The Peacebuilding Fund

The Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund is the United Nations' leading instrument to invest in prevention and peacebuilding, in partnership with the wider UN system, national and subnational authorities, civil society organizations, regional organizations and multilateral banks. The Fund supports joint UN responses to address critical peacebuilding opportunities, connecting development, humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding pillars. The core principles of the Fund are being timely, catalytic, and risk-tolerant, and facilitating inclusiveness and national ownership, integrated approaches, and cohesive UN strategies.  

Since its inception in 2006, the PBF has approved over USD 1.9 billion in funding for projects in more than 60 countries thanks to generous voluntary contributions from over 60 UN member states.  The PBF Strategy for 2020-2024 has a target of investing USD 1.5 billion over five years, aiming to broaden and deepen actions to prevent violent conflict. The Fund’s priority windows include supporting cross-border and regional approaches, facilitating UN transition contexts, and fostering inclusion through women and youth empowerment. In 2022, the Peacebuilding Support Office approved a record USD 231 million to support community and institution-building efforts in 37 countries. That year, PBF support reached over 58 million people through our partners’ activities including dialogue processes, access to justice, capacity building for peaceful conflict resolution, awareness raising, employment opportunities and basic service delivery in conflict-affected regions.