Development assistance has the potential to address several structural drivers of violence. These include weak and oppressive governance and limited livelihood opportunities. At a time when the number of armed conflicts is on the rise, while development assistance is expected to drop significantly, this potential is increasingly difficult to realize. Given these challenges, how can development assistance contribute to conflict prevention? This policy brief summarizes the key takeaways from the PRIO Paper ‘Can development assistance prevent conflict?’, which analyses this question through a systematic review of global evidence and in-depth case studies of South Sudan and Mozambique.
Read the full PRIO Paper on which this brief is based: Can development assistance prevent conflict?
