"The Peacebuilding Commission, by establishing an institutional link between security and development, will also promote an integrated approach to post-conflict peace building and play a central role in addressing the problem of armed violence."

-  Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development.

Sudan: The presence of peacekeeping forces in West Darfur enable host governments, armed opposition groups, community and assistance partners to cooperate in achieving improvement in security and other conditions affecting civilians.

Photo: J.G. Brouwer/UNAMID/T. Mackinnon