Collier and Hoefller [ 17] have estimated that 40%% of countries relapse into conflict after a period of apparent recovery.
Nevertheless, reconstruction is rarely a linear process and about 40percentnt of countries relapse into conflict [ 9].
In this regard, as CPA implementation is related to a decline in child mortality rates, post-CPA states with higher implementation rates will have a lower risk of relapse into violent conflict.
War exacerbates the poverty trap since risk of renewed violence in post-conflict countries is high -- an estimated 40percentt of post-conflict countries relapse into conflict within 10 years.
In the 1992 report Agenda For Peace, the Secretary General of the United Nations defines peace-building as "action to identify and support structures which will tend to strengthen and solidify peace in order to avoid a relapse into conflict" [ 1].
UNICEF Sierra Leone designed a programme to address these causes and minimize the chances of a future relapse into violent conflict.
Furthermore, due to the potential for some countries and regions to relapse into violent conflict, we recognise the limitations of the term 'post-conflict'.
Continuity in the delivery of health services during relapses of violence after conflict may be perceived positively by a population already traumatized by the recent conflict.
Activities such as poverty reduction, infrastructure building and the rehabilitation of child soldiers are critically needed to stop Liberia from relapsing into conflict and keep it moving ahead, he noted.
In recent months, relapses into conflict in the Central African Republic, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have highlighted the struggle that many African countries face in moving from fragility to peace.
GdC It's very important when issues are being addressed around identifying root causes of conflicts and what we need to do to avoid a lapse, a relapse, into conflicts, that we need to be very cautious and to develop strategies that are enabling the population to actually become a productive part of society.
