Declaration
Declaration to the G20: "Conflict Prevention is Cost Prevention"
Declaration to the G20, London Summit April 2, 2009: The Declaration is a key Network document and was conceived by parliamentarians from across the globe. It plays a valuable role in bringing parliamentarians in each of these countries together to work towards the same goal – the prevention of violent conflict.
Read the Parliamentarians Network Declaration
What’s happening with the Declaration?
The Declaration is being distributed worldwide amongst the member countries of the G20 calling on them to properly resource conflict prevention efforts, to increase transparency in the use of these resources, and to help facilitate coordinated international responses to potential conflicts.
The Declaration is also being shared with a broad audience of key stakeholders including government, regional organizations, other parliamentary networks, the United Nations, and representatives of civil society.
What are Governments Doing?
United Kingdom: Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, submitted a Written Ministerial Statement on plans for conflict funding for the next financial year. Ministerial Statement on conflict resources 2009-10 (25/03/2009)
United States: Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, released the President’s International Affairs Budget FY 2010 for the Department of State outlining the Administration’s priorities in the coming period.
