Institutional advocacy

In addition to working directly with people affected by violent conflict, International Alert aims to influence policy at the international level by drawing lessons from practice in conflict-affected countries and ensuring the voices of those affected by conflict are heard by policy-makers. Based on analysis of how policy and programmes can be improved in specific regions as well as in thematic areas, we target our advocacy at a number of influential institutions:

	The European Union – Alert has worked for over a decade to improve the EU's policies and practice related to conflict and peacebuilding. Most recently, we've been leading a group of organisations in establishing an EU Conflict Prevention Network.
	The United Nations – Alert has long been at the forefront of efforts to incorporate gender perspectives into UN policy and practice. With the creation of the new UN Peacebuilding Commission, we are now providing guidance to improve the PBC's impact and effectiveness.
	The World Bank and other institutions – In addition to the EU and UN, we work to analyse and improve the peacebuilding impact of other international institutions, including the UK Government, the OECD, and the World Bank.

For more information, contact Edward Bell

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Last updated: October 2007