Peacebuilding
A non-linear blend of conflict prevention, political, security, humanitarian and development activities, tailored to the particular context.
- The Oxford Handbook of Religion Conflict and Peacebuilding
- Routledge Handbook of Peacebuilding
- Handbook on Peace and Conflict Studies
- Introducing Conflict Transformation: Basic Principles
- From Theory to Practice: Key Ideas of J.P. Lederach
- Technical and Transformative Approaches to Change
- John Paul Lederach’s book summary Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians
Humanitarian Action
Seeks to save lives, alleviate suffering in response to need.
Critical Issues …
UN Secretary-General’s Policy Committee agreed on the following conceptual basis for peacebuilding to inform UN practice.
“Peacebuilding involves a range of measures targeted to reduce the risk of lapsing or relapsing into conflict by strengthening national capacities at all levels for conflict management, and to lay the foundations for sustainable peace and development. Peacebuilding strategies must be coherent and tailored to specific needs of the country concerned, based on national ownership, and should comprise a carefully prioritized, sequenced, and therefore relatively narrow set of activities aimed at achieving the above objectives.”
Humanitarian Action.
- Provides life-saving services and facilitates the return to normalcy for people and communities affected by natural and man-made disasters.
- It also seeks to lessen the destructive impact of disasters and complex emergencies.
