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On June 23rd, IPI, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the UN Department of Peace Operations, Peace Direct, and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding, cohosted a public policy forum on “Strengthening the Peace Operations–Peacebuilding Nexus: From Policy to Practice,” during Peacebuilding Week 2026.
Bringing together headquarters and field-level perspectives from policymakers and practitioners, the discussion examined: the contribution of peace operations to peacebuilding; missions’ support to community-centered approaches that support prevention and local-level conflict resolution led by Civil Affairs components; and how the Peacebuilding Fund and the Peacebuilding Commission can be effectively leveraged in peace operation settings to support national and local peacebuilding priorities alongside missions.
Central to the discussion was the practical contribution peace operations make to peacebuilding at the local level, and how that contribution can be maintained and strengthened during a period of financial pressure, transition, and reform. The discussion examined how to leverage the momentum of the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review and the peace operations review to foster greater cohesion within the UN system and with partners, including during mission transitions and drawdowns, to maximize impact amid geopolitical turbulence, ongoing reforms, and increasingly violent contexts.
Welcome and Opening Remarks:
H.E. Fergal Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN
H.E. Lise Gregoire-van Haaren, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN
Speakers:
David Haeri, Director, Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training, UN Department of Peace Operations
Hiroko Hirahara, Director, Civil Affairs, UNMISS, South Sudan (virtual)
Ewa Turyk-Mazurek, Civil Affairs Field Operations Manager, UNIFIL, Lebanon
Edmund Yakani, Executive Director, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), South Sudan (virtual)
Daniel Prins, Chief, Security Sector Reform Unit, UN Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Department of Peace Operations
Moderator:
Lauren McGowan, Policy Analyst, International Peace Institute
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