Building on the positive synergies created through interdisciplinary, global collaborations, such as the Challenges Forum, the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network, the Global Alliance for Peace Operations and other partners, Peace Operations Review Week brings together the expert community working on issues related to peace operations and global crisis management. This critical mass of expertise aims to support and inform the Review on the Future of All Forms of Peace Operations – tasked in the 2024 Pact for the Future.
Peace Operations Review Week will consist of a series of workshops (ranging from 1 to 3 hours, some public, some closed) on a host of issues related to peace operations, rounded off by a closing discussion with the Department of Peacebuilding and Political Affairs and the Department of Peace Operations. The discussions during the week also set the stage for further deliberations at the annual conference of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) taking place the following week (10-14 November) in Vicenza, Italy.
Overview of Planned Events
05 November
- 08:00-10:00: Sustaining Effective UN Peace Operations in an Era of Geopolitical Turbulence (Contact: Jair van der Lijn)
- 10:30-12:00: Official opening of Peace Ops Review Week & Launch of the outcomes of the Challenges Annual Forum 2025 (Contact: Jennifer Schmidt)
- Time tbd: Peace Operations and Peacebuilding – Matching potential with implementation (Contact: Annika Hansen)
06 November
- 08:00-09:30: Haiti and the Future of Peace Operations (Contact: Annika Hansen)
- 09:30-12:00: Defining Pathways Forward: Enhancing the Partnership between the African Union and the United Nations in Peace Operations (Contact:Andrew Tchie)
- 10:00-12:00: Peace operations responses to borderland challenges, past practice and future directions (Contact: Erica Gaston)
- 13:00-15:00: Military Components and the Future of Peace Operations (Contact: Lotte Vermeij)
- 13:00-16:00: UN Police and the Future of Peace Operations (Contact: Jenna Russo)
07 November
- 09:00-12:00: Protection of Civilians [final title TBD] (Contact: Jenna Russo)
- 11:30-13:00: 2025 Peace Operations Review Week Findings: What Implications for Future Education and Training? (Contact: Annika Hilding-Norberg)
- Time tbd: Local Knowledge to Build Peace Better (Contact: Sarah von Billerbeck)
- 14:00-15:00: Closing Event: Comprehensive Review of Peace Operations: Status Update and Reflecting on Insights Gained during Review Week (Contact: Cedric de Coning)
Additional events continue to be planned
- Future of Peace Operations in the Wake of the Berlin Peacekeeping Ministerial [TBC]
- Peace Operations and Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) [TBC]
Expression of interest
- Please click on and fill in this expression of interest form in order to help us gauge actual participation at the events in NY and assist us in planning timings, locations, etc.
- Please note that this is not a formal registration for any of the events, merely your initial expression of interest.
- Please also note that some of the events are closed workshops with limited space, where we will take note of your interest, but may not be able to facilitate your participation (except as possible online).
- All the organisers are exploring the possibility of hybrid events and enabling online participation, but this depends on the various hosts and their technical facilities. We will do our best to make this week as inclusive as possible.
Contact
For more information, kindly contact
Annika Hansen, Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF)
Cedric de Coning, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
Joachim Koops, Global Governance Institute (GGI)
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