Introduction : NGOs, peace, and human security / Oliver P. Richmond -- Conflict prevention : old wine in new bottles? / Karin Aggestam -- NGO-military relations in peace operations / Francis Kofi Abiew -- Humanitarian NGOs in peace processes / Michael Schloms -- Neutrality and the ICRC contribution to contemporary humanitarian operations / Charlotte Ku and Joaquín Cáceres Brun -- Human rights NGOs in UN peace operations / Felice D. Gaer -- Sexual violence : NGOs and the evolution of international humanitarian law / Frances T. Pilch -- Peace beyond the state? NGOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bronwyn Evans-Kent and Roland Bleiker -- Humanitarian international NGOs and African conflicts / Wafula Okumu -- NGOs and peacebuilding in Afghanistan / Mahmood Monshipouri -- NGO mediation : the Carter Center / James Larry Taulbee and Marion V. Creekmore, Jr. -- Conclusion : NGO dilemmas in peace processes / Henry F. Carey.