Peacebuilding (including the PBC)
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On Monday morning (12 January), Somalia will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Advancing New Paradigms for Peacebuilding: Fortifying Inclusive and Sustainable Approaches to Peacemaking”. Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman (Somalia) and Ambassador Ricklef Johannes Beutin (Germany), the Chair of the Peacebuilding...
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On Wednesday morning (26 November), the Security Council and the General Assembly will adopt substantively identical resolutions on the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR). The Council president for November (Sierra Leone) is expected to put the agreed draft resolution to...
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In July, the Security Council will convene a high-level open debate on “Promoting international peace and security through multilateralism and the peaceful settlement of disputes”. The meeting, organised under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item, is expected to highlight concerning trends of protracted and unresolved disputes that threaten international peace and security, and to call for reinforced collective efforts to address them. Pakistan aims to adopt a resolution in connection with the debate urging member states and the UN Secretariat to make full use of all Chapter VI mechanisms for the peaceful resolution of disputes between nations, in line with Action 16 of the Pact for the Future.
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Tomorrow (19 June), the Security Council will hold an open debate on “Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at...
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As the signature event of its presidency, Guyana is planning to hold a high-level open debate on “Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Conflict: Implications for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security”. Invited briefers include Secretary-General António Guterres, an official from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and an African Union (AU) Commission official. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana is expected to chair the meeting.
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On Thursday morning (8 May), the General Assembly and the Security Council will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) with the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR). The dialogue will open with introductory remarks by Cameroon,...
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To read the full report, please download the PDF here. At the end of January 2025, member states began the formal phase of the Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR), a process undertaken every five years to strengthen and refine UN peacebuilding efforts...
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At the end of January, member states began the formal phase of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR), a process undertaken every five years to strengthen and refine UN peacebuilding efforts worldwide. To kick-start its engagement in this phase, the Security Council, at Algeria’s initiative, adopted a presidential statement on 27 January, reaffirming its commitment to the process.
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Our latest policy paper provides an analysis of the Security Council’s activities regarding the peace and security aspects of the Pact for the Future and presents recommendations for building upon its related action points. While not intended as an exhaustive analysis of the international peace and security aspects of the Pact, the paper focuses on key areas where the Council has been actively engaged or where there is potential for greater involvement. It also briefly references other relevant parts of the Pact where they intersect with the Council’s work. Further, it includes a discussion of climate, peace and security—a topic removed from the final version of the Pact but which remains a significant area of interest for many Council members due to its prominence during negotiations.
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Tomorrow (21 August), the Security Council will hold an open debate on “A New Agenda for Peace–Addressing Global, Regional and National Aspects of Conflict Prevention” under the “Peacebuilding and sustaining peace” agenda item. Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
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In August, the Security Council will hold an open debate on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, one of the signature events of Sierra Leone’s Council presidency, focusing on national and regional conflict prevention strategies. Sierra Leone’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Musa Kabba, is expected to chair the meeting. The anticipated briefers are Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Elizabeth Spehar; AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye; Executive Secretary of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion in Sierra Leone Hawa Samai, and a civil society representative.
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Tomorrow morning (14 June), the Security Council will hold a briefing on the implementation of resolution 2686 of 14 June 2023 on tolerance and international peace and security, which was co-penned by the UK and former Council member the United...
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Tomorrow (13 March), the Security Council will hold an open debate on “Promoting Conflict Prevention – Empowering All Actors Including Women and Youth” under the “Peacebuilding and sustaining peace” agenda item. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and...
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In March, the Security Council will hold an open debate on “Promoting Conflict Prevention – Empowering All Actors Including Women and Youth”. Japan is organising the open debate as a signature event of its Council presidency. Briefings are expected by representatives of the UN Secretariat, academia, and civil society.
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On Monday afternoon (22 January), Guyana, Japan, and Mozambique will convene an Arria-formula meeting titled “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace through Comprehensive Approaches–Investment in People, including Empowerment of Women”. Briefings are expected from Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and...
