In September 2022 the United Nations urged member states to develop innovative solutions for peace financing that take the private sector into account. In response, Germany and its partners set up the Investing for Peace (I4P) Initiative.
In collaboration with UN Peacebuilding (UN PBSO) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the German Federal Foreign Office is working to implement a peace-positive specialised investment vehicle. I4P aims to establish a robust mechanism for investments that contribute positively to peace in fragile and conflict-affected areas.
Germany is allocating EUR 12 million for this purpose, which will flow to UNCDF as implementing partner. One year after the Investing for Peace conference in Berlin, Germany takes the next step on I4P in partnership with development finance institutions, local investors, civil society, the UN and its member states.