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CIC in the news

UN report sheds light on ‘unimaginable atrocities’ across Syria in 2020
Sep 17, 2020

TRT World interviewed Hanny Megally, CIC senior fellow and member of the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry, about a new report on continued violence by armed actors after the ceasefire in March.

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The Heat: United Nations Turns 75
Sep 17, 2020

CIC director Sarah Cliffe was interviewed on the China Global Television Network about the UN General Assembly and challenges to global cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Past Events

Peace One Day Live

Sep 21, 2020

On Monday, September 21, Pathfinders is partnering with the Peace One Day Live Global Digital Experience 2020. The event brings together inspiring national leaders, mayors, actors, and musicians for a full day of live, digital broadcasting to raise awareness of Peace Day and kickstart a Decade of Peace. At Peace One Day, the Pathfinders will publicly announce plans for the third grand challenge—the Movement to Halve Global Violence, by 2030.

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High-Level Open Debate of the UN Security Council: Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace

Aug 12, 2020

The challenge of sustaining peace has been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has caused multi-dimensional disruption, putting gains on the ground in peace, security, development, and human rights at risk. However, the pandemic has also created opportunities for more integrated approaches to peacebuilding and sustaining peace. On August 12, CIC's director Sarah Cliffe joined the current and former United Nations secretary-generals to brief the Security Council on the conflict risks posed by COVID-19 and options for the multilateral response.

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Upcoming Events

UN General Assembly High-level Week—High Level Event on COVID-19 and the role of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Building Resilience and Sustaining Social Cohesion and Peace

Sep 24, 2020

One of the many consequences of the COVID-pandemic is an increase, worldwide, in mental and psychosocial distress at individual and community level. This virtual high-level event organized by the Netherlands, the Center on International Cooperation, and the g7+ group of conflict-affected countries will discuss how Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) can help individuals and communities retain or regain resilience, strengthen solidarity and cohesion, address trauma, and foster reconciliation in the context of COVID-19.

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UN General Assembly High-level Week: The Challenge of a Lifetime: Ensuring Universal Access to COVID-19 Health Technologies

Sep 25, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that ensuring the right to health of all citizens in all countries is a matter of utmost urgency, and that no one will be safe until everyone is safe. The high-level event, co-hosted by the President of Costa Rica, will explore ways to enhance international cooperation through initiatives like C-TAP (the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool) and ensure universal access to health technologies, including a vaccine.

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