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This document is a joint commitment signed by Conciliation Resources and 24 other leading humanitarian and peacebuilding organisations, ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit 23-24 May. The Peace Promise aims to create greater coordination and synergy between peacebuilding, humanitarian and development efforts.
 
The international community has in recent years been in a state of crisis management, reacting to events rather than proactively addressing root causes and supporting the long-term capacities and institutions that are required for sustainable peace and development. Several recent reports, agreements and resolutions have emphasised the need to focus on preventing crises and addressing the drivers of conflict
and subsequent human suffering. Prevention and peacebuilding is generally underfunded, initiated too late, not prioritized, or insufficiently sustained. The international community has a responsibility to address the root causes of violent conflict and implement measures aimed at peacebuilding and strengthening
resilience, which can also support a shift from providing humanitarian assistance to those in need to reduce those needs sustainably.