COVID-19 and Cease-fires: What Have We Learned?
Events at USIP
English - September 24, 2020 20:31 - 1 hour - 119 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsGovernment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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USIP had a timely discussion on the strategies needed to pursue effective cease-fires in conflict zones. Drawing from recent reports, including the recent USIP publication “Searching for COVID-19 Cease-fires: Conflict Zone Impacts, Needs, and Opportunities,” panelists considered the correlation between political willpower and conflict resolution, how the secretary-general’s cease-fire appeal was perceived on the ground in conflict zones, and whether international pressure could make a difference in advancing the secretary-general’s call.