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Crucial, but vulnerable: The role of Chiefs in COVID response and conflict resolution

Santschi, Martina. (2020) Crucial, but vulnerable: The role of Chiefs in COVID response and conflict resolution. CSRF Blog.

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Abstract

Chiefs play a critically important role in communities' right across South Sudan. They play a vital role in settling disputes, preventing armed conflict and fostering peace within and between communities. As the key intermediaries between local communities and higher levels of government, UN agencies and international NGOs, they have an essential role to play in informing, sensitizing and mobilizing community members around critical social issues, such as COVID-19. However, due to their age many chiefs are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. This blog explores these issues, and offers recommendations for aid actors on how they can work with chiefs in conflict sensitive ways, whilst seeking to mitigate COVID-19 related risks for chiefs in communities across the country.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften > Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft
04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften > Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft > Politikwissenschaft (Goetschel)
09 Associated Institutions > swisspeace foundation
UniBasel Contributors:Santschi, Martina
Item Type:Other
Publisher:Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Other publications
Language:English
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