New policy report on Environment, Peace and Security
With support from the Global Challenges Foundation, PAX has produced a new policy with recommendations on Enviornment, Peace, and Security agends, for the UN and beyond.
Pathways to advance the Environment, Peace and Security agenda at the UN and beyond
The international community has so far been unable to keep up with the increasing scale, speed, and complexity of environmental and climate risks facing humanity. These risks are felt particularly acutely in conflict-affected and vulnerable countries.
To explore ways to better protect people, the planet, and peace for future generations, PAX has released a new policy report on strengthening the global Environment, Peace, and Security Agenda—both within the UN system and beyond.
This report, supported by the Global Challenges Foundation, highlights the need to strengthen international efforts to prevent, manage, and respond to the complex connections between the environment, climate, conflict, and peace. Even though there were efforts to reshape global governance at the UN Summit of the Future – a global summit that brought world leaders together and addressed future challenges, cooperation, sustainability, and innovation – these issues were mostly overlooked and weren’t included in the Summit’s final agreement, the Pact for the Future.
Recommendations from the report
In more detail, the report suggests specific pathways which are directed at mainstreaming the Environment, Peace and Security (EPS) considerations throughout the UN system, building up capacity and expertise of relevant stakeholders, enhancing coordination and data-sharing mechanisms, improving funding flows, and meaningful engagement with local stakeholders to drive sustainable and effective action on EPS issues.
The policy report is a follow-up from the high-level event “Advancing the Environment, Peace and Security Agenda at the Summit of the Future and Beyond” and contains specific recommendations for UN Member States, international donors, and UN bodies.