Clearly there can be clashes between western values and Aboriginal values.

Are there universal human rights that transcend conflicting claims of particular cultural traditions?

The answer, however, does not lie in easy stereotypes about some clash of civilizations.

This conflicts with the humanist view of the child's development shared by the authors' families.

63. The relief development debate arises from the idea that the victims of conflict require relief, while countries recovering after conflict require development assistance.

88. It would appear that the notion of armed conflict is not the same when it is applied to an international armed conflict as when it is applied to a non international armed conflict.

Because for these reformists, there is no conflict between the values of Islam and the international bill of human rights.

For the purposes of the protocol, however, the concept of peacebuilding should be limited to conflict and post conflict situations.

I've tried to look at the risks of reversion to conflict, during our post conflict decade.

A major element for the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) is the incorporation of a gender perspective in post conflict reconstruction efforts.

That might lead religious minorities to lose their identity, and to come into conflict with the State and the projection and promotion of its values a situation which might lead to increasing tensions and conflict.

Now that finding flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

Operational activities for development should also take into account the need for gender equality and they should address the problems of transition in regions and countries beset by or emerging from conflicts by taking a comprehensive and integrated approach to peace building, conflict prevention and development cooperation.

The evolution of the concept of peacebuilding reflects the close relationship between that concept and that of conflict prevention.

The ministers adopted a resolution and an action programme concerning the gender perspective and the role of women and men in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post conflict reconstruction.

It contains practical recommendations on how to integrate a gender equality perspective in post conflict societies and thus to enhance the security and participation of women.

We do not want to create a conflict between the Western notion of human rights and the Islamic one.

Many societies exposed to protracted conflicts have seen their community values radically undermined if not shattered altogether.

Call for fostering the values of understanding, tolerance, dialogue, co existence, pluralism and the rapprochement between cultures to reject the logic of the clash of civilizations.

The Expert Group agreed that effective action against crime and protection of human rights should not be viewed as mutually exclusive or conflicting values.

i n the new warfare the impact of armed conflict on civilians goes far beyond the notion of collateral damage.

His delegation was yet to be convinced that such a change had taken place in the views of the international community.

But this conflict of views is kind of interesting.

The Member States apos debate on the United Nations medium term plan for 1998 2001 revealed that the concept of post conflict peace building (let alone that of pre conflict peace building) is not universally accepted.

This concept should hold true regardless of whether the cooperation or partnership is in the area of conflict prevention, peacekeeping or post conflict peacebuilding.

89. In the case of non international armed conflict, the notion is different and more complex.

In this connection, we fully share the conviction that the United Nations must focus on overcoming and preventing conflict and on post conflict rehabilitation and development.

The participation of women in conflict prevention and resolution is no longer narrowly defined as a matter of gender equality and no longer confined to a perspective of human rights, democratic practices or social justice.

The Roots of Terrorists Ideologies Substitute the concept of the clash of civilization with mutual understating by building mechanisms for dialogue that respect cultural differences, confront violence, and highlight the affinity between societies.

The Special Rapporteur observed that while a majority in the Commission had favoured including non international armed conflict within the definition of armed conflict , many did not favour attempting to redefine the concept of armed conflict in the draft articles.

55. In their report, the Inspectors present their account of the existing capacity of the United Nations system for conflict prevention and make a case for what they call a quot comprehensive conflict prevention strategy concept quot and for the need to address the root causes of conflict.

And we really had only two options for dealing with the conflicts that visual theft would bring.

The regional perspective is often underestimated in the attempt to address a particular conflict.

Women's role in conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post conflict reconstruction

As we approach a new millennium, the world is witnessing a series of internal and external conflicts that represent a great regression when compared to the optimistic expectations that followed the end of the cold war and the collapse of ideological conflicts.

What we have come to call peacebuilding aims both at eradicating the deep root causes of a conflict and at adopting a diverse group of measures intended to prevent the resurgence of the conflict.

Despite the frequent diversity of views and their conflicting nature at certain times, that trend represented a healthy phenomenon it indicated that the peoples of the region are already convinced of the peace concept.

All those initiatives can serve as instruments to eliminate misunderstandings among faiths and cultures and as an antidote to the notion of a clash of civilizations.

In the new warfare that has emerged, the impact of armed conflict on civilians goes far beyond the notion of collateral damage.

Nonetheless, our optimism is tempered by the numerous armed conflicts that afflict our continent and prevent the attainment of development goals.

Secondly, in order to address the growing trend in the business sector to become involved in conflict issues, it was necessary to embrace the concept of involving all actors in their efforts to prevent conflicts.

Conflict, post conflict reconstruction and the private sector

36. The Special Rapporteur has observed that mercenarism tends to arise in situations of internal or international armed conflict.

The traditional belief was that armed conflict had a more substantial effect on such treaties.

Women and children in and after conflict