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Despite their knowledge and experience, and their vested interest in resolving conflicts in their countries, refugees are not yet being fully engaged as peace advocates. Adapted from the source document.

The recent debate about the UN Peacebuilding Commission can be regarded as evidence for the prevaling relevance of post-conflict peacebuilding. During the past 15 years, peacebuilding became indeed a "booming enterprise" of the international community, be it with mixed results. This article provides an overview of the peacebuilding approach, it distinguishes various strategies, including their risks & unintended side-effects, as well as types of peacebuilding operations. Moreover, the article points to the typical dilemmas & challenges faced by external peacebuilder at two levels -- first at the fieldlevel, second at the level of capitals & headquarters. The conclusion is that the gap between these two levels is enormous & that peacebuilder have serious difficulties in fulfilling the demands of both levels adequately. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) was launched in June 2006 amid much fanfare and measured optimism. It was conceived as an institutional framework through which a greater degree of coherence would be achieved in peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction. On 10 March 2008, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peace-building Support, Carolyn McAskie, briefed the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, reiterating the significance of the PBC to Africa. Indeed, the first four countries on the PBC's agenda are African -- Burundi, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, and Central African Republic -- and seven African countries serve as members of the PBC's organisational committee. Adapted from the source document.