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Silencing the Guns can Reduce Forced Displacements

30 Dec 2020

Armed conflict is the major driver of forced displacement in Africa and the problem is becoming more severe. How can the African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative help deal with the forced displacement crisis on the continent? This policy brief argues that the focus should be on two interventions: strengthening early warning and promoting preventive diplomacy; and addressing structural root causes.
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Authors

Tsion Tadesse Abebe, Ottilia Anna Maunganidze

Pages
12
Published in
South Africa

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