- Next Century Foundation
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The Next Century Foundation Formation 1990 Type Non-profit organization Legal status Foundation Headquarters London, United Kingdom Region served Worldwide Secretary-General William Morris (Next Century Foundation) Website http://www.ncfpeace.org/ The Next Century Foundation (NCF) is an elite organisation that operates in various conflict zones across the globe. Originally established in 1990 to provide a forum for off-the-record discussions between Palestinians and Israelis, in addition to maintaining its original focus on the Middle East Peace Process NCF has expanded its remit by focusing on and operating in Iraq, Kashmir, Kosovo, Sudan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Yemen and Libya.
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Activities
The NCF electoral monitoring team in Red Zone Iraq: setting out for Nineveh Province in 2006.
The Foundation produces policy papers for submission to governments. Most NCF work is second track and behind the scenes. Examples are wide ranging. For instance the NCF has:
- Run missions into Iraq on behalf of the UK Minister of State for Foreign Affairs prior to the Iraq war, to examine prospects for war avoidance.[1]
- Established the new International Media Council (since incorporated into the International Council for Press and Broadcasting) to examine problems of bias and racism in the media. Under the auspices of the council, the Foundation holds the International Media Awards annually.
- Provided a forum for direct dialogue between Serbs and Albanians over Kosovo (The West only permitted proximity talks at the time of the war).
- Produced reports on shared sovereignty issues with regard to Kashmir and Jerusalem
- Produced a series of policy reports on the political and security situation in Iraq, Iraq's regional relationships and the disputed territories (including Kirkuk). These usually follow extensive fact-finding missions throughout Iraq, carried out since 2003 and in some of Iraq's most dangerous and volatile areas.
- Monitored provincial and parliamentary elections in Iraq since 2005 (NCF election monitoring delegates have been the only international monitors to operate in both the Green and Red zones of Iraq).
- Worked on Mid East Peace Process issues including:
- A Resident Commissioner for Conciliation
- A Comprehensive Peace Process (Abdallah/Arab Plan).
Organization
Founding members were businessmen, politicians, journalist and diplomats including Claud Morris, Lord Arnold Weinstock, David Alliance, Baron Alliance CBE, Mr Jaweed al-Ghussein and Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman.
The present Secretary General is William Morris (Next Century Foundation). The Co-ordinator is Maggie Tomkinson. The trustees are Hon Mark Gregory Hambley (USA), David Alliance, Baron Alliance of Manchester (UK), Mrs June Jacobs (UK).
The Advisory Board of the Next Century Foundation includes: Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath; The Lord Tugendhat; The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hanley KCMG; HE DR Mohamed Shaker; Mr Russell Twisk; Mr Jaweed Al-Ghuussein; HE Mr Eric Roleau; HE Nasser Bin Hamad M. Al-Khalifa.
References
- ^ http://www.iraqwararchive.org/data/may06/UK/telegraph03.pdf Baghdad shut the door on a way out of war, By Anton La Guardia, David Blair and Andrew Sparrow (Filed: 06/05/2003)
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Categories:- Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process
- Organizations established in 1990
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