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G.3.3 Backup Peace and Security: The AU Peace fund serves as a mechanism for member states to support each other in peace building and conflict resolution Peace and security Description The Peace Fund was established in 1993 as the principal financing instrument for peace & security activities of the Organization for African Unity and was launched on November 17th Nov. 2018 at Addis Ababa It is one of the five pillars of APSA¹ and is structured by the AU Assembly around three thematic windows: • • Mediation and Preventive Diplomacy Operations The Peace fund is one of "Peace and Security Department" financing solutions The department provides financing in member states for the following: Conflict prevention and early warning Crisis management and post-conflict reconstruction Defence and security Peace support operations Institutional Capacity Peace Support Operations How is the Peace Fund funded? The Peace Fund is historically funded by donations from AU member nations In July 2016, the AU Assembly endowed the Peace Fund with $400m in member states' contributions to be drawn from the 0.2% levy instituted to finance the overall African Union budget. The Fund is expected to reach full endowment by 2021. More recently, the Fund, in 2017, received its highest levels of member states' contributions --$56m since its establishment in 1993. Successes Coordinated and promoted several peace and security programmes in Africa, including the Regional Economic Communities for conflict prevention, management and resolution, the United Nations and other international organisations Operationalized the Continental Peace & Security Architecture, reported to have prevented & resolved >150 conflicts in member states 1. African Peace and Security Architecture Sources: Media coverage; BCG analysis 234 Copyright 2019 by Boston Consulting Group. All rights reserved.

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