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Under the new framework of sustaining peace, adopted in identical General Assembly and Security Council Resolutions (70/262 and 2282 respectively), prevention is central, particularly when it is conceived as a function of sustainable development and inclusive governance.
However, under existing dominant paradigms, prevention continues to be defined negatively, largely by its symbiotic relationship to conflict. It is not conceived as a proactive, nationally owned and driven strategy for averting the outbreak of conflict and sustaining peace.
In order to bring about a conceptual shift, IPI is organizing a series of high- and expert- level conversations to explore how to promote sustaining peace and prevention as a proactive, nationally owned and driven strategy for averting the outbreak of conflict and sustaining peace (see “related events” at right for info on two of them).
The issues briefs below were the basis of these discussions.
However, under existing dominant paradigms, prevention continues to be defined negatively, largely by its symbiotic relationship to conflict. It is not conceived as a proactive, nationally owned and driven strategy for averting the outbreak of conflict and sustaining peace.
In order to bring about a conceptual shift, IPI is organizing a series of high- and expert- level conversations to explore how to promote sustaining peace and prevention as a proactive, nationally owned and driven strategy for averting the outbreak of conflict and sustaining peace (see “related events” at right for info on two of them).
The issues briefs below were the basis of these discussions.
Sustaining Peace: What Does It Mean in Practice?
This issue brief seeks to unpack the definition of sustaining peace and provide examples of what it looks like at the national and international levels. It also aims to clear up the political cobwebs in the minds of some stakeholders fearful that the concept is another Trojan horse for outside intervention. Read more
Peace Operations and Prevention for Sustaining Peace: The Restoration and Extension of State Authority
This issue brief focuses on what activities peace operations can undertake that would contribute toward sustaining peace under a mandate to restore and extend state authority. It suggests that the primacy of politics, people-centered approaches, context-sensitive analysis, performance legitimacy, and rule of law, rather than simply stabilization, must drive this process. Read more
UN Regional Political Offices and Prevention for Sustaining Peace
This issue brief focuses on how the mandates or these regional political offices could be strengthened from the perspective of sustaining peace. It suggests that these offices should work with regional partners and other UN entities to identify capacities for peace, including as part of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Read more
Entrepreneurship for Sustaining Peace
This issue brief focuses on how entrepreneurship can contribute to preventing conflict and sustaining peace. It identifies points of convergence between entrepreneurship and peace, recognizing that these are likely to be highly context-specific. Read more
See a list of all of IPI’s work on Sustaining Peace here>>
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