A key element of the tion related to the shifts in conflict dynamics at country portfolio’s relevance and added value has been to put and regional level, the impacts of COVID-19, as well as into practice Oxfam’s commitment to the localisation the increased maturation of the peacebuilding work of agenda and taking this one step further, in supporting Oxfam and its partners. [...] This initia- with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provided tive included the publication of the “Conflict in the time guidance on the development of the new Danish Nation- of Coronavirus” by Oxfam and the #IMatter campaign, al Action Plan on WPS, which was finalised and adopted which spotlighted the work of our partners supported in in December 2020. [...] on women in crises and conflicts in the Sahel and glob- ally, and provided both financial and technical support There has been significant progress regarding sup- to a number of research, policy and advocacy initiatives port to peacebuilding initiatives with participation of particularly related to Women, Peace and Security (WPS), women and youth, with 33 concrete initiatives in 2020 including the. [...] refugees in Uganda, and in Ghana, to youth groups and women actively engaged in communication about peace A growing number of women and youth-led peace- on social media and radio and in communities ahead of building organisations are supported and enabled to the national elections, which were largely peaceful de- participate in peacebuilding processes. [...] As identified by the participants of the WhatsApp agenda and bridge the gap between lived experiences group, capacity support in online communication and and local-led peacebuilding priorities at the community campaigning could be very useful in order to attract and national level, regarding the regional and global more youth to join them.
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