Apart from the States and their leaders which have the responsibility of maintaining international standards and respect for human rights respect for dignity of the individual and protection of minorities, the civil society plays a crucial role in conflict prevention, resolution and peace building.

Besides that the states and their leaders should re-enforce norms of fairness and non violent conflict resolution and ensure that their development and economic growth is not engendering volatile circumstances. States too have to acquire the ability to develop strategies to anticipate violent conflict and to formulate coordinated responses. For example discussions of developing conflict and ways to resolve them before they become violent.

Non governmental organizations as an attribute of civil society have the capacity of instigating early warning of uprisings of tensions and help lay strategies of protecting the necessary political space between groups involved and the government that can allow leaders settle disputes peacefully; during complex emergencies NGOs also have the flexibility and accessibility of tackling the needs of the victims especially for the internally displaced.

Pro-democratic NGOs are also vital in fostering a peaceful initiative from authoritarian rule to more open society and in cases of violent conflict and networking system between international NGOs and other indigenous flexibility reinforce a sense of interest in common and common objectives as well as political will to support collective standard for preventive action.

In many circumstances many NGOs have rooted knowledge of regional and local issues, cultures and relationships and the ability to function in adverse circumstances this thus aids them tackle associated conflicts more effectively. NGOs have always reduced chances of uprisings as the relief flexibility often have legitimacy and operational access which do not raise concerns about sovereignty and they have laid mechanisms of explicit focus on conflict prevention and resolution.

They also embark on monitoring conflicts and provides early warning and insight into a particular conflict. They mediate, carry out education and training for conflict resolution, building and indigenous capacity for coping with existing conflicts, they are to strengthen institutions for conflict resolution, initiate development of the rule of law and assist to establish a free press with responsibility of reporting on conflicts.

Planning and giving out way for elections and provisions of technical assistance on democratic arrangements that reduce likelihood of violence in divided societies and networking with indigenous NGOs in regions of potential crisis, Human rights groups, humanitarian flexibility and development of ororganizations another vital factor for prevention of conflict. Coupled with this NGOs should draw attention of the government and the general public about the human rights situation through documentation so that there is increased accountability from government agency.

Having a message that resonates with their followers and persuasive pressure on the ground with developed infrastructure and network connecting local, national and international bodies and a legitimacy for speaking out on crises with the act of traditional mediation to peace and good will, religious leaders as civil society have vital role in conflict resolution and among others this include fostering reconciliation role by inhibiting violence lessening tensions and contributing descinely to prevention and resolution of conflicts, bringing factions in conflict, organizing forums for interaction to dispel ignorance, prejudice and fear to promote mutual respect for human rights trust and cooperation; and religions have also created the interreligious council in which they identify and express their common concerns independent of politics.

Despite some challenges to the scientific communities of understanding broadly the nature and sources of human conflict and lay strategic ways of resolving them before violence; they have played a crucial role in conflict management in that they participate in the sharing of interests, values, standards and a spirit of enquiring about the nature of the matter, life, and behavior; scientists work in efforts to prevent war and especially reduce the nuclear danger and propagated a scientific base of accurate information, sound principles and well documented techniques, scientific communities have also been flexible in exploring and neglecting paths leading to conflicts and resorted to building relationships; they participate in understanding, insight and stimulating ways of analyzing important problems.

Another attribute of civil society which can play a crucial role in conflict management is the educational institutions which mainly consist of the family schools, community based analyzing and the media have the essence to shape attitudes and skills towards hatred and violence. They normally have common approach and utilutilize findings from research on intergroup relations and conflict resolution and they also employ positive discipline practices, they provide lessons for responsible discussions making and foster cooperation learning procedures.

These educational institutions also promote peace by provision of guidance to children in pre-social utilize outside the school and convey varied cultures, making understanding and respect a core attribute of their.... in the world including the capacity to interact effectively in the emerging global economy. They then use the knowledge to foster interests across cultures recognition of shared and valued goods as well as mutual aidDespite the challenge of reporting conflict in a way that engenders constructive public consideration of possibilities for avoiding of conflicts have been established and this involves stimulation of new ideas to approaches to problems by involving independent experts in their presentation who can also help ensure factual and accurate reporting.

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Conditions in the War Torn Areas of Yei in Sudan

Plight of the Disabled in War Torn Areas of Sudan

Prisoners of war in the War Torn Areas of Yei

Repeated Attacks Make Adjumani Refugee Camp Insecure

The Role of Civil Society in Conflict Resolution

The Sudan Conflict: The Causes and the Attempts at Resolution

Famine Ravages South Sudan

A Standard of Achievement For all People to Aspire For Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The International Bill of Human Rights

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