PATRIR and CPAU Joint Project Achieving the MDGs through Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Apr 3, 2014 | The Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR), and Peace and Unity Afghanistan (CPAU)
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The objective of the project is to strengthen state, civil society and UN capacity for peacebuilding, peace consolidation and violence prevention in Afghanistan in the aftermath of violent conflict. The project will assess and engage with key state, civil society, UN, and other relevant institutions in Afghanistan, to evaluate and support/strengthen their capacity for effective peace consolidation, managing the transition from ‘peacekeeping/peace enforcement’ to peacemaking and peace consolidation, and to support the development of targeted programming and measures for violence prevention.

The project will 1) identify, evaluate and assess capacity and institutional development support for peacebuilding, peace consolidation and violence prevention to Afghan state and civil society actors; 2) assess from Afghan and international experts and stakeholders current and future capacity needs; and 3) design a core module and materials on peacebuilding and peace support operations for select state and non-state Afghan experts. The project and all materials will be customised for the situation, needs and context in Afghanistan. PATRIR and CPAU will also draw upon contextualised knowledge of the needs and situation in Afghanistan plus – as appropriate – relevant international expertise in transitions and the key role of national (state and civil society capacity).

The target group will include: key government / state actors, policy and decision makers dealing with development and peace consolidation in Afghanistan; key civil society / non-state actors dealing with development, governance, and peacemaking/peace consolidation in Afghanistan; staff of UN agencies and peacekeeping missions and UN Country Teams in Afghanistan (UNAMA, UNDP Afghanistan).