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<p>The UK has supported the UN's Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) since its inception in 2006.
The PBF is an important tool in addressing conflict risks and investing in prevention,
with the UN playing a important role through its access and peacebuilding expertise
to support conflict prevention and peacebuilding programmes across the globe.</p><p>
</p><p>Our contribution has helped the PBF to support conflict prevention and peacebuilding
activities in over 40 countries. Examples of PBF activities include reducing conflict
in parts of Lake Chad by 48% by resolving land disputes, preventing land from being
destroyed and improving livelihoods; and making investments in infrastructure and
small businesses for women and young people in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, contributing
to a 50% reduction in inter-communal conflict. More information on PBF funded projects
can be found at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmptf.undp.org%2Ffactsheet%2Ffund%2FPB000&data=04%7C01%7Cneville.jones%40fco.gov.uk%7C4f9adbbaa2984b8d110808d9dc0dd44d%7Cd3a2d0d37cc84f52bbf985bd43d94279%7C0%7C0%7C637782775525514200%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=HSgWKfnxGKvD%2FSCRIkIfYbZQ032RY3VEF6X840Y%2BcAo%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://mptf.undp.org/factsheet/fund/PB000</a></p><p> </p><p>The PBF
has funded civil society organisations (CSOs). In 2020, the Fund also approved $30
million towards CSOs' initiatives and joint UN-civil society initiatives. In Burundi,
for example, CSOs' initiatives facilitated the participation of youth in elections
and fostered trust and collaboration among the youth wings of competing political
parties.</p>
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