And aid groups warn the conflict risks triggering a broader humanitarian crisis.
Rights groups have called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is serving his final year in office, to take a tougher stand against hard-line Muslim groups fomenting religious conflict in several parts of the country.
The common European practice of giving pressure groups a formal status, and often a legal right to be consulted, minimises conflict by ensuring that powerful groups put their case to governments before laws are introduced.
The United Nations estimates that at least 9, 000 people have died in the conflict while opposition groups put the death toll at more than 11, 000.
It offers the possibility of reducing poverty, increasing access to employment that provides a living wage, preventing conflict between social groups, and building tolerance, acceptance and peace.
The United States is concerned that a buildup of Turkish troops in northern Iraq could spark a conflict with Kurdish groups that control much of the area.
"From the beginning, we have warned that some militant groups want to move the conflict in Syria to Iraq, " said Ali al-Mussawi, adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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During her time in Newtown, Sherlach kept busy as a member of numerous groups such as the district conflict resolution committee, safe school climate committee, crisis intervention team and student instructional team.
This recognises guerrilla groups as actors in an armed conflict, and offers reduced prison sentences if they demobilise.
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The region's mineral riches have been plundered by numerous groups and countries during the long conflict.
The situation is being made worse by flooding, fighting and an internecine conflict between different rebel groups.
Mr. Woo said the presence of different employee groups may have caused an initial conflict to escalate.
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Herding goats brings together groups who might have been in conflict, or at least increases chances of co-operation.
The United Nations estimates at least 9, 000 people have since died in the conflict, while activist groups put the death toll at more than 11, 000.
The disputed re-election of Kenya's president, Mwai Kibaki, last month unleashed a wave of unrest that has ballooned into a conflict pitting rival ethnic groups supporting one or another politician against each other.
More robust financial management systems and a strengthened commitment to overcoming inequalities between different regions and groups, a major source of conflict, are highlighted as priorities, along with action to tackle gender disparities.
As for labor difficulties, they will no doubt be part of an airline merger, but the conflict between the two groups of US Airways pilots resulted from a controversial seniority ruling that, in the history of the airline industry, has been a unique event.
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There are now roughly 500 groups registered by the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation.
Many observers fear that Syria, a mosaic of different religious sects and ethnic groups, could devolve into a religious conflict.
According to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), 2% of Colombians displaced by the conflict belong to indigenous ethnic groups.
The conflict pitted different Congolese ethnic groups -- funded and armed by many of the country's neighbors -- against each other.
Nonetheless, the rival legions of activists and advocacy groups on the front lines of the conflict each claim momentum is on their side as they convene symposiums and organize rallies to commemorate the Roe anniversary.
The amount of money armed groups make off three of the main conflict minerals (tin, tantalum and tungsten) has dropped 65% over the past two years, according to a report released earlier this month, which attributes the decrease both to the efforts of the tech industry and to new legislation.
In fact, in recent weeks, Turkey's fiery prime minister has publicly urged the Turkish media not to report on the growing number of Turkish casualties in the conflict, drawing criticism from media freedoms groups.
An escalation of the conflict may lead to the involvement of Afghan armed groups, expanding it quantitatively and qualitatively.
There has been less progress for the poorest children and those living in countries affected by conflict, in remote regions or those from minority groups, when compared to those whose families have greater resources.
Executives wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest between the investment banking and the wealth management groups.
And they should call on any groups with influence to desist from words or deeds that may fuel the conflict.
Whatever the situation, the pattern is always the same: outside groups move in, forcing the indigenous people either to leave or live amid conflict.
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