BOOK LAUNCH INVITATION

The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) cordially invites you to join distinguished guests at the official book launch for the book “We Want our Communities Back, No More Fighting and Violence: Voices of Communities from Myanmar’s Ceasefire Areas from 2017-18”. Date: 21st August 2018 Time: 9:30 am Location: Sedona Hotel Please RSVP to  [email protected] if...
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Save the Date! Cambodia Peace Museum opens October 23, 2018

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is pleased to announce that the Cambodia Peace Museum will open on October 23, 2018. CPCS has chosen this date of the 27th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements in line with our aim to celebrate Cambodia’s journey from war to peace, with the agreements as a major...
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Cambodia’s Journey: Told Through Stained Glass

Inspired by the museum’s commitment to celebrating Cambodia’s journey to peace, Australian artists Gerry Cummins and Jill Stehn have created a series of stained-glass windows that they are generously donating to the museum. Gerry says his inspiration to create the windows is routed in his reflections about the horrors of the Vietnam War and its...
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CPCS in Pyongyang and the Demilitarised Zone

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) visited Pyongyang and the DMZ area in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) in November 2017. CPCS filmed a series of videos to share their learnings and experiences from this visit. These videos can be helpful in understanding the Korean Peninsula Conflict and...
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The Peace Museum needs your help! Peace Art Project Sculptures

The Cambodia Peace Museum is raising funds to purchase a unique sculpture created through the Peace Art Project Cambodia, transforming weapons into works of art that promote peace and unity. This has been an inspiring year for the Cambodia Peace Museum project. Thanks to our new partnership with the Friends Economic Development Association (FEDA), we...
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Save the Date! 21st October 2017: The Lotus Gala

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) is thrilled to announce the Lotus Gala, in support of the Cambodia Peace Museum project. The gala will at Malis Restaurant Siem Reap on October 21st 2017 beginning at 7:00pm. This year we’ve chosen the lotus as our theme.  Humans, like the lotus, are fragile beings yet...
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Ramji Prasad Neupane

Ramji P. Neupane is working as National Programme Manager with the UNDP supported Micro-Enterprise Development Programme, which supports rural poor below poverty line in entrepreneurship development and employment generation. READ MORE

2017 Peace Practitioners Research Conference

The sixth annual Peace Practitioners Research Conference (PPRC) will be held on 17-18 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Under the theme of Voices of People Living in Conflict Affected Communities you are invited to join community leaders, peace practitioners and scholars from across Asia and beyond, to share together the wisdom of community voices alongside analysis...
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Peace & Perseverance: An evening with His Excellency Jose Ramos-Horta

On August 4th 2017 the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies hosted a special evening with His Excellency Jose Ramos-Horta GCL AC, former President of East Timor, and co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize.  President Ramos-Horta reflected on East Timor’s journey from war to peace, noting the recent elections marked as a success because they were...
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Call for applications!

Applications for the 2019 CPCS Applied Conflict Transformation Studies (ACTS) Master’s Programme are open until October 31, 2018. Want to develop your skills and competence to build peace and justice in the Asia region and beyond? Want to strengthen your capacity to critically evaluate your own work and interventions, and to then apply these lessons to improving...
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Upcoming conference on the GRP-NDF Peace Process!

The Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) is pleased to announce an upcoming conference exploring the Government of the Philippines (GRP) – National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) peace process. At this important moment in the GRP-NDF peace process, conference participants will have a chance to hear from distinguished guests and key stakeholders....
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Celebrating the Music and Arts of Cambodia

The ChubMet Festival showcases the importance of music and arts as ways for people to share their experiences, their hopes for the future, and celebrate resilience in Cambodia. Siem Reap’s second annual ChubMet (Friendship Festival) kicked off on Friday night in Kandal Village. The weeklong festival celebrates friendship, community, and the importance of music and...
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