UN FORUM SERIES – measuring progress on human rights, and peace, in conflict affected areas

This post was contributed by Andrea Iff, Head of Business and Peace, swisspeace. Conflict-affected and high-risk areas are characterized by specific political, economic and social conditions. An area can be conflict-affected either because of a violent conflict that exists between language, religious or identity groups independently from a business operation or because of a violent conflict between a company and a community surrounding a business operation.