Conflict and Fragility Preventing Violence, War and State Collapse - Oecd Publishing

The international community today is hardly in a position to avoid another genocide, as witnessed in Rwanda in 1994, despite the significant evolution of early warning systems in recent years. Although many organisations have integrated early warning mechanisms into their policies, conflict early warning faces challenges similar to those it faced 15 years ago, and there are new ones on the horizon. Preventing Violence, War and State Collapse aims to support the efforts of OECD-DAC members and other organisations active in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding to better integrate conflict early warning analysis and response into their programming. The publication is based on a review of the literature on early warning and response, as well as inputs from surveyed agencies. It seeks to assess the value and role of early warning for the prevention of violent conflict and to identify the most effective early warning and response systems. It concludes with a set of recommendations for policy makers in donor and partner countries in influencing future developments in this field.