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Conflict and Development

Child soldier, Sierra Leone  
War victims in Sudan receiving relief
supplies from USAID – Widespread,
deadly violence now affects nearly
60% of the countries in which USAID
operates.
 

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

A key part of CMM's mandate is to integrate or 'mainstream' best practices of conflict management into more traditional development sectors.

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.


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