, victims - the invisible faces of conflict - have to be placed in the centre of the analysis and practice. The international development cooperation has not only to recognise their value, but also understand what is a post-conflict scenario, its causes and consequences before intervening.
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EmpowermentKeywords
Aid policy Conflict resolution PeaceRelated publications
- Empowerment
- Empowerment in Practice: post-conflict scenarios
- The individual as an agent of change: the empowerment process
Bio author: Paula San Pedro
BA in Economic Science by the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid and MA in Cooperation and Project Management by the Ortega and Gasset Foundation. She is currently doing her PhD in International Economy at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid.
