The number of NGOs in Azerbaijan is still approximately 3100, of which 80% are registered and roughly 600 are active and visible. The government continues to mistrust NGOs and would like to exert greater control over the sector. Despite the pressures, initiatives of the forces interested in...

This paper examines how national NGOs operating in conflict-affected or transitional regions generate and maintain legitimacy. It considers the experience of NGOs in three such contexts – Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). The paper argues that existing accounts...

This paper registers that peace building and conflict resolution in Africa has been a challenge and looks at mediation and conflict resolution from a different dimension. The paper argues that the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are the new hope for international peace and conflict...