PEACE INFRASTRUCTURES.ORG
Peace Infrastructures.org is a knowledge portal for practitioners, policy-makers, academics, and institutions engaged in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. It aims to provide resources and tools to support local, regional and national initiatives to establish and sustain peace infrastructures, enhance experience-sharing and coordination amongst practitioners, as well as cultivate new approaches to conflict prevention.
What are peace infrastructures?
The use of the term "infrastructures" does not necessarily relate to physical constructions. It means to accentuate the interdependence of national and local initiatives, institutions and people that together provide the framework supporting a country's capacity to address grievances, potential turbulent political transitions, or recurrent tensions, through dialogue and consultations at all levels of society.
Why a portal on I4P?
In various countries where the I4P concept was applied, the approach has contributed to reduce or prevent violent conflict. Recognizing the achievements made and the growing interest around peace infrastructures, the portal seeks to bring together the body of knowledge already available in this field and support collective efforts to strengthen and enhance the I4P concept.
Audience of the Portal
- Institutions and organizations such as the UN, regional, and civil society organizations assisting countries to enhance national capacities for conflict prevention.
- Governments and local stakeholders interested in developing or strengthening their own infrastructures for peace or share best practices.
- Academia, analysts, and policy-makers seeking to research current practice, share lessons learned, and inform its practical applications.
Management
The Peace Infrastructures Portal is currently managed by the Joint UNDP-DPA Programme on Building National Capacities for Conflict Prevention, with the support of the portal's partners. The Portal was made possible by the generous support of The Kingdom of the Netherlands.
