European Partnership for the Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh

epnkCMI has been involved in the Black Sea region since 2006. In the past four years, CMI’s engagement has evolved from implementing activities designed to increase civil society contribution to conflict resolution in connection with the European Neighbourhood Policy to creating a Black Sea Peacebuilding Network, made up of transparent, self-ruling, civil society structures (Peacebuilding Expert Councils) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

In June 2010, CMI became one of the five partners of the European Partnership for the Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh (EPNK).

The European Partnership for the Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh (EPNK) is a partnership of European NGOs working to enact initiatives, which will cumulatively contribute to the peaceful settlement over Nagorno-Karabakh. EPNK draws together the complementary geographic and thematic expertise of five non-governmental organisations, while structuring in one action three specific strands of work: Media Initiatives, Conflict Affected Groups and Public Policy. The members of the partnership are: International Alert, Conciliation Resources, Crisis Management Initiative, Kvinna till Kvinna and the London Information Network on Conflicts and State Building.

 

CMI approach

Crisis Management Initiative is a leading actor in building sustainable peace and facilitating collaborative conflict resolution by engaging people affected by violent conflict. In the EPNK framework, CMI aims to strengthen the capacity of Conflict Affected Groups (particularly young leaders) to engage in the conflict resolution processes, contributing to the cumulative growth of a nucleus of people engaged in progressing the agenda of constructive conflict transformation.

Accordingly, CMI activities in the region include:

  • Capacity building, shared learning and awareness raising to promote and enhance peacebuilding skills amongst all target beneficiaries
  • Supporting multi-stakeholder dialogue and broadening the participation of senior level experts and young leaders to the peace process
  • Advocating for and assisting the beneficiaries' capacity to actively engage in the peace process