Bureau Home Bureau Home About Us Resources Leadership Remarks and Releases HomeBureaus & Offices > Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights ...Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations hide Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations Our Mission The Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) is charged with leading the formulation and implementation of U.S. conflict prevention and stabilization strategies, policies, and programs. It provides the secretariat for the U.S. government’s multi-agency Atrocity Prevention Task Force and is the State Department’s lead implementer of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. CSO houses the Department’s Negotiations Support Unit, which advises U.S. diplomats and other officials on resolving some of the thorniest and most intractable international disputes. CSO’s efforts to reduce fragility, strengthen democratic institutions, and increase social cohesion with and within priority partner countries directly advance U.S. foreign policy objectives. Assistant Secretary Anne A. Witkowsky Follow Us: Twitter Facebook Follow @StateCSO on X U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (Implementing the GFA) U.S. Strategy to Anticipate, Prevent, and Respond to Atrocities (Implementing the Elie Wiesel Act) Instability Monitoring & Analysis Platform (IMAP) The Latest March 22, 2024 United States Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability: Country and Region Plans The following ten-year plans reflect conditions in our partner countries in March 2023 when the President submitted comprehensive plans to Congress and published executive summaries. Making this additional information from the plans available advances the U.S. Government’s commitment to transparent and meaningful collaboration with government partners, civil society, multilateral organizations, and other donors. Wide-ranging consultations […] 2024 Interagency Fact Sheets March 4, 2024 Russian Attacks Targeting Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure February 17, 2024 Escalation of Hostilities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo See All