On 20 October 2022 the German Federal Foreign Office and the UN Peacebuilding Support Office convened around 80 participants, onsite in Berlin and online, to discuss practices and approaches that could underpin a peace-positive investment framework.
Participants came from foreign ministries and permanent missions, development finance institutions, non-governmental organisations, universities and private investment funds. The meeting was held under Chatham House rules.
Three next steps were highlighted. First, continued development of a framework for peace-positive investment through broad collaboration between the UN, governments, development finance institutions and civil society, with the African Development Bank offering to host a follow-on discussion at the 2023 Africa Resilience Forum. Second, further work with stakeholders to test a draft peace impact framework, develop impact metrics and support a community of practice. Third, allocation of German funding, in collaboration with the UN, to explore launching a specialised peace finance vehicle.