Globally, COVID-19 has brought disruptions and the creation\nof a “new normal. The pandemic has widened inequalities, brought up new\nconflicts and shaken the trust of global economy and governance. In Nigeria, the\npandemic has exposed her weak health care system, destroyed means of\nlivelihoods, dragged more people below the poverty line and led to gross human\nrights abuses. While gains in conflict-ravaged states like Borno, Yobe and\nAdamawa could be easily lost. Peacebuilders must step in to help but adapt to a\nsocially distant future that is heavily dependent on virtual interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of efforts by civil society organizations (CSO) to\nexplore the nature of peacebuilding in a socially distant era that is heavily\ndependent on virtual interactions, the Building Blocks for Peace Foundation,\nWest African Network for Peacebuilding-Nigeria, Peace Initiative Network and\nthe CORAFID Centre for Innovation and Research, organized a virtual dialogue\namong CSOs working on peace and security and other relevant stakeholders\nincluding INGO, academics, religious leaders and representatives of government\nministries to interrogate and explore the new look of peacebuilding in the\ncontext of responding and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n