Rice cultivation, northern Nigeria
Our Partners
I4P brings together governments, the United Nations, Development Finance Institutions and civil society.
How I4P was established
Established by GFFO in 2022, in partnership with the United Nations
I4P was established in 2022 under the leadership of the German Federal Foreign Office, in partnership with the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). In 2026, the African Development Bank and the Republic of South Africa joined them to form I4P’s Donor Advisory Committee.
Investing in I4P helps transform fragile markets into future investment destinations.
Our Partners
Investing for Peace, in brief
A short introduction to the platform, produced with the German Federal Foreign Office, the UN Capital Development Fund and UN Peacebuilding.
In the media
Elizabeth Spehar on the I4P partnership
In Episode 3 of AfDB’s Africa Resilience Podcast Series — The UN–IFI Partnership: From Rhetoric to Results — Elizabeth Spehar, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support, introduces Investing for Peace.
From AfDB’s Africa Resilience Podcast Series. Listen to the full episode →
The proposition
What I4P offers its partners
To DFIs and impact investors
- Financial de-risking of investment
- Improved reputational risk management through specialist fragile-states expertise and partnerships with the UN and local civil society
- Pipeline development for co-investment and direct investment over time
- A partner to pilot new approaches to impact investing that go beyond conflict sensitivity
To governments and foundations
- A new tool to help develop the foundations for peace in fragile markets, backed by KPIs and evidence, and to achieve important foreign-policy priorities
- A structured pathway from aid to investment
- A mechanism to crowd in private capital over time
- Strategic presence in geopolitically sensitive regions
Backed by
Our founding partners and Donor Advisory Committee
The Donor Advisory Committee provides non-binding advice to the I4P Foundation, appoints a minority of its Directors, and reviews and comments on I4P’s Annual Peace Impact Report.
