...USAID is acutely aware of the fact that stability no longer characterizes our operating environment and that our assistance needs to adapt to that change. In recognition of this fact, conflict management and mitigation has been designated as an Agency priority and the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) was established to provide technical leadership to Missions, implementing partners, regional and pillar bureaus, and other USG agencies working in conflict-prone environments. A key part of CMM's mandate is to integrate or 'mainstream' best practices in conflict management into more traditional development sectors such as agriculture, natural resource management, economic growth, democracy, education, and health.... April 2005.