Media Coverage

With Armed Groups on the Rise, Youth Engagement is More Important than Ever

The rise of armed groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date Published
7 Oct 2020

Dr Siobhan O’Neil and Kato Van Broeckhoven published an op-ed in IPS News on the rise of armed groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. As governments worldwide struggle to contain COVID-19, recent reports suggesting armed groups like Islamic State are resurging offer a sobering account of the many challenges that the global community now faces. We need to ensure that young people are provided a place in society at large as we emerge from this crisis and beyond. Some armed groups appear to be making room – will we, they ask?

Theme
Peace
Keywords
Conflict Disease
Institute
UNU-CPR
Copyright
Creative commons

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