What role can the private sector play in building lasting peace?
Investing for Peace will be featured at an official side event of the 4th Intl. Conf. on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville on 3 July 2025, from 10:30–12:00, titled “Mobilizing Innovative Private Finance for Peace.”

How can strategic investments foster peace? At the Munich Security Conference, Deike Potzel discussed Germany’s Investing for Peace (I4P) initiative. This investment vehicle aims to promote peace in fragile settings by strengthening the private sector.

EUR 12 million for peace-positive investments: In September 2022, the United Nations urged its member states to develop innovative solutions for peace financing that take the private sector into account. Germany, together with its partners, has set up the Investing for Peace (#I4P) Initiative.

Investing in partnerships that create peace: At Geneva Peace Week, discussions led by the German Federal Foreign Office and Interpeace emphasized the Investing for Peace (I4P) initiative. I4P focuses on channelling blended finance to mitigate conflicts and contribute to their resolution.