peacebuilding

Also peace-build·ing,

[pees-bil-ding]

noun

1. an approach to humanitarian aid work with a primary focus on reducing or preventing violent conflict by building and supporting stable political and cultural institutions (often used attributively).

   The organization promotes peacebuilding as a way to resolve injustice in nonviolent ways.

   Our hope is that more governments will deploy peacebuilding approaches and resources when responding to conflict.

Other Word Forms

• peacebuilder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of peacebuilding¹

First recorded in 1905–10; peace ( def. ) + building ( def. )

Example Sentences

"They threaten to topple the peacebuilding frameworks so many have worked so hard to construct."

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He is visiting Northern Ireland in partnership with the peacebuilding charity Beyond Skin and its Zambian partner organisation OpenNet 40.

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The country began a peacebuilding process after a 10-year civil war.

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The peacebuilding process attempted to lessen poverty and improve communities' livelihoods, but Nepal's communities faced significant difficulties due to the persistence of the underlying causes of the civil war combined with climate change impacts.

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It revealed that while researchers have focused on linking climate impacts to the onset of conflict, there has been less attention on how climate impacts affect communities already experiencing conflict or involved in peacebuilding.

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