The EU presented a Joint Communication on how it aims to support states, societies, communities and individuals in adapting to growing and increasingly long-term pressures. COMECE welcomes the EU’s Joint Communication on resilience and encourages the EU to prioritise a people-centered approach in the implementation process.
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COMECE has actively contributed to the drafting process of the EU’s Joint Communication. We particularly welcome the EU’s intention to shift its External Action more towards anticipation, prevention and preparedness in order to tackle the structural causes of crisis and conflicts of different kinds.
COMECE also considers that adopting a context-specific approach building on local strengths and capacities can provide an important contribution to peace-building. An inclusive dialogue bringing together all stakeholders at and across different levels is an important tool in this respect.
Despite expanding the scope of the concept of resilience to states and societies at large, in COMECE’s view, the primary focus of EU’s resilience-fostering efforts should remain on the human being, the family and the local community.
From a faith-based perspective, resilience is above all a people-centered process that should contribute to integral human development and sustainable peace.