Covid-19 als Chance für den Frieden?: Ernüchternde Erfahrungen aus Kolumbien und Syrien

As of the end of 2019, the regime under President Bashar al-Assad, along with Russia and Iran, controls almost three-quarters of Syrian territory. Despite ongoing fighting for the last-remaining rebel stronghold of Idlib as well as fragmented territorial control in the north-east, the war in Syria has been decided militarily.

With the pandemic, the risk of violence against women and children, especially within the home, increased further as people sheltered at home at the same time that they faced great financial and emotional stress. The authors of this GIGA Focus assess government efforts to address and treat gender-based violence.

Neste artigo sobre o terremoto na Síria e o seu impacto no envio de ajuda humanitária, o Dr. André Bank examina, em retrospectiva, como o regime sírio tem respondido à outras crises, tais como a pandemia da COVID-19.

In diesem Artikel über das Erdbeben in Syrien und seine Auswirkungen auf die Bereitstellung humanitärer Hilfe liefert Dr. André Bank Hintergrundinformationen über den früheren Umgang des syrischen Regimes mit anderen Krisen, z.B. der COVID-19-Pandemie. 

Das Interview befasst sich mit der politischen Lage in Syrien nach dem Erdbeben vom 6. Februar. Es erläutert insbesondere die militärische und politische Kontrolle im Land und was dies für die Bereitstellung von Hilfe in den verschiedenen Teilen des Landes bedeutet.

Organiser: Volkswagen Foundation Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Speaker)

How does the Covid-19 pandemic influence the dynamics of violence in Colombia and Syria.

Colombia elected its first leftist president on July 19th. Gustavo Petro and his vicepresident were inaugurated on Sunday 7th.

A cross-regional comparative analysis of the effects of COVID-19 on violence shows high levels of variation between contexts and in terms of specific armed actors. While Latin America along with the Middle East and North Africa have experienced an overall reduction, violence in sub-Saharan Africa has increased.

COVID-19 paved the way for a left-wing government winning in Colombia’s recent elections. The pandemic has deepened structural inequalities, promoting an unprecedented wave of protest against the right-wing incumbent. Answering with high levels of violence only further increased the call for change.

As of the end of 2019, the regime under President Bashar al-Assad, along with Russia and Iran, controls almost three-quarters of Syrian territory. Despite ongoing fighting for the last-remaining rebel stronghold of Idlib as well as fragmented territorial control in the north-east, the war in Syria has been decided militarily.

With the pandemic, the risk of violence against women and children, especially within the home, increased further as people sheltered at home at the same time that they faced great financial and emotional stress. The authors of this GIGA Focus assess government efforts to address and treat gender-based violence.