The Peacebuilding Fund

What is the Peacebuilding Fund?
Created through joint Security Council and General Assembly resolutions in 2005 as part of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, together with the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and Peacekeeping Operations (DPO), the PBF is the United Nations’ leading instrument to invest in prevention and peacebuilding programming, in partnership with the wider UN system, national and subnational authorities, civil society organizations, regional organizations and multilateral banks. The Fund supports joint UN responses to address critical peacebuilding opportunities, connecting peace, development, human rights, and humanitarian action. The core principles of the Fund are being timely, catalytic, and risk-tolerant, and facilitating inclusiveness and national ownership, integrated approaches, and cohesive UN strategies. 

The PBF is primarily funded through voluntary contributions from Member States. In addition, General Assembly 78/257 approved $50 million in assessed funds per year starting in 2025.