IGAD's Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism

The Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) is a collaborative effort of the eight IGAD Member States. IGAD Member States established the CEWARN Mechanism to fully utilize early warning and early response to prevent violent conflict so as to serve the aspiration of their people for shared prosperity and a sustained, just peace. The Mandate: To receive and share information concerning potentially violent conflicts as well as their outbreak and escalation in the IGAD region; undertake and share analyses of that information; develop case scenarios and formulate options for response; share and communicate information, analyses and response options; carry out studies on specific types and areas of conflict in the IGAD region. Through its national network of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders – Conflict Early Warning and Response Units (CEWERUs); National Research Institutes (NRIs), Field Monitors (FMs), and Local Peace Committees, CEWARN presently undertakes its conflict early warning and response function in three clusters or pilot areas. These are the Karamoja Cluster (covering the cross-border areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda); the Somali Cluster (covering the cross-border areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia) as well as the Dikhil Cluster (covering the cross-border areas of Djibouti and Ethiopia).