Searching for COVID-19 Ceasefires: Conflict Zone Impacts, Needs, and Opportunities

Searching for COVID-19 Ceasefires: Conflict Zone Impacts, Needs, and Opportunities

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

By: Tyler Jess Thompson

On March 23, 2020, as COVID-19 was first appearing in many conflict-affected areas, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call for warring parties to cease hostilities and instead wage battle against the pandemic. Drawing on an examination of conflicts in Afghanistan, Colombia, Cameroon, Israel and Palestine, Libya, the Philippines, Syria, Ukraine, and elsewhere—this report looks at how COVID-19 has affected conflict parties’ interests, positions, and capacities, and provides recommendation for how the international community leverage the pandemic to promote peace.

Type: Special Report

Global Policy

Transitional Justice

The Rule of Law Center has shaped the field of "transitional justice" through research that examines these issues in comparative perspective, publications, grant-funded work, and substantive policy advice.

Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies

Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

By: Judy Barsalou

  In March 2004, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), with assistance from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), hosted a three-day conference at Airlie House in Warrenton, Virginia, entitled "Trauma and Transitional Justice in Divided Societies." The purpose of the conference was to explore, from different disciplinary perspectives, how divided societies emerging from violent conflict have sought justice and reconciliation through various transitional jus...

Type: Special Report

Q&A: Shimon Peres Visits Washington

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

By: Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen;  Scott Lasensky

Two USIP Middle East experts assess Israeli President Shimon Peres’s visit to Washington, DC, and the status of the peace process.

Type: Analysis

Constitution-Making Web Links

Monday, April 9, 2007

Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information on constitution-making processes and the role of public participation. General Resources National Constitutional Assemblies Non-Governmental Organizations and Constitutional Studies Selected Documents and Decisions These links complement the following Institute Special Reports: (1) Democratic Constitution Making, and (2) Iraq's Constitutional Process: Shaping a Vision f...

Type: Article