Workshop Report: Cross-sectoral Approaches to Mitigating Conflict Using the Case of South Sudan

This brief report presents key points resulting from a half-day Workshop on Cross-sectoral Approaches to Mitigating Conflict and Fragility Using the Case of South Sudan, that was held in conjunction with the Working Group on Education and Fragility biannual meeting in Washington, DC on 21 March 2011. The event provided an opportunity for Washington-based stakeholders and Working Group members to share practices across sectors on approaches to mitigating conflict and fragility by focusing on the case of South Sudan and discuss cross-sectoral synergies to mitigating conflict and fragility, particularly between education and other areas of intervention. The workshop brought together 28 experts from various sectors and fields – education, health, governance and conflict management and mitigation.