Peace is much more than the absence of violence.
Therefore, turning cease-fires, which are only a beginning, into lasting peace is hard work. Building peace requires foundations. These include cease-fires, agreement on basic political structures and principles or rights on the basis of which the detail of future relationships will be established. These foundations in themselves do not constitute peace. However, they are essential in freeing up other developments which frequently cannot proceed either with a backdrop of violence or lack of agreed principles.