Das Thema dieser Peace Counts Podcast Reportage: Ein Gespräch mit Joe Doherty und Peter McGuire, die in Nordirland verfeindeten und bewaffneten Untergrundgruppen angehörten.
Das Thema dieser Peace Counts Podcast Reportage: Ein blutiger Bürgerkrieg hat den Norden Sri Lankas zerstört und hundertausende Menschen vertrieben. Dort initiiert Rohini Narasingham (Singham), ein Tamile mit deutschem Pass, Traumataschulen, Öko- und Wiederaufbauprojekte.
Das Thema dieser Peace Counts Podcast Reportage: In südafrikanischen Gefängnissen liefern sich Gangs mörderische Kämpfe. Einzig die Mediatoren des Center for Conflict Resolution in Kapstadt können die Schwerkriminellen besänftigen. Eine von ihnen ist Victoria Maloka.
Topic of this Peace Counts podcast report: The history of Afghanistan is one of wars and conflicts. Security is the foundation of peace. German police have been helping their Afghan counterparts since 2002, and they have also been supporting the creation of a civil society.
Topic of this Peace Counts podcast report: Medellín in Colombia is an incredibly dangerous city. Rightist and leftist groups as well as gangs terrorize the locals. The methods learned from Fútbol por la Paz have shown us ways of escaping the spiral of violence. Together with his friends, John Jairo organizes soccer matches in order to make peace in the slums of Medellín.
Topic of this Peace Counts podcast report: The Japanese founded a peace university which cruises around the world without a break. With up to 1,000 passengers on board, the Peace Boat advocates international understanding. It also serves as a neutral platform for representatives from conflict parties to meet for honest conversations and dialogue.
Topic of this Peace Counts podcast report: In 2001, a conflict escalated in Macedonia and led to heavy fighting between the army and the Albanian UK rebels. Since then, Elena Gulmadova, a 33 year-old Tadjik, has worked for OSCE in Macedonia. Her task is to rebuild the destroyed trust between ethnic groups in Macedonia.
Topic of this Peace Counts podcast report: In northern Mali, droughts and poverty prevail. Purely out of desperation, the proud Tuareg rebelled against the government in the South. Since the peace agreement in 1995, German aid has flowed into the region - but on the condition that the conflict parties work together peacefully. The Papendiecks work towards this goal.
Topic of this Peace Counts podcast report: The Hagia Maria Sion Monastery, where Abbot Benedikt and his 16 brothers live, stands directly on the Jerusalem city wall. Here, on the demarcation line between the Jews in the West and the Muslims in the East, the Benedictine monks have started a noteworthy project.
Topic of this Peace Counts podcast report: In Northern Ireland, Joe Doherty and Peter McGuire belonged to armed, feuding underground groups. Both spent many years behind bars. Today they work with children and youth. They never met in Northern Ireland. At the Peace Counts Forum in Berlin, they saw each other for the first time.