To effectively prevent conflict and resolve the conflicts of today, development and implementation of strategies for prevention must be holistic and inclusive, involving all actors, from the grassroots to the international level This section aims to reflect this.
Here, extensive content and expertise concerning conflict prevention and peace building can be found, such as blogs, publication, reports, stories, videos and pictures. This knowledge derives from different sources, from user generated content, publications, and from the various actors in the field. There is already extensive and widespread literature on conflict prevention and peace building. Civil society, however, is an often ignored source. This section endeavours to fill this information gap on civil society, offering a centralised source of integrated information on conflict prevention and peace building. Additionally, it intends to raise the profile of individuals, organisations and initiatives concerning conflict prevention and peace building, to share stories and to learn from one another.

As conflict prevention and peace building are both contested terms, it is important to define what is understood by them. Conflict prevention aims to prevent and impede violent conflict, to act before the situation has become violent and destructive. It aims to build a fair and sustainable peace by transforming underlying causes of conflict. Peace building involves addressing social and political sources of conflict as well as reconciliation.
The content found here is structured according to conflict and theme. It covers a broad range of topics directly related to conflict prevention and peace building, such as conflict cycle, causes, as well as wider topics such as human rights, gender and the environment.