Global challenges

Peace & Security

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Fragility, conflict and violence have a clear impact on poverty. Extreme poverty is rising only in fragile states. Sustainable development cannot be realised without peace and security and conversely, peace and security are at risk without sustainable development.

Our approach

Security sector reform, including community policing

Enabel is strongly committed to increasing the share of men and women that feel safe walking alone in the area where they live. Another objective is to increase the share of the population that is satisfied with its last experience with public security services.

Fair, accountable and inclusive justice

Fostering a reliable and accountable judicial response to people’s needs, including the most vulnerable, we evaluate success by measuring the share of victims who report their victimisation to competent authorities or other officially recognised conflict resolution mechanisms.

Citizenship and participation

Our work is aimed at improving access to citizenship, especially by strengthening and modernising the civil registries, because a legal identity is crucial for a prosperous life, and a vital start for a more balanced relation between citizens and authorities. We also contribute to citizen engagement by promoting meaningful participation of women in peace-building and by focusing on the fight against corruption.

Gender-based violence

Enabel also has expertise and experience in implementing actions on gender-based violence, including prevention, and support to victims (medical and legal aid, psycho-social support, socio-economic reintegration).

More on peace & security

The world is facing huge challenges in realising the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Enabel wants to contribute with its experience and expertise in five specific domains: Peace and Security, Climate Change and the Environment, Social and Economic Inequality, Urbanisation, and Human Mobility. In our search for adapted solutions we take into account the inevitable ongoing population explosion and we strongly believe in empowering women and youths.

This brochure describes how we address the global challenge of peace and security in our partner countries.

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News & Events

News

27 November 2024

Enabel welcomes second mandate of its CEO Jean Van Wetter

Last September, Enabel’s Board of Directors extended the mandate of CEO Jean Van Wetter for a term of six years.

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awa prize winners News

22 November 2024

Le Prix Awa 2024 récompense 4 cheffes d’entreprises africaines inspirantes

L’Agence belge de développement Enabel a créé le prix Awa en 2022 afin de soutenir et mettre en lumière l’entrepreneuriat des femmes en Afrique et au Proche-Orient.

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News

20 November 2024

COP29: Enabel welcomes climate financing from the Walloon region for the preservation of lake Kivu and Tanganyika in Africa

The Tanganyika Kivu Water Management Project (TAKIWAMA), with a total budget of 31 million euro, is part of the Team Europe Initiative on Transboundary Water Management in Africa, which aims to improve cooperation between African countries for the sustainable management of shared water resources.

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Events

07 November 2024

EU climate policies and impact on youth in developing countries

In the framework of COP29, Enabel is co-organising a side event to discuss how EU climate policies impact low and middle-income countries.

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Events

25 October 2024

Delivering impact by strengthening collaboration in fragile low-income contexts

In the framework of the 2024 World Bank Group Annual Meeting, Enabel organised a side-event together with Expertise France, GIZ and SNV.

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men at crossroads in Rwanda Resources

09 October 2024

Belgium-Rwanda bilateral cooperation – Programme report 2019-2024

The 2019-2024 Belgium-Rwanda Cooperation programme contributed to the advancement of Rwanda’s sustainable development goals, enhanced socio-economic well-being, and fostered inclusive growth.

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