Nita Yawanarajah

Nita Yawanarajah is a UN Political Affairs Officer and the Project Manager for the UN Department of Political Affairs Peacemaking Databank Project: UN Peacemaker (http://www.un.org/peacemaker). UN Peacemaker is a publicly available website on the United Nations' experience in peacemaking and mediation.

Components of Peace Agreements

by Nita Yawanarajah

Most peace agreements address three main concerns: procedure, substance and organization. Procedural Components: Procedural components set out the processes that establish and maintain peace. They delineate the HOW of a peace process by establishing the processes and...

What are Peace Agreements?

by Nita Yawanarajah

What are Peace Agreements?Peace agreements are contracts intended to end a violent conflict, or to significantly transform a conflict, so that it can be more constructively addressed. There are various types of agreements that can be reached during apeace...