

The Council of Europe’s role in conflict prevention and crisis management is defined in its statute, adopted by the founding European governments in 1949, just after the Second World War. The Organisation’s contribution targets a structural prevention of conflict through its multilateral tools, with the collection and analysis of information on the root causes of conflicts before they erupt, and the development of conflict prevention strategies in coordination with other international organisations.
The Council of Europe’s role in conflict prevention and crisis management is defined in its statute, adopted by the founding European governments in 1949, just after the Second World War. The Organisation’s contribution targets a structural prevention of conflict through its multilateral tools, with the collection and analysis of information on the root causes of conflicts before they erupt, and the development of conflict prevention strategies in coordination with other international organisations.