CISLAC Harps On Early Warning, Response Reporting On Conflicts

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for robust synergy between journalists and relevant stakeholders on early warning and response reporting on conflicts.

The organisation made the call during a during a media training on early warning and response reporting organised for journalists in Enugu.

CISLAC also stressed the need for building synergy through formation of emergency response teams led by the media comprising relevant authorities to enhance coordination and confidentiality in information sharing on early warning and early response.

In his remarks at the event, the executive director of (CISLAC)/Transparency  International in  Nigeria,  Mr.  Auwal  Ibrahim – Musa Rafsanjani,  said the training organised in collaboration with Open Society Foundation (OSF) was put  together with  a view to building the capacity of participants on issues concerning early warning response and reporting, especially in the present day Nigeria  characterised  by  various forms of conflicts.

He said: “The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International (TI) in Nigeria has been advocating adequate reform in the defence and security sector since 2014 through various projects focusing on strengthening citizens participation towards peace and security, reconciliation and stability in Nigeria engaging state and non-state actors towards the passage, ascent an implementation of the national IDP Act in Nigeria;    increase transparency and accountability in the defence sector,    protection of civilians in armed conflict and civilian harm mitigation (POC-CHM)”

The organization added  that it had been building community resilience and social protection in the North East.

According to Rafsanjani who spoke through  CISLAC’s senior programme officer, Mrs.  Bertha Ogbimi, throughout these interventions, CISLAC/TI-Nigeria had conducted series of high-level engagements with defence and security agencies, members of relevant committees in the National Assembly, executives, civil society, media groups as well as other state and non-state actors at national and state levels.