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The UN’s new peacebuilding architecture was created to address the persistent shortcomings of international support to countries emerging from war and violent conflict. Recognizing that peacebuilding is a multi-dimensional effort involving myriad actors, it was envisaged that the Peacebuilding Commission (and the related Peacebuilding Fund and Peacebuilding Support Office) would serve as catalysts to improve international policies and practices, thereby contributing to sustainable peace. This paper argues that unless the PBC adopts a ‘multi-tiered approach’ which is designed to better identify and respond to multiple peacebuilding challenges, it will remain a marginal actor in an already overcrowded peacebuilding field.