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Peace and Conflict-Covid-19 Nexus in Yemen – a Consultation with Experts: The Impact on Women’s Inclusion in the Peace Process in Yemen
(PeaceRep, 2022)This report is the third in a series that has examined the connections between Covid-19 and the conflict in Yemen in considering prospects of broader inclusion, i.e. women, when rethinking the peace process. The first ... -
Covid-19: Tool of Conflict or Opportunity for Local Peace in Northwest Syria?
(Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP), 2021-07)Despite early mitigation measures and a proactive stance, opposition governance institutions used the Covid-19 crisis as a political tool at the expense of relief. The opposition Syrian Interim government in northern ... -
Breathing Space: Vaccination Ceasefires in Armed Conflict
(Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP), 2021-09)In March 2020, as people worldwide grappled with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) called for a global ceasefire “to help create corridors for life-saving aid. To open precious ... -
Pandemic Cleavages: Covid-19 and the South Sudanese Peace Process
(Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR), 2021-07)About: Roughly 15 months into the Covid-19 pandemic, it now becomes possible to analyse the impact the pandemic shock had on peace processes globally and assess its mid- and long-term consequences. This briefing investigates ... -
Pandemic Pauses: Understanding Ceasefires in a Time of Covid-19
(Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP), 2021)On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the rapid global spread of the novel coronavirus known as Covid-19 as a pandemic.1 Shortly after, on 23 March 2020, the UN Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio ... -
Covid-19: Tool of Conflict or Opportunity for Local Peace in Northwest Syria?
(Global Justice Academy, University of Edinburgh, 2021-06)Evidence shows that local communities played a central role in mitigating the impact of Covid-19, helping to bridge the governance gap in northwest Syria. As Covid-19 was spreading across the world in the early months ... -
An Interactive Tracker for Ceasefires in the Time of COVID-19
(Elsevier, 2020-12-14)COVID-19 poses a distinct health challenge in conflict-affected states. Conflict has been recognised as a direct threat to health and a factor that complicates responses to health crises. Reflecting these challenges, the ...