18 / 02 / 2011
Linking Peacebuilding and Development. European Peacebuilding Liaison Office. 11 February 2011.
The EU (European Commission plus Member States) provides almost 60% of global official development assistance (ODA). EPLO believes that the EU can significantly increase the peacebuilding potential of its development assistance programmes. The purpose of this short paper is to highlight some of the means by which EU ODA can become a more effective instrument for building peace and preventing violent conflict.
The paper is divided into three sections: an explanation of the links between development and peacebuilding, an assessment of some of the practical implications of strengthening those links, and some specific recommendations towards the EU institutions.