Bringing Peace into the Post-2015 Development Framework: A Joint Statement by Civil Society Organisations

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¹ This document is dated September 21, 2012 – International Day of Peace. The purpose of this document is to encourage an effective integrated approach to peacebuilding, human rights and sustainable development in the post-2015 development framework.

The document has been jointly prepared and endorsed by the following NGOs and CSOs: 3P Human Security (U.S.), ACPPP (Africa CSO Platform on Principled Partnership), AFELL (Liberia), African Youth Peace Initiative (Uganda), Alliance for Peacebuilding (U.S.), Avangard (Caucasus), CARE Center for Applied Research in Education (Palestine), CDA Collaborative Learning Projects (International), CECIDE (Guinea), CEMIRIDE (Kenya), CENGAIN (Nigeria), Center for Justice and Peace Studies (Liberia), CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (International), Conciliation Resources (International), Cord (International), CORDAID (International), FECCIWA (West Africa), Federation for Social Defence – BSV (Germany), Gadet Pentagon (South Sudan), Gender & Economic Alternatives Trust (Zimbabwe), GPPAC (International), IHRHL (Nigeria), Institute for Democracy (Caucasus), Interpeace (International), Just Peace Initiatives (Pakistan), Kosovar Center for Security Studies (KCSS), Life & Peace Institute (Sweden), LINNK NGOs Network (Liberia), MARWOPNET (Liberia), Mediation Center International (Nigeria), NARDA (Liberia), Nonviolent Peaceforce (Belgium), NPSG (Nigeria), ODDI (Guinea), Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness (Belgium), Partners for Democratic Change International, Partners–Jordan, Peace and Conflict Resolution (DRC), PREGESCO (DRC), REFEADES –MAKOBOLA (Women in Action Network for Social Development, DRC), Refugee Law Project (Uganda), REPAOC (Senegal), RFP (Burundi), Rotary Club of Ortigas East (Philippines), Rural Women Peace Link (Kenya), Saferworld (International), Splendors of Dawn (Ghana), SSANSA (South Sudan), The Populace Foundation– Uganda, TIRI (International), TransConflict (UK), UFPACI (Cote d'Ivoire), Uganda Harm Reduction Network, United Network of Young Peacebuilders (International), World Vision (International), Youth Association for Development (Pakistan).

² The report goes on to highlight several excellent examples of areas for progress that respond to drivers of conflict, for example: ‘horizontal, vertical and gender equality, justice, relevant education and employment opportunities, sound management of natural resources, human rights protection, political inclusion and low levels of corruption[…] A legal system ensuring freedom from threat of all types of violence, including against minority groups, women and children; freedom from abuse, coercion and harassment; security of property; and confidence that effective investigation and criminal justice will follow any victimization’.

³ UN Task Team, ‘Peace and Security – Thematic Think Piece’, May 2012.

⁴ For analysis of the core themes running across 6 well-known peacebuilding frameworks see Saferworld, ‘Approaching post-2015 from a peace perspective’ (September 2012).

⁵ Since 2008, the IDPS has been a process through which members of the g7+ group of fragile states, donor governments and civil society organisations discuss how to address the development needs of fragile states more effectively through new objectives and different ways of working. These are set out in the IDPS’ three major outputs: the ‘Dili Declaration’, ‘Monrovia Roadmap’ and ‘New Deal for International Engagement in Fragile States’.

⁶ Two major studies substantiating this point from around the world were published in 2011: World Bank, ‘World development report 2011: Conflict, security and development’ and Institute for Economics and Peace, ‘Structures of peace: identifying what leads to peaceful societies’.

⁷ Such as the Kimberley process to stem the flow of conflict diamonds, the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) to end safe havens for corrupt funds and the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons.

⁸ For example, the group's August 2012 position paper ‘Fulfilling New Deal Commitments’ is available from the websites of network members including Interpeace and Saferworld.