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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. Gender Report April 2023

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    Kroc Institute releases special report on implementation status of gender approach within Colombian Peace Agreement

    The Peace Accords Matrix at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies has released a new special report outlining the current implementation status of the gender approach within the 2016 Colombian Peace Accord. The implementation of the gender approach has been fundamental to guaranteeing the protection and promotion of the rights of women and LGBTQ+ people.

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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.

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    Fighting for Ukraine’s future: For Khrystyna Kozak, peace studies offers a path to justice for Ukrainians, herself included

    Khrystyna Kozak, a human rights lawyer specializing in displacement, was working for a nongovernmental humanitarian organization in Kyiv, Ukraine, on the morning of Feb. 24, 2022, when Russian forces invaded the country from multiple directions, sparking a brutal war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and deepened geopolitical fault lines around the globe.

  4. A group of approximately 30 students and faculty pose for a photo in a courtyard. They are wearing white hoodies with a small logo. The group stands and kneels between a yellow wall with barred windows and a row of beige columns. A potted plant is visible in the bottom left corner.

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    Through respectful dialogue and encounter, students learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and work for peace

    A recent intercultural encounter in Rome enabled Notre Dame students to learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by meeting and talking with people who have lived through it. The trip, which built upon a Notre Dame class and a related Notre Dame Forum Series, reflects the University's larger focus on civil dialogue and the empathetic, people-first approach it has taken to teaching and learning about the conflict.

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

    The Peace Accords Matrix program, part of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, has been invited to present to the United Nations Security Council at 10 a.m. ET Friday (Oct. 20) as part of an open debate, “Peace through Dialogue: The Contribution of Regional, Subregional and Bilateral Arrangements to the Prevention and Peaceful Resolution of Disputes.”

  6. Catholic Peacebuilding

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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, reconciliation and climate change.

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    Kroc Institute releases special report on five years of Colombian Peace Agreement implementation

    According to a new special report from the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the first five years of implementation of the Colombian Final Agreement have laid a firm foundation for the ongoing peace process through the creation of a powerful institutional infrastructure that will make the agreement feasible in the long-term.

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    Navigating the waters of peace: Researchers address challenges, opportunities in implementation of Colombia's Peace Agreement

    Nearly half of the commitments outlined in Colombia's historic peace accord face significant challenges and may not happen in time unless policymakers make several key interventions, warns a new report from Notre Dame's Peace Accords Matrix. The report offers a blueprint to salvage an accord that has lagged behind its implementation deadlines, putting its legacy at risk. It highlights timely fixes that can strengthen the agreement.

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    Kroc Institute releases eighth report on Colombian Peace Agreement implementation

    A new report from the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), part of the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, outlines the current status of peace accord implementation and identifies key advances and challenges facing the peace process as it enters the second half of its 15-year implementation plan.

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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 (PAM) 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.