Conflict resolution is a cultural phenomenon, dependent on any society’s relevant norms, practices and institutions. While conflict is universal, the ways in which it is expressed and managed are not.

There are a variety of techniques and processes for handling conflict around the world which take in the culture of the warring groups. Different cultures develop their own formal and informal ways of handling conflict – such as Ubuntu-Gacaca and Mato Oput in Africa, Jirga in Afghanistan and Sulah in the Middle East.

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