Peace-Development
Nexus
Since 2002, the United Nations has supported the New Partnership for
Africa's Development (NEPAD) as a comprehensive framework for development
initiatives in Africa. One of the greatest hindrances to development
in Africa as elsewhere, is armed conflict. Peace is an essential condition
for the continent's advancement.
In asking the Secretary-General to report annually on The Causes of
Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development
in Africa, the General Assembly stated that prevention of conflict must
remain the fundamental focus of the work of the United Nations and that
peace, security and development are inextricably linked (A/RES/58/235,
25 February 2004). Conflict prevention and the consolidation of peace
require coordinated, sustained and integrated efforts from the United
Nations system and Member States.
The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) emphasizes the link
between lasting peace and sustainable development and therefore seeks
to support peace initiatives in order to provide a secure basis for
development in Africa.
DDR and Stability in Africa
2008 Secretary-General's Progress Report on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa
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