Creating peace corridors

Establishing cease-fire zone

Description

Creating peace corridors involves establishing safe, demilitarized zones or routes to enable the secure movement of civilians, humanitarian aid, and negotiators in conflict areas. This strategy aims to reduce civilian casualties, facilitate emergency relief, and support dialogue between conflicting parties. By providing protected passage and temporary refuge, peace corridors address immediate threats to life and wellbeing, mitigate the impact of violence, and create opportunities for longer-term conflict resolution and trust-building.

Implementation

UNICEF pioneered the establishment of "Days of Tranquillity" and the opening of "Corridors of Peace" to provide vaccines and other assistance desperately needed by children caught in armed conflict. The practices have now been used in troubled areas around the world from El Salvador to Lebanon, Sudan to former Yugoslavia.