Thomas J Wheeler Conflict and Security Advisor Post-2015 Promoting peaceful and stable societies

Thomas J Wheeler

Conflict and Security Advisor

Post-2015 Promoting peaceful and stable societies

WHY?

There is a compelling evidence base that conflict and insecurity are obstacles to development

Poverty reduction Health Education MDG attainment

WHY?

There is expert consensus on this challenge …

• UN Task Team report (June 2012)• UN High Level Panel report (May 2013)• UN Global Compact report (June 2013)• Sustainable Development Solutions Network report

(June 2013)• UN World We Want consultations (September 2013) • Report of the UN Secretary-General (September 2013)

… and there is political consensus at the global level

WHY?

• Dili consensus • European Union • Member States• UNGA Outcome

Document

“It should also promote peace and security, democratic governance, the rule of law, gender

equality and human rights for all.”

WHY?

1.5 billion of the world’s 7.12 people live in countries badly affected by conflict and insecurity

HOW?

1. Not about a special set of states - is universal • Insecurity occurs everywhere • Build resilience and prevent conflict everywhere

HOW?

2. Make it sustainable – governance and state-society relations

3. Address the underlying drivers of conflict, not just the symptoms – an holistic approach to reducing risk

HOW?

4. Aim for a single goal…

… but use the whole framework

HOW?

5. Ensure responsibility lies at the right level

6. Give space for national ownership

HOW?

7. We have data, we need more

8. Use a basket of indicators

9. Disaggregate

HOW?

10. Remember what the agenda is NOT about• National security • International peace and security• UN Security Council • Humanitarian intervention, R2P• Transfer of political models • What international community does to individual nations