CEA and Conflict

Engaging with communities during times of conflict is vital. However, working in conflict zones can create a unique set-of challenges when implementing CEA, including a limited access to communities and tight time frames. These tools and resources will support you to incorporate CEA into your conflict responses effectively.

Key resources

19 June 2019

Engaging people in armed conflict

A discussion paper from the ICRC called ‘Engaging People Affected by Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence’….

12 April 2022

Better programming initiative, do no harm

An IFRC guide on how to do conflict-sensitive context analysis.

2 July 2019

Engaging with people affected by conflict and violence video (Arabic subtitles)

This Arabic animation produced by the ICRC and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative illustrates their joint working paper: Community…

The below resources can be used to incorporate the CEA into the different stages of your conflict response. An explanation of where each CEA minimum action sits in the below programme cycle can be found here.

25 March 2026

Participation In Emergencies In Slovakia

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Slovak Red Cross

This case study shows how the Slovak Red Cross demonstrated that meaningful community participation is possible even in the earliest phase of an emergency response. By using rapid focus group…

  • Conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Meaningful participation
  • Shelter

25 March 2026

The Branch Leads On Feedback In Bulgaria

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Bulgarian Red Cross, IFRC

This case study shows how the Bulgaria Red Cross uses a structured, team‑based system to turn community feedback into action. Weekly analysis, strong leadership, and fast communication channels ensure issues…

  • Community feedback
  • Conflict
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

25 March 2026

From Response To Commitment In Greece

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Hellenic Red Cross, IFRC

This case study shows how the Hellenic Red Cross (HRC) turned emergency‑driven CEA practices from the 2015 migration crisis into a long‑term organisational approach. By embedding CEA into policies, training,…

  • Conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Institutionalisation
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

25 March 2026

Strengthening Community Participation In Türkiye

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent

This case study shows how the Turkish Red Crescent strengthened community participation by partnering with existing Ukrainian Associations during the Ukraine Impacted Countries response. By shifting decision‑making to trusted community…

  • Community feedback
  • Community-led solutions
  • Conflict
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

19 March 2026

CEA Evaluation: Ukraine and Impacted Countries Emergency Appeal (summary)

Type:

Evaluation

Organization:

IFRC

This summary outlines the key findings of the evaluation on how effectively community engagement approaches were implemented in the Ukraine and Impacted Countries Emergency Appeal. It highlights the contributions community…

  • Community feedback
  • Conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Ukraine and impacted countries

19 March 2026

CEA Evaluation: Ukraine and Impacted Countries Emergency Appeal

Type:

Evaluation

Organization:

IFRC

This evaluation examines how effectively community engagement approaches were implemented in the Ukraine and Impacted Countries Emergency Appeal, which was launched in February 2022 in response to the humanitarian consequences…

  • Community feedback
  • Conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Institutionalisation