Peace and conflict

Violent conflict poses one of the greatest threats to human development, destroying lives and undermining efforts to eradicate poverty.

At the same time, we also recognise that violence is not the inevitable consequence of all conflict, and if handled well, conflicts that arise between different groups in society can lead to positive changes in structures and systems, and build positive peace.

Drawing upon the experience of Area Development Programmes around the world, our peace and conflict advocacy work seeks to influence governments and international decision-makers, to help secure peaceful resolution to violent conflicts, and to ensure that conflicts do not become violent.

We also aim to inform our supporters and the UK public about key issues and possible or ongoing conflicts.

We have a particular responsibility to do this, because often we are working with those directly affected by violence or oppression. This also means that we can provide information that governments and the public would otherwise be unaware of. In order to ensure that our advocacy work is relevant and effective to those countries affected by violent conflict, World Vision UK work closely with fellow staff in affected countries, to promote peace.