Addressing Fragility: A New Learning Agenda

In doing so, the paper discusses both what we need to learn and how we need to learn. In particular, the paper makes three overarching recommendations: Focus our learning agenda on the “collective wisdom” on supporting peace and stability in fragile states articulated...

USAID Field Guide: Helping Prevent Mass Atrocities

This guide unpacks critical issues for USAID officers—especially those working in high-risk environments—and provides relevant background, guidance on good practices, and illustrative programming examples. The guide also identifies other resources and offices within...

Atrocity Prevention through Dialogue

Humanitarian dialogue may serve as a crisis-mitigation instrument, offering short-term relief and civilian protection. When the risk of atrocities is remote, political dialogue can be used for structural or upstream prevention aimed at conflict resolution or...