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Monitoring of Social Media Provisions in Peace Agreements

A critical and evolving aspect of contemporary conflict mediation is the impact of social media on conflict dynamics and the mediation process. Mediators are beginning to address this impact through standalone social media agreements, pre-process codes of conduct, or the inclusion of specific social media clauses in broader ceasefire or peace agreements. This brief aims to address the as yet understudied challenge of how to implement and monitor social media provisions in peace agreements.

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United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and Build Up ^
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