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.

13 July 2022

Feedback report, Ukraine and impacted countries crisis

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Polish Red Cross

A feedback report capturing community feedback on the Ukraine and impacted countries crisis via information lines and social media listening. This feedback includes emerging questions, concerns and priorities and recommendations.

  • Community feedback
  • Conflict
  • Hotline
  • Social media

12 April 2022

Better programming initiative, do no harm

Type:

Guide

Organization:

IFRC

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

  • Conflict
  • Context analysis

4 April 2022

Ukraine emergency: Key informant interviews

Type:

Report

Organization:

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)

A summary of findings from Key Informant Interviews (KII) conduced by the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) between 3-5 March 2022 in order to better understand key information and communication needs…

  • Assessments
  • Conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Information needs assessment

17 March 2022

Information is aid, Ukrainian crisis

Type:

Factsheet

Organization:

ICRC

A factsheet providing information for affected people in Ukraine. For more information visit https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/europe-central-asia/ukraine/help-useful-information-affected-people

  • Conflict
  • Information as aid
  • Russian
  • Template

17 March 2022

How do you talk to children about war?

Type:

Guide

Organization:

IFRC

A one-page guide for parents and caregivers on how to talk to children about war. This can be used for children either directly or indirectly affected by conflict.

  • Children
  • Conflict
  • MHPSS
  • Ukraine

30 September 2021

Review of the evidence landscape on the RCCE interventions among the Rohingya refugees

Type:

Report

Organization:

Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform

This report is the first output in a body of work undertaken to identify operationally feasible suggestions to improve risk communication and community engagement efforts (RCCE) with displaced Rohingya people…

  • Conflict
  • Displacement
  • CEA and Health
  • CEA and Migration