Multilateralism re-imagined - Interrupting repeating cycles of conflict in an increasingly polarized distrustful world

With violent conflict across the globe at its highest levels since the Second World War, and many donors cutting development financing, what can we do? On the one hand, we need to start thinking out of the box to stop these repeating patterns. And we need to be better at what the root causes of conflict are. This way we can design more effective and efficient conflict prevention measures. We urgently need to find better ways of incentivising how we work together across sectors since successful conflict prevention is predicated on effective cooperation. This is easier said than done! For instance, we know that Early Warning Systems are meant to serve as the first lines of defence. Yet most partner Early Warning Systems are designed to focus on symptoms rather than root causes.

This panel spotlights emerging best practice generated by a longstanding multilateral program spanning three institutions – the World Bank, the African Union and the UN - to incentivise and inspire innovative conflict prevention partnerships that focus on identifying and tackling root causes.

Tune in to learn about the experiences of this group of partners engaged in collectively bridging the gap between early warning and early action by using a human rights-based approach to conflict prevention.

Get first hand insights into (a) how investment into partnerships can help interrupt and break repeating conflict patterns, and (b) how innovative inclusive data ecosystems underpinned by symbiotic intelligence (SI) that blends AI, machine learning and human intelligence can help build trust and incentivise more effective conflict prevention actions.