Wednesday 2 December 2009

Conflict early warning response mechanisms

Conflict early warning and response’ (EWR) was conceived as a means of preventing violent conflict in order to protect people’s life. Broadly two types of mechanisms can be distinguished: quantitative and qualitative models. The most explicit response mechanism exists with regard to humanitarian emergencies at the UN level; however the EWR mechanism is far from being efficient since the UN is a bureaucratic organisation with a ‘silo’ mentality among the different agencies and departments, and the UN Security Council is a highly politicised body. At the same time, only in recent years have regional organisationsbeen charged with responding to crises and only now are they beginning to establish instruments (organs of peace and security) with a capacity to respond.
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