To solve mass violence, look to locals

Title:
To solve mass violence, look to locals
Speaker:
Severine Autesserre
Description:

Severine Autesserre studies the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the middle of the deadliest conflict since World War II; it's been called "the largest ongoing humanitarian crisis in the world.” The conflict seems hopelessly, unsolvably large. But her insight from decades of listening and engaging: The conflicts are often locally based. And instead of focusing on solutions that scale to a national level, leaders and aid groups might be better served solving local crises before they ignite.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
16:01
Format: HTML5
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