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A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Investing in prevention saves lives and money, DiCarlo emphasizes at DPPA donor meeting On 24 April, DPPA held its annual donor meeting at UN Headquarters. More than 100 participants from 65…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Excellencies, In July last year, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs was also invited to brief the Security Council on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since then, we have observed both positive and worrying developments. We…

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. UN reaffirms commitment to supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina's path to reconciliation, ASG Jen_a tells Security Council On 30 April, Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jen_a briefed the Council…

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Thank you for allowing me to brief the Security Council on the progress made in the implementation of Resolution 2046, which relates to outstanding bilateral issues between Sudan and South Sudan and the situation in South Kordofan and…

Strategic foresight — a structured and systematic way of using ideas about the future to better prepare for change — can be used in peacebuilding to anticipate issues and opportunities before they arise. In March, DPPA and UNDP organized a workshop applying the technique to environmental issues for…

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. The Seventh Advisory Group of the Peacebuilding Fund meets in New York The Seventh Advisory Group of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) gathered for its fourth and final session in New York on 9-10 May…

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Despite persistent and serious challenges, "Iraq is on the rise," SRSG Hennis-Plasschaert tells Council On 16 May, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq Jeanine Hennis…

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. USG DiCarlo meets with Afghanistan de facto authorities to discuss upcoming meeting of Special Envoys From 18-21 May, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary…

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo's Remarks to the Security Council open debate “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The role of Women and Young People” New York, 28 May 2024 Madam President, Thank you for hosting today’s open debate…

Assistant Secretary-General for for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari's remarks to the Security Council on Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea 31 May 2024, New York Mr. President, At 10:45 PM local time on 27 May, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)…

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. "Women bear the brunt of the global rollback of human rights," says USG DiCarlo On 28 May, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security…

A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Inaugural PBC meeting on Guatemala highlights UN engagement and government priorities On 4 June, the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) held its inaugural Ambassadorial-level meeting on Guatemala. The…