CEWARN

On May 5th, South Sudan’s Vice President, H.E. Dr. Riak Machar, formally launched a national Conflict Early Warning and Response Unit (CEWERU) committee directly linked to IGAD’s Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN.) This historic step was taken with the leadership of the South Sudan Peace and Reconciliation Commission (SSPRC) which now takes up the mantle of the existing early warning system.

See press release for details

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Press Release: Launch of South Sudan national CEWERU -5 May, Juba

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The Ethiopian consultative meeting on national conflict prevention and resolution priorities commenced on 30 April 2012 in Hawassa Town.The two-day meeting organised by IGAD’s conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) in collaboration with the national Conflict Early Warning and Response Unit (CEWERU) of Ethiopia, is designed to inform CEWARN’s post-2012 Strategy plan on regional cooperation in conflict prevention in the IGAD region.

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Press Release: Ethiopian national meeting on CEWARN post-2012 Strategy

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IGAD’s conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) in collaboration with the national Conflict Early Warning and Response Unit (CEWERU) of Uganda is conducting a two-day consultation on national priorities in conflict prevention and resolution as well as the role of conflict early warning and response structures in this pursuit.

The consultation currently underway in Entebbe is  to inform CEWARN’s regional strategy plan development process for the 2012-2019 period that will be hinged on individual priorities of IGAD Member States in Conflict prevention as well as common priorities guiding regional cooperation.

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Press Release: national consultation in Uganda on post-2012 CEWARN Strategy Plan

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CEWARN and the National Steering Committee (NSC) on Peace building and Conflict Management of Kenya in the Office of the President are convening a two-day national seminar on developing a post-2012 regional strategy that aims to build peace through the delivery of conflict early warning and response operations.

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Press release: CEWARN national high-level seminar in Kenya on post-2012 strategy

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