Peaceworker

Peaceworker duties include the following: • Bringing conflicting parties together, opening channels of communication and helping to broker a ceasefire or peace agreement • Monitoring voting booths, providing technical expertise and other forms of support in order to help ensure a free and fair electioneering environment • Providing protective accompaniment of people at risk, monitoring borders and other actions for stabilizing preserve ceasefire agreements and preserving human life • Reintegrating ex-combatants into society • Promoting a respect for human rights within the local and national legal system, strengthening local institutions and civil society organizations that defend human rights == Peaceworker training ==

Peaceworker training and guidance are provided by organizations such as International Alert. University-provided Peace and conflict studies courses also provide valuable and relevant knowledge. As peace work can utilize a very wide variety of skills, it allows those with established, unrelated careers to take up peace work without having to abandon what they have already learned. == See also ==

Any organization dedicated to human rights, humanitarian aid and conflict management could be said to employ peace workers. The following is just a small sample of the dozens of organizations worldwide that provide these services. • Nonviolent Peaceforce • International Alert • Peace Brigades International • Christian Peacemaker Teams ==External links==