This paper assesses the extent to which the COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic directed the attention and resources of the international community away from peacebuilding, and the potential impact of this on conflict-affected environments. It draws from a global survey, interviews, and conversations with peacebuilding practitioners, publicly available information on peacebuilding funding, and real-time data on conflict events from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. The paper argues that resources and attention have ‘pivoted’ away from peacebuilding to tackle the threat presented by COVID-19, and that this can—but does not always—adversely affect conflict dynamics. It contends that this pivoting belies the interconnectedness of crises, leads to ‘forgotten crises’ and escalating threats, and exposes deficiencies in peacebuilding funding and, more broadly, preparedness and crisis response. Crises do, however, provide opportunities for reflection and change, including how to address these deficiencies and, in so doing, advance more efficient, effective, and ethical practice.

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冲突、COVID-19 和危机应对：从“转向”转向做好准备

本文评估了 COVID-19（2019 年冠状病毒病）大流行在多大程度上将国际社会的注意力和资源从建设和平上转移开，以及这对受冲突影响的环境的潜在影响。它取材于全球调查、访谈以及与建设和平从业者的对话、有关建设和平资金的公开信息以及来自武装冲突地点和事件数据项目的冲​​突事件的实时数据。该论文认为，资源和注意力已经从建设和平“转向”应对 COVID-19 带来的威胁，这可能（但并不总是）对冲突动态产生不利影响。它认为，这种转变掩盖了危机的相互关联性，导致“被遗忘的危机”和不断升级的威胁，并暴露了建设和平资金以及更广泛的准备和危机应对方面的缺陷。然而，危机确实提供了反思和变革的机会，包括如何解决这些缺陷，并在此过程中推进更高效、更有效和更符合道德的实践。