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| Influencing global debate on development and conflict Despite the obvious logic of factoring the realities of violent conflict into development approaches, international institutions have many competing demands made on them and can be resistant to the concept of taking on the issue and putting it into their policy and practice. A striking example of this is the Millennium Development Goals – the main development targets set by the international community, which include no reference to conflict despite 75 percent of fragile states being affected by violent conflict. Alert is committed to ensuring that conflict becomes a key part of the international development agenda. We work to ensure that global development policies and policy discussions are better informed so international institutions understand the value of placing conflict at the centre of their analysis and programming. The debate around the relationship between development work, humanitarian assistance and conflict dynamics is constantly evolving and we are at the forefront of developing analysis based on the realities that we see on the ground. We also work with donors and development practitioners in specific countries affected by conflict, supporting co-ordinated approaches to aid and development. Increasingly, we are working to help connect the international development and conflict discourse with the day-to-day realities faced by development practitioners working in countries affected by violent conflict. Read more about our institutional advocacy work in this area here.
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