peacebuilding

American  

[pees-bil-ding] / ˈpisˌbɪl dɪŋ /

Also peace-building,

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.

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Other Word Forms

• peacebuilder noun

Etymology

Origin of peacebuilding

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

Example Sentences

Concerning Gaza, the timing of the meeting is "very significant", said Gershon Baskin, the co-head of peacebuilding commission the Alliance for Two States, who has taken part in back-channel negotiations with Hamas.

From Barron's

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From Science Daily

The researchers say the findings underscore the need for peacebuilding and efforts to limit climate change in risk-prone regions to be designed to work together, and not in isolation.

From Science Daily