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Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development

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The Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development highlights the role that states and civil society must play in preventing and reducing violence associated with war, crime, and social unrest. The Declaration was adopted on 7 June 2006 and is now endorsed by over 100 states.

The Geneva Declaration commits signatories to:[1]

  • Support initiatives to measure the human, social and economic costs of armed violence;
  • Undertake assessments to understand and respond to risks and vulnerabilities;
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of armed violence prevention and reduction programs around the world; and
  • To disseminate lessons and best practices.

Understanding that the fight against the global scourge of armed violence and the prospects for sustainable development are closely linked, the signatories recognize that armed violence constitutes a major obstacle to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals[2]. They agree to strengthen their efforts to integrate armed violence reduction and conflict prevention programs into national, regional, and multilateral development frameworks and strategies.

The approach is based on three pillars:

  1. Advocacy: dissemination and coordination initiatives for implementing the Geneva Declaration
  2. Measurability: country based armed violence mapping and monitoring to identify entry-points and opportunities for interventions
  3. Programming: practical programming on armed violence prevention and reduction

Core group members:[3]

State signatories:[4]

References

  1. ^ Geneva Declaration Secretariat. 2008. The Global Burden of Armed Violence. Geneva: Geneva Declaration Secretariat
  2. ^ Armed Violence Prevention and Reduction: A Challenge for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
  3. ^ Armed Violence Prevention and Reduction: A Challenge for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
  4. ^ http://www.genevadeclaration.org/the-geneva-declaration/who-signed-it.html

See also

Direct conflict deaths

Armed violence reduction

Small Arms Survey

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