International Institutions Programme

This project seeks to promote conflict-sensitive approaches at every level of institutional engagement with fragile and conflict-affected countries, through in-depth research and engagement with international institutions and the wider community of stakeholders that work alongside them both internationally and in-country.

We have produced and circulated rigorous and in-depth evidence-based research to inform policy and practice. Initial research examined institutional engagement in Burundi, Liberia and Nepal through a conflict-sensitive lens. The research had a particular focus on the translation of institutional mandates and priorities into country level programmes and their implementation on the ground. Central to this analysis has been their ‘fit’ with local priorities and needs.

The Burundi case was one of the first countries in which the UN Peacebuilding Commission intervened. The World Bank and the UN are lead institutions in the formulation of the new Poverty Reduction Strategy in Burundi, which will integrate the Peacebuilding Strategy in its current phase.