Building Sustainable Peace and Preventing Violence in the United States
Author: Liz Hume
Publication Date: January 20, 2021
Publisher: Alliance for Peacebuilding’s U.S. Peacebuilding Working Group
The Biden-Harris Administration must act swiftly to develop a bold coordinated multi-sectoral, evidence-based strategy, programs, and funding mechanisms to address the drivers of violent conflict and extremism, build trust in democratic institutions at the local, state, and national levels and prevent and reduce violent conflict by:
Immediately Elevating and Strengthening the U.S. Government’s Domestic Policy Structures
Promoting U.S. Democracy Initiatives
Preventing Violent Extremism
Building Social Cohesion
Enacting Inclusive Policy and Legal Reform Packages to Address Grievances and Causes of Conflict and Violence
Reallocating Funding Priorities
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