The main objectives of EPLO's Peace, Development and Security Working Group (PeDS WG) are derived from EPLO's Strategic Objective 4: To make EU development assistance more conflict-sensitive.

The PeDS WG aims to ensure that EU development policies and practices adequately incorporate conflict prevention and peacebuilding - in line with the whole-of-EU approach - and thus contribute to the achievement of sustainable peace worldwide. It also promotes and monitors conflict sensitivity in the use of EU development assistance, including in fragile contexts.

For more information about the PeDS WG, please contact Ben Moore.

Recent Activities

• In October 2011, EPLO organised a round-table discussion on 'Peacebuilding in Sudan and South Sudan: The Role of EU'. Click here to download the report and final agenda of this Civil Society Dialogue Network event.

• In April 2011, EPLO, IKV Pax Christi and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict organised a panel discussion on 'Peacebuilding, Statebuilding and Situations of Fragility'. Click here to download the report and final agenda of this Civil Society Dialogue Network event.

• In February 2011, EPLO published a statement entitled Linking Peacebuilding and Development. Click here to download the new statement.

• In January 2011, the PeDS WG submitted its contribution to the European Commission's consultation on the green paper on 'EU development policy in support of inclusive growth and sustainable development: Increasing the impact of EU development policy'. For more information, please contact Ben Moore.

• In November 2010, EPLO organised a panel discussion on 'The EU, Peacebuilding and Situations of Fragility'. Click here to download the report and final agenda of this Civil Society Dialogue Network event.

• On 5 May 2010, EPLO organised a seminar in the framework of the Initiative for Peacebuilding entitled 'Peacebuilding and Development: Faraway, so close'. Click here to download the report.

Recent Publications

•  Linking Peacebuilding and Development (February 2011)

Other Documents

• Conflict prevention as a cross-cutting issue in EC development co-operation (July 2008)

• Comments on the European Commission's Issues Paper: Towards an EU strategic response to situations of fragility in developing countries: Engaging in difficult environments for long-term development (September 2007)

• The EU as a Conflict-sensitive International Player: Key Actions to make a Difference in 2007-2013 (January 2007)

• Comments on the European Commission's Issues Paper: Towards a European Consensus on Governance in Development Co-operation (June 2006)

• European Union Development Policy Statement: Proposed amendments on the Commission Communication (EPLO-International Alert-Saferworld, September 2005)