Understanding Conflict Resolution
Hilal Ahmad Wani

Abstract
Conflict resolution has immense importance and relevance in present scenario. As we know across the globe countries are facing number of conflicts, social, economic, political, ethnic and other types of conflicts are prevalent which needs a solution only then people can live a peaceful life without any fear and danger. Conflict resolution is such a mechanism where conflicted parties come together and sort-out their incompatibilities and conflicts by peaceful means. It has been accepted by all stalwarts, academicians, civil society and prominent personalities of the world that war is the last option in politics which can only be interpreted as last resort. Conflict resolution as mechanism of peace building, peacemaking and peacekeeping includes only peaceful methods and techniques for the maintenance of peace and security and to protect the succeeding generations from the scourge of war, because war has the bad repercussions and ramifications. Today in renowned universities of the world conflict resolution is being studied as subject of discipline. Hence, conflict resolution can play a vital role to create awareness among people of the world that only in peaceful world people can survive and develop themselves. World had seen the consequences of first and second world war now they don’t want to see another war which would be more dangerous in terms of disaster, and annihilations, the world have not so much resources to overcome its debt. Therefore, conflict resolution mechanism and confidence building measures can be adopted as a check or prevention over conflicts and peace could be maintained in easy way without following the way of violence.

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