Working Group on Armed Violence and Development
The Working Group on Armed Violence and Development (WG on AV&D) was created by civil society in 2007 to support the integration of armed violence and development (AV&D) policies and programmes from the local to the global levels.It was motivated by the opportunity generated with the launching of the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development , and currently it is the civil society representative on the Geneva Declaration Core Group.
The WG on AV&D facilitates the exchange of knowledge among practioners working in the AV&D field enabling them to draw concrete lessons from practice that will inform more effective policy, advocacy and program development at national, regional and international levels.
Armed Violence and Development
Each year, more than 740,000 people die as a result of armed violence.
We are learning that it is the combination of many factors, rather than one factor alone, which increases the risk of violence breaking out.
It is also clear that the factors shaping armed violence are often the very same as the causes of underdevelopment, which include: acute income and social inequality, chronic unemployment, uneven access to resources, unregulated urbanization, and various forms of marginalization.
Therefore it is important to recognize that the relationship between armed violence and development is a two-way street.
There is no safety without development and development can't be sustainable without security.
