The United Nations (UN) has recognised the need for a preventive approach to otherwise protracted crises and conflicts that take years and even decades to resolve. UNSG António Guterres has made prevention a priority. Evidence shows that in addition to averting massive human suffering, prevention is also cost-effective. In this policy brief by the NYU Center on International Cooperation, Paige Arthur and Céline Monnier explore different understandings of prevention among member states, based on discussions with a regionally diverse group of 19 countries, and highlight some areas of overlap that would support the prevention agenda. A key finding is that member states are more accepting of prevention if it is seen to apply to all countries, not just conflict-affected ones.
https://cic.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/policy_brief_unpacking_prevention_final_april_15_2019.pdf

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