In recommendation 27 of his report on The Prevention of Armed Conflict (2001), UN Secretary General Kofi Annan "urge(s) NGOs with an interest in conflict prevention to organize an international conference of local, national and international NGOs on their role in conflict prevention and future interaction with the United Nations in this field."

In response to this, NGOs worldwide joined together to form the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict to enhance the role of civil society in conflict prevention and peacebuilding and to strengthen partnerships between civil society organisations and governments, regional organisations and the United Nations.

The outcome of this process was a Balkan Agenda, which you can download below in Word or PDF Format.