This year, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs continued to play a key role in how the United Nations responds to a complex and continuously shifting peace and security landscape, promoting dialogue and…
The “Guatemala Joven Conversa” initiative brought together hundreds of young people from around the country to discuss the political issues and challenges they face in their daily lives. DPPA, with funding from its Multi-Year…
On the eighth anniversary of the Colombia Peace Agreement signed in 2016, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo visited the country and took stock of peacebuilding efforts. Under-Secretary-General for Political and…
Since 2017, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC) has helped implement the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the former FARC-EP guerrilla group. As Colombia prepares to celebrate the 8th…
Through funding from its Multi-Year Appeal, the Department organized a conference on women and conflict held in Chișinău, Moldova. For the second year in a row, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)…
The newly released report underlines how DPPA is able to undertake a wide variety of its peace promotion work, as well as supporting regional cooperation, electoral support, climate security and youth engagement, through…
The UN Secretary-General’s Common Pledge asks Member States, regional organizations and other actors actively engaged in mediation to join the UN in taking concrete steps to boost women’s participation in peace processes. 24…
When applied to conflict mediation and peacebuilding settings, Virtual Reality (VR) can help conflict parties step into their opponents’ shoes and enhance reciprocal understanding of local communities. In this story, we look…
On the occasion of “Women in Diplomacy Day”, marked on 24 June, Politically Speaking talked to Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh, who are leading diplomatic efforts in Lebanon and…
Involving people with disabilities in prevention and peacebuilding must be part of efforts to build sustainable peace. But physical, communication, institutional and attitudinal barriers continue to undermine their right to a…