This event will convene a diverse group of practitioners and policy makers, academia and civil society leaders for a conversation on the state of peacebuilding: the urgent challenges it faces and the adaptive approaches needed to address them.
The discussion will examine (a) how today's geopolitical and financial pressures are impacting efforts to build peace, (b) what is required to secure renewed political and financial commitment at this critical juncture, and (c) how governments, civil society, international organizations and the private sector can better measure, demonstrate and enhance the impact of peacebuilding. Opening Remarks (5 min) Ms. Elizabeth Spehar - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support Presentation of the Peacebuilding Overview report (10 min) Mr. Paul Fargues - Political Affairs Officer, PBPSO Panel discussion with key contributors (30m) Ms. Katharina Ahrendts - Director-General for Global Order, United Nations and Humanitarian Assistance, Federal Foreign Office of Germany Ms. Ana Escobar - UN Representative, Peace Direct Mr. Cedric De Coning - Research Professor, Peace, Conflict and Development Research Group, NUPI Mr. Jago Salmon - Principal Policy Fellow, ODI [Moderator: Mr. Paul Fargues, Political Affairs Officer, PBPSO] Q&A with the audience (40m) Closing remarks (5m) H.E. Amb. Yabesh O. Monari, MBS - Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations
