Towards a People-Centered Approach to Sustaining Peace through Operational and Policy Coherence

This submission draws from the joint work of the Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS), Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflicts (GPPAC), and the Transparency, Accountability and Participation (TAP) Network as part of the SDG16+ Localisation Consortium on advancing operational and policy coherence for prevention, sustainable development and peace through advancing a people-centered approach rooted in local ownership across all pillars of the UN work. This document serves to inform the 2020 Peacebuilding Architecture Review by presenting key messages and recommendations critical for the continued advancement and implementation of Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace.