Our latest report, Conflict sensitive assistance in Syria – new considerations, outlines a number of ways in which international assistance risks doing harm and ways in which international assistance can contribute to peace in Syria.
The report is based on discussions with Syrian colleagues and partners working alongside international teams to support aid delivery over the past decade. It is intended as a living document to stimulate discussion of emerging conflict sensitivity considerations for international assistance in Syria.
This resource outlines broad conflict sensitivity considerations that could apply across the country but may play out in distinct forms in different localities. The report also makes suggestions for ongoing research and analysis agendas that can support conflict sensitive assistance in Syria.
Syrian colleagues identified four key needs in the new context that require consideration from a conflict sensitivity perspective including: reconciling civil society ecosystems, supporting social cohesion; engaging with governance and institution building issues; preparing for truth-telling and reconciliation.
This paper was co-published with COAR, and is available as a summary or full report in English on the links below.
