A Network of People Building Peace
23 August 2022Building strong and operational partnerships with local peacebuilders in the pursuit of more impactful peacebuilding action
It is widely agreed by the international community that peacebuilding is more impactful when it is locally-led, because local peacebuilders – diverse...
11 August 2021Reflecting on the State of Peacebuilding Debate at the 2021 HLPF
Another year of the High-Level Political Forum (#2021HLPF) – the global platform for mobilising action on sustainable development – concluded on the...
18 June 2021PBC Blog: Advancing Women, Peace and Security through a Gender Strategy
The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda (WPS), initiated by UN Security Council resolution 1325, recognizes the crucial role that women play in creating...
24 April 2021Young Peacebuilders at the Forefront of Multilateralism: Work with us, not for us
Today, we have decided to set aside all the challenges, barriers and setbacks to our work in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Instead, we want...
8 March 2021Transforming the Approach to Funding Peacebuilding: Challenges and Opportunities
One message that came out strongly from the 2020 Peacebuilding Architecture Review is the need to strengthen global efforts to ensure adequate...
11 February 2021What are the UN System-Wide Community Engagement Guidelines? Overview and Next Steps
The Community Engagement Guidelines (CEG) are a manual for the UN actors operating in the field. However, it is also an opportunity for civil society...
11 February 2021The 2020 Peacebuilding Architecture Review: How far are we from sustainable peace in communities?
The 2020 UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR) is the third comprehensive review of the Peacebuilding Architecture (PBA). The Review took stock...
9 February 2021Implementing the UN Community Engagement Guidelines: Turning Words into Action
In August 2020, the UN published the Community Engagement Guidelines on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. The Guidelines support UN field presences...
11 August 2020The Peacebuilding Commission Convenes to Strengthen the Pacific Regional Response to COVID-19
On 28 July 2020, the Peacebuilding Commission convened the regional meeting on the impact of COVID-19 on peacebuilding and sustaining peace on the...
29 January 20202020: The Year to Make Peacebuilding the Norm
15 years ago, a thousand peacebuilders from across the globe traveled to the United Nations (UN) in New York. It was time to unite. The door at the UN...
28 January 2020Is "Passionate Appeal" Enough for Prevention? The Power Imbalance Challenges the UN to Act
In a world where having your voice heard depends on access to the right places and people, the United Nations’ (UN) job to uphold a strategic...
1 October 2019Peacebuilding at UNGA74: Are We Taking Sustaining Peace Seriously?
On 17 September 2019, the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA74) opened its doors under the theme “Galvanizing multilateral effort for...