The Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development highlights the role that states and

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. The Declaration was adopted on 7 June 2006 and is now endorsed by 113 states. It is the strongest political statement to date that addresses the impact of armed violence within a development context. Regular high-level diplomatic regional meetings and ministerial review conferences take place to assess progress concerning the process and implementation of the Geneva Declaration; the first two ministerial review conferences took place in 2008 and 2011. During 2014 a series of Regional Review Conferences have been organized not only to review the process in implementing the Geneva Declaration but also to reflect and gather support in integrating meaningfully armed violence reduction in national and international development processes, including the post-2015 development agenda.

Overview

By signing the Geneva Declaration states commit to: * Support initiatives to measure the human, social and economic costs of armed violence; * Undertake assessments to understand and respond to risks and vulnerabilities; * Evaluate the effectiveness of armed violence prevention and reduction programs around the world; and * To disseminate lessons and best practices. Understanding that the fight against the global scourge of armed violence and the prospects for sustainable development are closely linked, the signatories recognize that armed violence constitutes a major obstacle to the achievement of the

Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millenn ...

. They agree to strengthen their efforts to integrate

armed violence reduction The concept of armed violence reduction (AVR) has gained significant in importance after the 2006 Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development. According to OECD, more than 740,000 people die each year as a result of the violence associated ...

and conflict prevention programs into national, regional, and multilateral development frameworks and strategies. The approach is based on three pillars: # Advocacy: dissemination and coordination initiatives for implementing the Geneva Declaration # Measurability: country based armed violence mapping and monitoring to identify entry-points and opportunities for interventions # Programming: practical programming on armed violence prevention and reduction A Core Group of 14 signatory states and affiliated organizations is responsible for steering the process and guiding the implementation of the Geneva Declaration. Affiliated organizations include the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) of the

United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...

(UNDP), the

Small Arms Survey The Small Arms Survey (SAS) is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It provides information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence, as a reso ...

—which also hosts the Geneva Declaration Secretariat—, the

Development Assistance Committee The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is a forum to discuss issues surrounding aid, development and poverty reduction in developing countries. It describes itself as being the ...

(DAC) of the

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(OECD), and the

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(QUNO). Core group member states: * Brazil * Colombia * Finland * Guatemala * Indonesia * Kenya * Morocco * The Netherlands * Norway * The Philippines * Spain * Switzerland (coordinating country) * Thailand * United Kingdom Signatory states: * Afghanistan (2006) * Albania (2008) * Angola (2007) * Argentina (2007) * Australia (2006) * Austria (2006) * Bangladesh (2008) * Belgium (2011) * Benin (2007) * Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006) * Brazil (2006) * Brunei (2008) * Bulgaria (2006) * Burkina Faso (2007) * Burundi (2007) * Canada (2006) * Cameroon (2007) * Chad (2014) * Chile (2006) * Colombia (2008) * Congo, Democratic Republic of the (2007) * Costa Rica (2006) * Côte d'Ivoire (2007) * Croatia (2008) * Cyprus (2009) * Denmark (2008) * Dominican Republic (2007) * Ecuador (2007) * El Salvador (2006) * Ethiopia (2007) * Fiji (2008) * Finland (2006) * France (2006) * Georgia (2008) * Germany (2006) * Ghana (2006) * Greece (2006) * Guatemala (2006) * Guinea (2011) * Guyana (2008) * Holy See (2006) * Honduras (2006) * Hungary (2006) * Iceland (2007) * Indonesia (2006) * Ireland (2006) * Italy (2007) * Jamaica (2006) * Japan (2006) * Jordan (2006) * Kazakhstan (2008) * Kenya (2006) * Korea, North (2008) * Korea, South (2006) * Kyrgyzstan (2008) * Lebanon (2006) * Lesotho (2007) * Liberia (2006) * Libya (2007) * Liechtenstein (2008) * Lithuania (2009) * Luxembourg (2009) * Macedonia, Republic of (2009) * Madagascar (2007) * Malawi (2007) * Malaysia (2008) * Mali (2006) * Mauritius (2007) * Mexico (2006) * Mongolia (2008) * Montenegro (2008) * Morocco (2006) * Mozambique (2006) * Nauru (2008) * Nepal (2008) * Netherlands (2006) * New Zealand (2006) * Nicaragua (2009) * Niger (2007) * Nigeria (2006) * Norway (2006) * Palau (2008) * Panama (2007) * Papua New Guinea (2006) * Peru (2007) * Philippines (2008) * Portugal (2006) * Qatar (2006) * Romania (2008) * Rwanda (2007) * Samoa (2008) * Senegal (2006) * Serbia (2008) * Sierra Leone (2006) * Slovakia (2008) * Slovenia (2006) * Solomon Islands (2008) * South Africa (2006) * Spain (2007) * Sudan (2007) * Sweden (2006) * Switzerland (2006) * Tajikistan (2008) * Thailand (2006) * Timor-Leste (2006) * Togo (2011) * Uganda (2007) * United Arab Emirates (2011) * United Kingdom (2006) * Uzbekistan (2008) * Vanuatu (2008) * Zambia (2007) * Zimbabwe (2007)

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External links

* http://www.genevadeclaration.org
The full text of the Geneva Declaration

Research Notes on Reducing Armed Violence, Enabling Development (2012)

Working Paper on Working Against Violence: Promising Practices in Armed Violence Reduction and Prevention (2011)
Nonviolence Treaties concluded in 2006 International development treaties 2006 in Switzerland Treaties of Afghanistan Treaties of Albania Treaties of Angola Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Australia Treaties of Austria Treaties of Bangladesh Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Benin Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treaties of Brazil Treaties of Brunei Treaties of Bulgaria Treaties of Burkina Faso Treaties of Canada Treaties of Cameroon Treaties of Chile Treaties of Colombia Treaties of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Treaties of Costa Rica Treaties of Ivory Coast Treaties of Croatia Treaties of Cyprus Treaties of Denmark Treaties of the Dominican Republic Treaties of Ecuador Treaties of El Salvador Treaties of Ethiopia Treaties of Fiji Treaties of Finland Treaties of France Treaties of Georgia (country) Treaties of Germany Treaties of Ghana Treaties of Greece Treaties of Guatemala Treaties of Guinea Treaties of Guyana Treaties of the Holy See Treaties of Honduras Treaties of Hungary Treaties of Iceland Treaties of Indonesia Treaties of Ireland Treaties of Italy Treaties of Jamaica Treaties of Japan Treaties of Jordan Treaties of Kazakhstan Treaties of Kenya Treaties of North Korea Treaties of South Korea Treaties of Kyrgyzstan Treaties of Lebanon Treaties of Lesotho Treaties of Liberia Treaties of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Treaties of Liechtenstein Treaties of Lithuania Treaties of Luxembourg Treaties of North Macedonia Treaties of Madagascar Treaties of Malawi Treaties of Malaysia Treaties of Mali Treaties of Mauritius Treaties of Mexico Treaties of Mongolia Treaties of Montenegro Treaties of Morocco Treaties of Mozambique Treaties of Nauru Treaties of Nepal Treaties of the Netherlands Treaties of New Zealand Treaties of Nicaragua Treaties of Niger Treaties of Nigeria Treaties of Norway Treaties of Palau Treaties of Panama Treaties of Papua New Guinea Treaties of Peru Treaties of the Philippines Treaties of Portugal Treaties of Qatar Treaties of Romania Treaties of Rwanda Treaties of Samoa Treaties of Senegal Treaties of Serbia Treaties of Sierra Leone Treaties of Slovakia Treaties of Slovenia Treaties of the Solomon Islands Treaties of South Africa Treaties of Spain Treaties of the Republic of the Sudan (1985–2011) Treaties of Sweden Treaties of Switzerland Treaties of Tajikistan Treaties of Thailand Treaties of East Timor Treaties of Togo Treaties of Uganda Treaties of the United Arab Emirates Treaties of the United Kingdom Treaties of Uzbekistan Treaties of Vanuatu Treaties of Zambia Treaties of Zimbabwe

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