Seminar: Do fragile and conflict-affected countries prioritise core government functions?

Two UNDP seminars on 4 June in Stockholm, Sweden, and 5 June in Helsinki, Finland

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Work conducted by our Conflict, Security, and Violence team will be presented at two public seminars, jointly organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), OPM, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, and UNU-WIDER. The seminars are designed to share and discuss the findings of a forthcoming report: 'Do fragile and conflict-affected countries prioritise core government functions?'

This report is based on a research project undertaken for UNDP, which looked at whether, and how, prioritising spending on core government functions (CGF) can lead to more successful transitions towards peace and development in fragile and conflict-affected countries. This research was based on country case studies in Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Colombia, Myanmar, and South Sudan, and was devised to provide evidence to inform the ways in which post-conflict assistance is conceptualised and designed. You can read more about the project's approach and its outcomes in our project description.

The seminars

4 June: Stockholm, Sweden 

The seminar is open to the public, and pre-registering is available via the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation website. It is being held at Norrsken House  in Stockholm, and will also be streamed live on the Foundation's Vimeo page.

Full details of the programme can be found on Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation's website.

5 June: Helsinki, Finland

The seminar is open to the public, and pre-registering is available via the UNU-WIDER website. It is being held at their centre in Helsinki, and will also be streamed live on their Facebook page.

Full details of the programme can be found on UNU-WIDER's website.

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