Preventive diplomacy prevents potential crises from escalating and ensures peace. In general, preventive diplomacy is the name given to diplomatic initiatives that are carried out to prevent international conflicts by peaceful means before they arise. These are tools such as mediation, good office missions, negotiations and diplomatic pressures. In short, preventive diplomacy is an important tool that has the potential to prevent conflicts. It plays a key role in peace and security.

• United Nations. (1992). An agenda for peace: Preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peacekeeping. A/47/277.