Implementing peace accords sustainably: Alternative avenues to bypass blockages and mitigate resistance

Implementing peace accords is essential for sustaining peace and preventing recurrence of violence.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
7 May 2022
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Ramsbotham, A.

Abstract

Implementing peace accords is essential for sustaining peace and preventing recurrence of violence. But implementation often hits blockages and meets resistance, and is prone to delay, breakdown and collapse. Alternative avenues for implementation can help to navigate obstacles and maintain momentum. These can include ‘decentralising’ implementation through regional and local processes; combinations of top- down and bottom-up initiatives to implement gender commitments; and multiple monitoring mechanisms adapted to support implementation of short- and long-term objectives.

This paper is an output of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PEACEREP) programme.

Citation

Ramsbotham, A. Alternative avenues for implementing peace accords: Strategies to bypass blockages, mitigate resistance and maintain momentum. Accord Spotlight. UK: Conciliation Resources and PeaceRep, 2022

Implementing peace accords sustainably: Alternative avenues to bypass blockages and mitigate resistance

Published 7 May 2022
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