Conflict and Peace

The DAC Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation (CPDC, www.oecd.org/dac/conflict) is the international forum that brings together conflict prevention and peace-building experts from bilateral and multilateral development agencies, including from the UN system, EC, IMF and World Bank. The CPDC is a subsidiary group of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC).

The CPDC works on issues of security and development , peacebuilding and evaluation .

More about recent and on-going CPDC work.

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SSR consultations with the government of Bolivia

13-Nov-2008

An OECD-DAC in-country consultation on Security System Reform (SSR) took place in La Paz, Bolivia from 29 September to 4 October. Various donors were involved in the consultation, which was held by invitation of the Bolivian authorities. Its principal aim was to build SSR capacity at the country level amongst donors and government, thus ensuring that the OECD SSR norm-setting agenda will be properly transferred from headquarters to the country level.

Expert Consultations on forthcoming OECD-DAC report on "Armed Violence Reduction and Prevention"

07-Oct-2008

On 4 and 5 September 2008, international expert consultations on the forthcoming OECD-DAC report on “Armed violence and conflict prevention” took place at the OECD in Paris. The report, which is expected to be released at the end of 2008, aims to highlight the interaction between armed violence and development, as well as to identify potential fields of action for AVR programming.

Mary B. Anderson addresses the “Policy-Practice Gap”

03-Oct-2008

On Wednesday 3rd September the DAC Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation (CPDC) invited Mary B. Anderson to the OECD to lead a discussion on "The Policy-Practice Gap". 

OECD Security System Reform Train the Trainers course, 7-9 July 2008

15-Jul-2008

With support from GTZ, INWENT hosted an OECD SSR train the trainers course in Bad Honnef (Germany) on 7-9 July 2008. The aim of the course was to provide OECD DAC members and other specialized organizations with the training skills and tools necessary to build SSR capacity at headquarters and in the field.   

OECD in the field - Launching Security System Reform consultations

05-May-2008

Security System Reform in-country consultations have been launched by the OECD to close the gap between policy and practice and influence results on the ground.

OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice

04-Feb-2008

The OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform is an operational manual designed by and for international actors working to address insecurity and to support access to justice.

Enhancing Security and Justice Service Delivery

02-May-2007

This study provides groundbreaking analysis of the challenges faced in security and justice service delivery. More importantly, it proposes an innovative solution for development agencies, engaging in supporting security and justice development.

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The Handbook ensures that donor support to SSR programmes is both effective and sustainable.

The OECD DAC Handbook on SSR

Recent Work

Security System Reform is an area of increasing international engagement in developing countries where security from violence and fear is coming to be seen as as a public policy and governance issue.

Security System Reform