Future of the Pact: Recommendations for Security Council Action
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We are pleased to share our latest policy paper, Future of the Pact: Recommendations for Security Council Action. This paper provides an analysis of the Security Council’s activities regarding the peace and security aspects of the Pact 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.
The policy paper is organised into three thematic clusters.
Protection and Participation
This section highlights:
- Protection of Civilians
- Women, Peace and Security; and
- Youth, Peace and Security.
The Peace Continuum
This section discusses:
- Conflict Prevention
- Peace Operations
- Peacebuilding; and
- Climate change, peace and security.
New Potential Domains of Conflict
This section explores:
- New and Emerging Technologies
- Security and Use of Information and Communication Technologies; and
- Outer Space Security.
The objective of the policy paper is to stimulate thinking on how the Security Council can innovate, break impasses, and solve problems at a very difficult time in its history. We hope that it will enhance understanding of the Council’s recent activity in some of the areas covered in the Pact and offer recommendations that will prove useful to members who want to build a future based on the peace and security ideas outlined in the Pact.
