Context Analysis Summary: Pakistan, UNICEF, March 2016

This report summarizes findings from an analysis undertaken as part of the UNICEF Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA) funded by the Government of the Netherlands.

Considering the fluid nature of the context in Pakistan, this study provides a ‘snapshot’ analysis of factors impacting on social cohesion and resilience in the country. The purpose of the analysis was three-fold:

• to identify factors affecting social cohesion in Pakistan;
• better understand the underlying causes of tensions and how they develop; and
• their intersection with education in order to identify priority areas for education programming.

Despite the multitude of layers and interconnected causes of conflict, as well as greatly varying regional dynamics, this analysis was able to highlight some of the broad patterns in the national context, as well as point out the regional specificities.

Download the full report: Social Cohesion and Resilience Analysis Summary – Pakistan

The PBEA programme runs from 2012-2016 that seeks to build peaceful societies by strengthening the role of education in peacebuilding and integrating peacebuilding within the education system.