Guidance note

Peace and conflict analysis, a guidance note for ILO’s programming in conflict and fragile contexts

Various UN agendas, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG16 in particular) and the Sustaining Peace resolutions, and discussions around the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus recognize that achieving development outcomes and reducing humanitarian need is dependent upon preventing and transforming violent conflicts. The UN Secretary-General has called on all UN entities to integrate the approach to sustaining peace in their strategic planning, as a strategic goal to which they all contribute.

In implementing the principle of Recommendation 205, the ILO is placing increasing emphasis on ensuring that any involvement in conflict and fragile context is conflict-sensitive, respects the do no harm approach and possibly makes a positive contribution to peace.

This publication “Peace and conflict analysis, a guidance note for ILO’s programming in conflict and fragile contexts” was developed through a collaboration between the CSPR and Interpeace. It illustrates how to integrate Peace and Conflict Analysis into ILO’s country programming, including DWCP and projects so we can work across all three dimensions of the HDP Nexus, as Recommendation 205 requires – and as our UN and development partners increasingly demand.

The guidance note therefore encourage all ILO’s programming in fragile and conflict-affected contexts to systematically conduct peace and conflict analysis to ensure a thorough understanding of how decent work priorities interact with peace and conflict dynamics on the ground.