Peacebuilding is aimed at preventing the outbreak, recurrence or continuation of armed conflict. Ending and preventing civil wars and other forms of armed violence often includes peace negotiations; the deployment of UN peacekeeping operations; the protection of civilians in conflict zones; and violence prevention and reconciliation efforts.
The humanitarian response and peacebuilding fields include a wide range of actors from states and their militaries; to UN agencies, peacekeepers, regional organizations and international NGOs; to local actors, such as civil society, women groups, or health care workers and emergency responders.
The Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies brings together a number of researchers and practitioners working in the field of humanitarianism and peacebuilding to explore key issues such as current and future challenges in humanitarianism and humanitarian responses to people on the move; civilian (self)-protection and well-being; the use of force in peacekeeping operations; the gender dimensions of conflict and women’s peacebuilding networks; and diverse forms of local peace and resilience building.