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    Origin story

    The Peace Corps began in part on the campus of Notre Dame.

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    Verifying peace

    Kroc Institute will monitor peace implementation in Colombia

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Peacebuilding stories

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  1. Rashied Omar was one of the religious leaders who met with Nelson Mandela in 1999 to commemorate his historic presidency. As an activist and a leader, Mandela played a crucial role in South Africa’s transition from Apartheid to a multiracial democracy.

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    Religion and peace: A conversation with imam and scholar A. Rashied Omar

    Rashied Omar was one of the religious leaders who met with Nelson Mandela in 1999 to commemorate his historic presidency.  As an activist and a leader, Mandela played a crucial role in South Africa’s transition from Apartheid to a multiracial democracy. As a young man in 1970s South Africa, A....

  2. A graphic depicts the U.S. and Chinese flags enmeshed and merging in the middle where they overlap, representing U.S.-China relations.

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    US states shape foreign policy amid national China unease, research shows

    State-level officials such as governors, state legislators and attorneys general are shaping U.S.-China relations as the two countries navigate a strained geopolitical relationship, according to new research by political scientist Kyle Jaros. “The state level has independent importance in the U.S.-China relationship — it’s not just a reflection of what’s...

  3. Tropical mangrove green tree forest view from above, trees, river. Mangrove landscape, Ecosystem and healthy environment concept. Mindanao, Philippines.

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    Peace Accords Matrix expands to the Philippines

    Building on its international success and reputation in peace accords monitoring, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, and its Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) program have launched their next global project: PAM Mindanao (PAM-M) in the Philippines. PAM-M is a partnership between PAM...

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    Kroc Institute’s Peace Accords Matrix to address UN Security Council

    The Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) program, part of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, has been invited to present to the United Nations Security Council at 10 a.m. ET Friday (Oct. 20). The presentation can be watched live on the U.N. livestream service: https://media.un.org/en/webtv....

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    Catholic peacebuilders bring hope amid the world’s crises

    The virtual conference “Catholic Peacebuilding in Times of Crisis: Hope for a Wounded World,” held June 20-23, was a four-day, intensive exploration of Catholic engagement on a wide range of topics — from conflict in Ukraine and Congo and peace processes in Colombia and South Sudan to the refugee crisis,...

  6. Colombia (Photo by Mateo Leguizamón Russi)

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    Implementation of ethnic provisions lags in 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement, report finds

    The Peace Accords Matrix program (PAM), part of the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, has released its first report monitoring the implementation of 80 stipulations within the 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement related to ethnic communities across the country. The report, “Recognition and Guarantees for the...

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    New volume highlights voices for peace and nonviolence from history and the present

    A new book, edited by David Cortright, brings voices for peace and nonviolence from around the world into conversation. Truth Seekers: Voices of Peace and Nonviolence from Gandhi to Pope Francis (Orbis Books, 2020) includes seminal writings from pioneers in nonviolence including Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., labor...

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    Kroc Institute releases seventh report on Colombian Peace Agreement implementation

    A new report from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and its Peace Accords Matrix Barometer Initiative in Colombia presents the status of peace accord implementation as of November. The sixth year of implementation of the Colombian Final Accord was marked by minor variations in implementation levels....

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    Kroc Institute identifies Colombia’s next steps in fourth peace implementation report

    On June 16, the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies published its fourth comprehensive report on the peace agreement implementation in Colombia, covering the period between December 2018 and November 2019. In addition to describing the current status of implementation, the report includes comparative findings and...