The 2013 Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy in Conflict-Affected Contexts (PBEA) programme Consolidated Annual Report draws from detailed reports prepared by UNICEF country and regional offices, as well as UNICEF section and partner reports.
The Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy in Conflict-Affected Contexts (PBEA) programme is a four-year (2011–2015) innovative, cross-sectoral programme focusing on education and peacebuilding in 14 conflict-affected countries and territories. The programme includes Burundi, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, State of Palestine, Uganda and Yemen. UNICEF, the Government of the Netherlands, national governments of participating countries and other key partners formed the PBEA programme, which was branded in 2013 as Learning for Peace. Learning for Peace is a unique initiative to bridge education and peacebuilding. The goal of the programme is to build resilience, social cohesion and human security through strengthened policies and practices in education. To this end, the programme focuses on five key outcomes of policy, institutional capacity development, individual capacity development, peace dividends and research.
The 2013 Annual Report tracks the results of the programme to date, and summarizes overall challenges and lessons learned to date.