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23 June 2025How do local peacebuilders view the UN80 Initiative? An opportunity to strengthen the UN’s impact at the local level
Reforming the United Nations system is far from new, though today’s fractured geopolitical landscape adds new urgency to the discussion. In September...
15 January 2025What impact does the CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding have on local peacebuilders?
The cafeteria on the 4th floor in the Secretariat Building of the UN, a place that can be a bit of a maze for those unfamiliar with the premises, was...
3 December 2024What are Peace Games? A hands-on approach explained
It was late at night in November 2024 when Salissou from Niger and Henrietta from Cameroon first crossed paths at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Both...
17 April 2024Statement: United Nations Security Council Open Debate on The Role of Young Persons in Addressing Security Challenges in the Mediterranean
On 17 April 2024, Sarra Messaoudi delivered the following statement on behalf of GPPAC member the MENA Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security to the...
14 March 2024The UN's capacity for supporting member states' national prevention strategies: Assessing practical capabilities
The prevention and peaceful settlement of disputes is the raison d’être of the United Nations. Efforts to do better in preventing conflict and...
13 March 2024Civil Society Statement: United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Promoting Conflict Prevention
On 13 March 2024, Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, Programme Manager of the Pacific Women Mediators Network and GPPAC International Steering Group Gender Liaison...
13 October 2022Is Conflict Prevention a Priority for the UN and its Member States? Analysis of the UNGA77 General Debate
Violent conflicts have escalated throughout the last few years, creating a world of worry for the international community to grapple with. Amidst the...
9 June 2021PBC Blog: Partnerships for Sustaining Peace
The convening space of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is not an occasional development but a mandate. The dual resolutions that established the...
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...
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...
18 September 2019Special UNGA74 event: Building Strategic Partnerships for Sustaining Peace at the Regional Level
To strengthen the implementation of the UN’s work on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, especially at the country and regional levels, the Dag...