Development for Peace and Security: Development Policy in the Context of Conflict, Fragility and Violence

This strategy sets out the provisions and guidance for German development policy in contexts characterised by conflict, fragility and violence. It replaces the “Cross-Sectoral Strategy for Crisis Prevention, Conflict Transformation and Peace-Building in German Development Cooperation” from 2005 and incorporates parts of the 2007 BMZ strategy entitled “Development-Oriented Transformation in Conditions of Fragile Statehood and Poor Government Performance”. As an interministerial responsibility, German commitment regarding fragile states encompasses the entire process from crisis prevention through potential conflict resolution measures to promoting long-term development.
The objective of the strategy is twofold: firstly, to improve development policy for peace and security; and secondly, to enhance the effectiveness of the German development policy response in contexts which are characterised by conflict, fragility and violence.