Monitoring of Conflict stages

Establishing a monitoring conflict stage system for smaller 'forgotten' conflicts (that are not yet/anymore on the agenda of the UNSC). Use the partnerships with civil society actors and other actors (maybe academia/think tanks/other UN bodies?) as basis for the establishment/gathering of information/data of the monitoring. 

Stages of conflict --> identification of the stages

Assessment of different conflict stages, looking at conflicts that do not get enough attention from the Council.

Political reasoning

Key Questions

• Which strengths could be leveraged?
• Which tool(s), at disposal as a non-permanent member, could be used?
• Which partners and allies could be activated?

Notes

• What instruments available to non-permanent members could Switzerland use? New political influence; economic allowance towards mediatory efforts;
• What strengths can Switzerland build on? 
  mediation network; good offices practices
• Which partners and allies could be involved?' potentially the Scandinavian countries (if there is one in office);
• «Moral authority» of Switzerland in conflict issues (?)
• Categories of conflicts
  • forgotten conflicts
    • frozen conflicts (never formally solved, but other factors keep them stable)
    • "intentionally" forgotten conflicts
    • "actually" forgotten conflicts (low on the media and political agenda)
• On which category of conflict should Switzerland focus to bring in its strengths the best way? 
• Media and political attention through focus on conflicts with more media attention vs. "actual" impact through focus on less controversial, but less famous topics?
• CH as international financial hub --> single out perpetrators --> targeted sanctions on individuals
• Conflicts in which P5 are not involved in weapon selling/other aspects --> more likely to have targeted sanctions not blocked