swisspeace course: Virtual Conflict Sensitivity (online)

Continued education module offered by swisspeace and the University of Basel

In response to the challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, swisspeace has adapted their continuing education course offer.
swisspeace, in collaboration with the University of Basel, offers a 3-day Virtual Conflict Sensitivity Course on 12, 19 & 26 June 2020.

Peacebuilding, development and humanitarian interventions aim at contributing to a positive impact on the contexts within which they take place. External interventions in volatile environments thus need to be sensitive to the context. This includes the identification and mitigation of the risks of exacerbating conflict, and strengthening of opportunities to contribute to positive change.

Working in volatile and potentially quickly changing contexts requires organizations and their interventions to be adaptive and flexible. A conflict sensitive approach systematically takes into account both the positive and negative impacts of interventions on contexts and the impact of these contexts on the interventions.

In this course participants will:

• acquire an understanding of the concept and aim of conflict sensitivity
• learn about practical tools for applying conflict sensitivity in strategic and operational aspects of program management
• become aware of institutional and individual capacities for effective implementation of conflict sensitivity
• exchange experiences and become part of a community of practice

Applications for the Conflict Sensitivity Course close on 30 April 2020. For further information, please contact academy@clutterswisspeace.ch or visit the website.

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