Through people-to-people diplomacy, the South Caucasus Peace Initiative builds understanding among the diverse groups in the region. It also promotes collaboration among governmental and non-governmental (including faith-based) organizations and the private sector. The situation in the South Caucasus, especially after the war between Russia and Georgia in 2008, still threatens international security and causes suffering.

UPF's South Caucasus Peace Initiative addresses three types of regional challenges:

• interreligious, reflected in relations between Muslim Azerbaijan and neighboring Christian Armenia
• ideological, reflected in the Georgia/Russia struggle which is, in a way, about different concepts of democracy
• humanitarian, reflected in the widespread social problems created by years of conflict

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