Conflict and Development
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War victims in Sudan
receiving relief
supplies from USAID – Widespread,
deadly violence now
affects nearly
60% of the countries
in which USAID
operates. |
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A peaceful, stable world is a key foreign policy
priority for the United States. Yet violent conflict is widespread
in the developing world, affecting almost 60 percent of the
countries in which USAID operates.
Many of the most important causes of violence
– such as stagnant or deteriorating economies, weak
or illegitimate political institutions, or competition over
natural resources – are the central concerns of aid.
Development assistance must take this into account. Therefore,
the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) was
created to change the way aid is planned and implemented.
Strengths of The CMM Office
Cost-Effective Strategizing
Rather than develop and sponsor new, stand-alone activities,
CMM helps USAID Missions and partners do more to address conflict
with resources that are already available.
Cross-Cutting Capabilities
CMM’s operational reach is global and cross-cutting,
extending to all USAID missions, geographical
bureaus, and sectors. A key
part of CMM's mandate is to integrate or ‘mainstream’
best practices of conflict management into more traditional
development sectors such as democracy and governance, economic
growth, natural resource management, security sector reform,
social development, and peace building.
Innovative Thinking and Design
CMM seeks to put innovate ideas and greater creativity
into USAID’s work so that the agency may better understand
and respond to conflict. For example, CMM is working to support
USAID missions by creating a “youth and conflict”
toolkit, a first-of-its-kind instrument to help clarify the
relationship between young people and violence, identify those
most at risk, and find ways to engage youth in constructive
economic, political and social activities.
Learn more about what we do...
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