The speakers noted that prevention agendas should be integrated into development policies, while development actors need to provide more support to national and regional prevention agendas through targeted, flexible, and sustained engagements. They also recognized the importance of supporting inclusive approaches to prevention, where inequalities, grievances, and agencies are understood, and which are at the center of national and international engagements. Participants highlighted that the agenda recognizes the importance of understanding people and their communities, trust in institutions, confidence in the future, perceptions of risk, and experiences of exclusion and injustice.
A broader definition of conflict is needed, as well as a clear understanding of what is meant by inclusive development. Social exclusion is a factor that can exacerbate grievances. Other forms of inclusion need to be considered, crossing identity lines, and stakeholders should involve them in the decision-making process with the aim of engaging people in a meaningful way. Governments should trust its citizens and vice versa, as people have lost faith in the ability of political processes to make changes in their everyday lives and there is a growing importance among citizens to have effective and transparent governments. Partnerships between civil societies and the state should be reinforced in order to tackle issues that the state is grappling with.