Our work in Geneva and beyond

UNDP seeks to strengthen national and local capacities for conflict prevention, including providing support to national processes and actors in mediation, dialogue, negotiation and consensus building, fostering social cohesion, and strengthening institutions that promote conflict prevention and peace.  

UNDP's CPPRI portfolio includes Buildoing National Capacities for Conflict Prevention Joint Programme, Conflict Prevention, Preventing Violent Extremism, Climate Security, Core Government Function and Local Governance and Sustaining Peace. 

In Geneva our conflict prevention and peacebuilding portfolio implements policy with peace actors including – NGOs, academia, think-tanks, the private-sector, international organisations and member states to anchor UNDP’s conflict prevention and peacebuilding offer. 

In Geneva our conflict, prevention and peacebuilding offer engages with partners through:  

• Multi-stakeholder platforms– to bring UNDP guidance and expertise to organisations through multi-stakeholder platforms such the Geneva Peace Building Platform, the Principles for Peace, Finance for Peace and other processes.
• Policy advocacy – Our work in Geneva focuses on emerging and cutting edge policy issues, including in areas such as engaging the private sector in conflict prevention and peacebuilding including Tech for Peace, Business for Peace and Peace Finance, Trade for Peace, the use of Strategic Foresight in prevention and emerging policy areas such as the New Agenda for Peace. 
• Knowledge sharing– Our research and guidance notes on areas such Mental Health and psychosocial support, Preventing Violent Extremism, Digital peacebuilding in Geneva Peace Week. We also provide support through our Prevention Academy to support over 170 countries.