Do not go for glamorous assistance, but support with a long breath! The process of reconciliation consists of a lot of small steps, success is not immediately visible, and there might be steps back on the way. Therefore, support from outside must be patient and continuing. It might look very glamorous to support truth commissions and other prominent instruments associated with reconciliation, but the steady and serious support of transforming parts of the social system(e.g. educational reform, reform of politi­cal institutions) might be of higher value. Do your homework! There is no standard of reconciliation which can be“produced” by a defined set of instru­ments. Every approach to reconciliation has to take into account the special conflict history and culture of the concerned society. That means that the international community must analyse reasons for conflict and local concepts of reconciliation before they start interven­ing. Be a good example! The credibility of the international community plays a crucial role. That is especially true for bilateral donor countries. Their credibility strongly depends on their approach of dealing with their own past, e.g. in the context of the Second World War, but also in the context more recently interventions. Accordingly, international interventions on justice must always follow international standards of justice and human rights. 5