Development Assistance Framework for Peacebuilding

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the framework and points for consideration associated with development assistance, with particular focus placed on post conflict peacebuilding. The objective of the paper is to provide specific strategies and policies that will allow Japan to actively contribute to peacebuilding as part of its development assistance. Specifically, the paper presents a basic outline of the background and concepts behind peacebuilding, followed by an analysis of the current situation surrounding Japan and JICA's support for this field. On top of this, using the example of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the paper provides an examination of priority support fields associated with implementation of development assistance as well as points for consideration connected with post conflict peacebuilding.

In older to respond to the requirements of peacebuilding, which is a relatively new development issue, it is important to determine methods for providing peacebuilding support that have some degree of universality and commonality by drawing out and accumulating lessons gained from individual examples and experiences. Based on the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as on experiences in peacebuilding gained thus far, this paper identifies the following six priority fields associated with post conflict peacebuilding: support for refugees, security control, rehabilitation of social infrastructure, institution-building, promotion of democratization, and economic recovery. The paper points out sustainable implementation of comprehensive support covering all six of these fields, and also a number of areas requiring consideration when providing support for post conflict peacebuilding.