At Geneva Peace Week, P4P moderated a panel on supporting locally led prevention efforts in high-risk countries, organized by the U.S. State Department. Panellists emphasized prevention as a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to reactive measures amidst rising global conflicts.

During Geneva Peace Week, P4P moderated the panel “Prevention and Peacebuilding Architectures: Building Support for Locally Led Prevention Efforts in At-risk Countries,” organized by the U.S. State Department. Present on the panel were key experts in peacebuilding and prevention efforts including, Mr. Mark Iozzi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilisation Operations at the US State Department, Ms. Anka Feldhusen, Director for Crisis, Prevention, and Stabilisation of the German Federal Foreign Office, Amb. Nathalie Olijslager-Jaarsma, director of the Netherland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Directorate for Stabilisation and Humanitarian Assistance, Ms. Liz Hume, executive director of Alliance for Peacebuilding, Mr. Brian Williams, Chief for the Peacebuilding Strategy & Partnerships Branch of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), and Mr. Mustafa Abdullahi Hassan, director general of the Southwest Ministry of Interior, Local Governance, and Reconciliation (MoILGR).

The panel emphasized the importance of prevention—now more relevant than ever in a world facing rising conflict and humanitarian crises. Furthermore, prevention offers a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to reactive measures, as exemplified by the Global Fragility Act, an important framework that is in line with the vision of Principles for Peace.