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Lots of interesting online resources on #peacemediation have recently popped up. Here’s a compilation of interactive online platforms, which should be useful for #peacemediation practitioners and researchers alike👇
1/UN Peacemaker, the platform of platforms managed by the @UNDPPA Mediation Support Unit, with lots of useful resources, guidance documents, UN texts etc👉peacemaker.un.org @WhitfieldTeresa @AsifRKhanUN
2/Language of Peace, a database of peace agrement texts developed by @Cambridge_Uni and @UNDPPA, searchable by issue, country, conflict type etc👉languageofpeace.org/#/
Now that the #UNSC has passed a resolution endorsing the @UN #GlobalCeasefire, a few thoughts on (i) how we got here; and (ii) if this actually means anything 👇 [1/8]
.@CrisisGroup (like many other NGOs) called for the #UNSC to back @antonioguterres' #GlobalCeasefire campaign in April, although we had two caveats... [2/8] crisisgroup.org/global/global-…
Our first caveat was that the #GlobalCeasefire was never likely to be really "global". Different conflict parties would take it differently depending on their interests, strategies and views of #COVID. That remains the case today. [3/8] 
Syria's people have suffered 10 devastating years of war. Now they face both spreading hunger & #COVID19.
Oxfam joins international agencies calling for global leaders at this week's #SyriaConf2020 to scale up lifesaving aid urgently.
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Oxfam joins international agencies calling for global leaders at this week's #SyriaConf2020 to scale up lifesaving aid urgently.
Read more 👇🏾
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A staggering 9.3 million Syrians are now going to sleep hungry and +2m more are at risk of a similar fate. #Covid19 restrictions, the collapse of the Syrian pound, and the displacement of millions of people are a disastrous combination.
#SyriaConf2020 must step up support now.
#SyriaConf2020 must step up support now.
“Bread has become a luxury we can’t afford."
- Najwa, Rural Damascus, Syria
Faced with war & #coronavirus, unless funding and humanitarian access are increased, many Syrians will be pushed to the brink of starvation.
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#SyriaConf2020
- Najwa, Rural Damascus, Syria
Faced with war & #coronavirus, unless funding and humanitarian access are increased, many Syrians will be pushed to the brink of starvation.
New blog 👉🏾 oxf.am/2Zie1xR
#SyriaConf2020
It's happening! Russian media report that P5 leaders will hold a video summit on #COVID19 this Friday. A few notes on why this makes me unreasonably excited [1/5]
In the short term, a P5 "virtual summit" is (hopefully) a signal that the #SecurityCouncil will get behind a @franceonu's push for a resolution backing @antonioguterres #GlobalCeasefire appeal, albeit with caveats [2/5]. crisisgroup.org/global/global-…
I am not sure that a #UNSC resolution on #COVID19 will fully restore the SC's credibility after weeks of P5 bickering over how to react to the #pandemic and #globalceasefire, but it's probably still better than nothing. [3/5] foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/17/tru…
How will #COVID19 impact states in conflict?
Here are some thoughts from @CrisisGroup s president @Rob_Malley and UN Director @RichardGowan1.
Bottom line: the tail of this crisis will be with us for a long time.
Thread (1/11)
Here are some thoughts from @CrisisGroup s president @Rob_Malley and UN Director @RichardGowan1.
Bottom line: the tail of this crisis will be with us for a long time.
Thread (1/11)
.@RichardGowan1 sees four main risks:
⇨ To war-affected populations and IDPs,
⇨ Social collapse in fragile states,
⇨ Constraints on international mediation & peacekeeping,
⇨ Use as a pretext to crush dissent, delay elections.
(2/11)
⇨ To war-affected populations and IDPs,
⇨ Social collapse in fragile states,
⇨ Constraints on international mediation & peacekeeping,
⇨ Use as a pretext to crush dissent, delay elections.
(2/11)
The UN call for a #GlobalCeasefire has resonated more widely than expected.
In Colombia, the Philippines and Cameroon armed groups committed to the ceasefire, not only because they are worried about COVID-19, but also for tactical reasons.
(3/11)
In Colombia, the Philippines and Cameroon armed groups committed to the ceasefire, not only because they are worried about COVID-19, but also for tactical reasons.
(3/11)
#COVID19 UPDATE: Refugees living in severely overcrowded camps are sharing 1 tap for up to 250 people and many have less than 3.5 square meters of living space per person - which will make it extremely difficult to contain #coronavirus.
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#Coronavirus could also be catastrophic for people and places hit by conflicts, like Yemen, Syria & South Sudan, who are already struggling with malnutrition, diseases like cholera and a lack of clean water and health facilities.
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#GlobalCeasefire
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#GlobalCeasefire
Advice from @WHO states that people should stay 1 meter away from anyone coughing or sneezing, wash their hands frequently and seek medical help as soon as symptoms become apparent to avoid spreading #coronavirus. In #refugee camps, and elsewhere, this is *extremely* difficult.
