- 18 June 2021
PBC 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...
- 14 June 2021
PBC Blog: Bringing a Youth, Peace and Security Lens to the Peacebuilding Commission
Young people are often stereotyped as victims or perpetrators in conflict. This obscures their efforts to create and advance peace all over the world...
- 9 June 2021
PBC 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...
- 4 June 2021
The Growing Crisis in Mozambique: Local Peacebuilders Response
Cabo Delgado, a province in the North of Mozambique is characterised by extremes. One could even say that two entirely different worlds exist...
- 24 April 2021
Young 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...
- 22 April 2021
A Sign of Global Leadership: The Implementation of the Escazu Agreement
22 April 2021 is an important day for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Today, the Escazú Agreement – a regional framework that tackles climate...
- 23 March 2021
New Publication: Women, Peace and Security in Northeast Asia
2020 marked a milestone for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda. The year was not only characterized by the 20th anniversary of the UN Security...
- 17 March 2021
Peacebuilding in the Era of Climate Change: Local, National, and Regional Collaboration in the Pacific
The risks posed by climate change are real. Whilst it is rarely the primary cause of conflict, it can act as a risk-multiplier, exacerbating existing...
- 16 March 2021
What 2021 will look like largely depends on ourselves: Make 2021 the year of the cessation of violence
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to present an onerous challenge to peace and human security around the world. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the...
- 10 March 2021
Peacebuilding in the Era of Climate Change: Security, Environment, and Resilience in Africa
The risks posed by climate change are real. Whilst it is rarely the primary cause of conflict, it can act as a risk-multiplier, exacerbating existing...
- 8 March 2021
Transforming 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...