Strengthening the UN’s Peacebuilding Architecture
The Global Challenges Foundation partnered with the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation to conduct a workshop ahead of the 2025 UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review and produce an outcome report. Learn more about the partnership and read the report itself below.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), have released an Outcome Report that came from their joint workshop in December 2024. The workshop was titled Strengthening the UN’s Peacebuilding Architecture – Transforming commitments into action, and was held in preparation for the formal phase of the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR).
Key workshop recommendations from the focus on enhancing the Peacebuilding Commission’s (PBC) advisory role, particularly its advice to the UN Security Council; promoting coherence across the UN system; and the PBC’s engagements in mobilising sustainable financing and partnerships. The discussions emphasised the need to improve institutional capacity; proposed strategies for aligning peacebuilding efforts with national priorities; and explored ideas for fostering inclusive engagement. The workshop also highlighted the importance of synchronising PBAR outcomes with parallel UN processes in 2025. The findings aim to inform the formal phase of the PBAR and guide reforms to strengthen the UN’s peacebuilding impact.
You can also listen to the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation’s Programme Director for Sustaining Peace, Sigrid Gruener discuss the outcome report in this video.
The workshop was convened by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, the Life & Peace Institute, and GPPAC, and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Colombia, Norway, and the Republic of Korea, gathered UN officials, Member States, and civil society experts to identify actionable strategies for translating recommendations from previous reviews and the Pact for the Future commitments into practice.