VISION
We call for a fundamental change in dealing with violent conflicts: a shift from reaction to prevention, as an approach that will save lives, and prove more effective and less destructive. We seek a world in which people and governments elect non-violent means, rather than armed conflict, to achieve greater justice, sustainable development, and human security. The participants in the GPPAC process are committed to the following principles (presented more fully in the Guiding Principles and Values in People Building Peace: A Global Action Agenda for the Prevention of Violent Conflict):

• Prevention of violent conflicts is possible and should be pursued to the fullest extent by all peaceful means.
• We commit to transforming the conditions that give rise to violent conflict
• As civil society actors, we believe that preventing violent conflicts requires the forging of effective partnerships and networking among civil society organisations, governments and multilateral organisations, among others.

MISSION
The Global Partnership for the prevention of Armed Conflict is building a new international consensus and pursuing joint action to prevent violent conflict and promote peacebuilding, based on the Regional Action Agendas and the Global Action Agenda. GPPAC maintains a global multi-stakeholder network of organisations committed to act to prevent the escalation of conflict into destructive violence at national, regional and global levels. This multi-stakeholder network includes civil society organisations, governments, regional organisations and the United Nations.