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Type of Organization(s) [government or non-government organizations such as universities]:
Non-Government
Organization Contact Information:
International Conflict Resolution Centre,
University of Melbourne VIC 3010
Tel: 03 8344 4300
Fax: 0409 765 787
Contact Person:
Melissa Conley-Tyler
Summary
The International Conflict Resolution Centre (ICRC) is an interdisciplinary centre at the University of Melbourne, established in 1993. The ICRC researches and disseminates knowledge about the non-violent resolution of conflict in Australia and internationally.
The organization participated in the Global Partnership for Prevention of Armed Conflict's regional consultation in Melbourne in March, 2005.
Description of Organization’s Work in CRE
Projects include the development of peace education curriculum for primary schools in Vietnam (for UNESCO Hanoi Office), Sierra Leone (for the World Bank) and for Victorian schools in Australia, and the development of software measuring children's conflict resolution skills. The center also has expertise in evaluation of peace education and cross-cultural curriculum development.
The ICRC is known and respected, locally and globally, for the excellence of its contribution to peace and conflict resolution. It has links with scholars and practitioners worldwide. In 2004, ICRC personnel were involved in more than 20 significant research projects. Topics were diverse and included:
- The qualities of peacemakers
- Verbal abuse and adolescent identities
- The role of humour in conflict resolution
- The psychological well-being of young refugees
- Australian and Canadian volunteers in post-conflict situation
- Psycho-social issues of humanitarian aid workers
- The peace process in Sri Lanka
- Religious peace education in Indonesia.
Resources
The ICRC currently offers a program of 11 professional courses in conflict resolution as well as providing specialised training on request. Courses offered include:
· Mediation in Education
· Children's Reactions to Global Threat
· Girls, Boys and Managing Anger
· Parenting in Uncertain Times.
Local projects completed in the last year include:
- The development of a Qualities of Peacemakers education program for UNESCO Associated Schools
- A major project for Australi’s Department of Justice assessing the feasibility of introducing Online Alternative Dispute Resolution into Victoria
- An independent evaluation of a Magistrates’ Court diversion to mediation program for the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria
- The creation of a Peace Inventory of people, units and projects within the University of Melbourne that have contributed to conflict resolution.
The ICRC has recently been involved in a number of significant international projects including:
- Introducing peace education into the national curriculum in Sierra Leone for the World Bank
- Developing a five-year peace education curriculum for primary schools in Vietnam for UNESCO’s Hanoi Office
- Implementing the global Cultures of Peace News Network in partnership with UNESCO headquarters as part of the International Year for a Culture of Peace
- Convening a AusAID-funded Regional Forum on security issues as part of the International Perspectives on Peace and Reconciliation Conference
- Convening a Forum for non-government organisations discussing issues of support for humanitarian aid worker
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