Peace is the North Star During and the Post COVID-19 Pandemic

(@sidchat1) is the UN Resident Coordinator to Kenya. (@walidbadawi) is the UNDP Resident Representative to Kenya.

A landmark handshake-former Prime Minister Raila Odinga & President Uhuru Kenyatta bridge their differences and sign a declaration of peace between the two political leaders. March 9, 2018. Credit: State House

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 21 2020 (IPS) – Amid various global conflicts in the 1980s and 1990s, the International Day of Peace (IDOP) was established to commemorate the strengthening of the ideals of peace globally. Today, peace is not just the absence of conflict, but a key prerequisite for development. It is in recognition of the crucial linkages bet…