ECOWAS PEACE FUND

1. To fund ECOWAS peace and security activities that cannot be foretold or foreseen
2. To provide capacity for preventive deployment and preparation of an environment conducive to deployment of a regional or international peace support operation personnel
3. To enable a rapid and flexible response to threats to peace and security in the West African region
4. To create a joint framework for ECOWAS and the international community to respond to peace and security issues in West Africa
5.To support the capacity development of Stakeholders involved in promoting peace, conflict prevention, security, good governance, and human rights.
6. To supplement the finances of ECOWAS ordinary budget for the activities contained in the Protocol Relating to the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peace-keeping and Security of December 1999, the Protocol A/SPI/12/01 of December 2001 on Democracy and Good Governance, Supplementary to the Mechanism, as well as the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework.