This is an independent study that was prepared for the Emergency Response Division in UNDP. The objective of the study was to contribute to the understanding of how development can play a role in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

This report was prepared in response to General Assembly Resolution 55/281 of 1 August 2001, which requested Governments, regional and sub-regional organisations, as well as relevant civil society actors to consider the SG’s Report on the Prevention of Armed Conflict.

The objectives of the report is to review the progress that has been achieved in developing the conflict prevention capacity of the United Nations, as called for by both the General Assembly and the Security Council, and to present specific recommendations on how the efforts of the United Nations system in this field could be further enhanced, with the cooperation and active involvement of Member States, who ultimately have the primary responsibility for conflict prevention.

The groundbreaking report of the panel, chaired by Brahimi, which set out the way that the United Nations should engage in peace-keeping operations.

Explanatory note on describing how the Framework for Coordination mechanism assists in fulfilling the United Nations’ responsibilities in early warning and preventive action and to provide a better understanding of how the mechanism works.

A set of recommendations relating to the enhancement of the effectiveness of the representatives and special representatives of the Secretary-General in Africa from the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, which have been agreed by members of the Security Council during informal consultations on 9 December 2002.