Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva
Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva
Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva
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CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN DIALOGUE<br />
Address 114, Rue de Lausanne CH-1202 <strong>Geneva</strong><br />
Phone +41 (0)22 908 1130<br />
Fax +41 (0)22 908 1140<br />
Web www.hdcentre.org<br />
E-Mail info@hdcentre.org<br />
Category Dialogue<br />
MISSION STATEMENT<br />
<strong>The</strong> HD Centre is an independent, <strong>Geneva</strong>-based foundation whose purpose is to prevent human suffering in war. <strong>The</strong> approach<br />
starts from the premise that preventing and resolving armed conflict is the surest means of doing so, and to this end we promote<br />
and facilitate dialogue between belligerents. <strong>The</strong> HD Centre aims to contribute to efforts to improve the global response to armed<br />
conflict. We believe that dialogue based on humanitarian principles can assist in achieving political settlements, and that the informal<br />
initiatives of a private foundation can usefully complement formal diplomacy.<br />
Founding year 1999<br />
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES<br />
1) To undertake and promote action to prevent and resolve armed conflicts, in particular through tailor-made support to peace<br />
processes where our involvement adds value, including:<br />
facilitating discussions, including acting as a mediator where appropriate; ensuring that the parties are able to participate<br />
effectively in negotiations; mobilizing humanitarian, diplomatic and/or political responses; contributing policy input on relevant<br />
substantive issues; and providing other specifically-adapted services, such as financing mechanisms and other logistical support,<br />
where the assistance of a private foundation is required.<br />
2) To learn from and contribute to policy research to strengthen peace-making expertise, including through sharing what we learn<br />
from our own operational engagement under (1) above through policy development and dissemination and staying abreast of and<br />
commenting on best practice in relevant fields.<br />
<strong>The</strong> HD Centre engages with a number of religious groups in its work and tries to keep itself informed of important religious<br />
movements and developments, occasionally publishing on the subject as a result.<br />
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS<br />
Slim, H. (2004). "Violent Beliefs." <strong>The</strong> Royal United Services <strong>Institute</strong> Journal for Defence and Security Studies: 19-23.<br />
Slim, H. (2005). <strong>The</strong> Christian Responsibility to Protect. WCC Experts Seminar on the Responsibility to Protect. <strong>Geneva</strong>, HD Centre.<br />
Slim, H. (2003). <strong>The</strong> Church, Military Forces and Humanitarian Identity in War. Caritas Internationalis Humanitarian Seminar on<br />
Relations with the Military. Vatican City, HD Centre.<br />
REMARKS<br />
It seems that the section “Religion and Violence” is rather small, but the center has a number of interesting publications.<br />
Dr. Hugo Slim: Chief Scholar.