Virtual discussion violence and conflict early warning systems
Date: 26-05-2021Time: 9:30-11:00 EDT/UTC-4Location: online
Conflict and violence monitoring and early warning systems can save
lives. Despite the recognized links between gender inequality and risks
of conflict and instability, the integration of gender-sensitive
indicators in early warning systems has been infrequent and
inconsistent. Overlooking gender in early warning risks ignoring gender
norms or behaviors that contribute to violence. It further risks
formulating policies and responses that do not account for the different
needs and experiences of women, men, girls and boys. Simply put, we
must integrate gender in early warning systems.
To address these gaps and building on existing efforts to mainstream
gender in conflict early warning systems, the International Foundation
for Electoral Systems (IFES), in partnership with the United States
Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
(CSO), developed a Global Framework for Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Early Warning of Violence and Conflict.
Please join IFES and CSO on May 26 for a virtual discussion with
global experts from around the world, including Afghanistan and Nigeria,
about how this framework can improve violence and conflict early
warning systems.
