Conflict Prevention

(asked on 25th October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with the United Nations to reduce aggression and conflict globally.


This question was answered on 8th November 2021

The United Nations is a key UK partner in working to reduce the frequency and intensity of conflict and instability to alleviate suffering and to reduce aggression both diplomatically and through development. The UK plays a leading role at the UN in tackling conflict as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to foster coordinated responses to conflicts by the international community. The UK champions the UN Secretary-General's Sustaining Peace agenda, engaging with and providing support to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, agencies, funds, and programmes to shape a more effective approach to conflict prevention.

The UK is one the biggest supporters of the UN's Peacebuilding Fund, having committed over £175 million since 2006. We are also working with the UN on the ground through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), which is receiving £874 million in 2021-22 to focus on the link between stability, resilience and security, and work partners on peace initiatives. The UK is also the fifth largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping budget, deploying around 600 troops to UN peacekeeping missions such as in Mali. Our operational experience strengthens our credibility in promoting and supporting UN peacekeeping best practice to improve impact in conflicts.

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