United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support

Helping to build and sustain a peaceful and prosperous world. #InvestinPeace

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Key takeaways:
🔑Leadership: solutions require strong national ownership and political leadership, as stressed by HE Ambassador Cecilia Adeng @AmbAdeng of South Sudan;

🔑Inclusion: those directly affected need to be agents of change in defining and implementing solutions, as recalled by Valeriia Vershynina of Ukraine;

🔑Partnerships: solutions require coordinated financing and action across the humanitarian, peace and development sectors, as echoed by Maria Dimitriadou of the @WorldBankGroup.

Behind the numbers are millions of individuals and families striving to rebuild their lives with dignity. @bjw_williams had the opportunity of hearing some of their stories and hopes during his visit to South Sudan in 2024, with partners of the Peacebuilding Fund.

Thank you @UNmigration and @Refugees for organizing, and to our co-hosts, South Sudan and @NorwayUN for their support.

#Peacebuilding #InternalDisplacement #PeacebuildingFund #Prevention

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Last week, @bjw_williams, Chief of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) had the privilege of joining colleagues and partners during #PeacebuildingWeek for a timely discussion on ‘Advancing solutions through Peacebuilding: Delivering Coherent, Government-Led Responses to Internal Displacement’.

Forced displacement is one of the most damaging human effects of conflict globally. Durable solutions are not only humanitarian outcomes. They are inherently peacebuilding outcomes.

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#PeacebuildingWeek is not about resolutions, workshops or slogans. It is about what we can do, working together, to make a real difference in the lives of people living under the threat of violence and conflict.
- @ElizabethSpehar UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support

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The panel brought together Katharina Ahrendts from the Federal Foreign Office of Germany @GermanyDiplo, Ana Escobar @peacedirect, @CedricdeConing @nupinytt, Jago Salmon @ODI_Global and Alexandra Fong @UNDPPA, with closing remarks by Amb. Yabesh O. Monari of @KenyaMissionUN. #PeacebuildingWeek

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PBPSO's Impact Hub launched its inaugural Peacebuilding Overview Report at #PeacebuildingWeek. Opened by ASG @ElizabethSpehar, with a panel of contributors from government, civil society, academia and the UN.

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Kasaï, Democratic Republic of the Congo: 200 women trained as mediators, helping prevent local conflict after the UN mission's withdrawal in 2021. Proof that reintegration works when direct support meets strong community systems.

#PeacebuildingWeek #PBF20

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"To build and sustain peace, all parts of society need to be involved. This is one of the bedrock principles of peacebuilding."
ASG @ElizabethSpehar on why inclusion matters, at the inaugural #PeacebuildingWeek. #PBF20

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.@peacedirect convened a discussion on 3 connected themes: impact, financing & partnerships for locally led peacebuilding. The message was clear: keep working w/ local & national civil society, & strengthen partnerships to measure impact. When peacebuilding is locally led & nationally owned, its results last. #PeacebuildingWeek

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🚨Happening Now!

Peacebuilding Week Closing Reception

📍Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, New York
🗓️ 26 June 2026 | 🕙 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

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Martha Pobee, ASG for Africa and Amb. Lamin B. Dibba, Permanent Representative of the Gambia, gave opening remarks at the launch of the Gambia Peacebuilding Impact Spotlight and the première of "When the River Remembers Kaira."
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#HappeningNow A documentary film - When the River Remembers Kaira - highlights how the sustained commitment of citizens and institutions to transitional justice and peace led the Gambia’s transformation towards reconciliation and reform. #PeacebuildingWeek

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At a time of multiplying crises, the work of the @UNPeacebuilding Commission is more critical than ever: protecting people from the scourge of war, and from the ashes helping them build better lives.

Together, we can work for a peace that lasts – everywhere & for all.

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New evidence from the #PeacebuildingFund: in the Mali-Niger border area, peace radio broadcasts helped prevent the escalation of violence. Areas within broadcast range saw less violence and less spread of it than areas the broadcasts could not reach. #PeacebuildingWeek #PBF20

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#HappeningNow: the launch of new Peacebuilding Fund impact evaluations, focused on PBF investments in the Mali-Niger border area. Hosted by the Permanent Missions of @CanadaUN and @GermanyUN with PBPSO. #PeacebuildingWeek

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🚨Happening Now!

The Gambia - Peacebuilding Impact Spotlight Documentary Première

📍Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, New York
🗓️ 26 June 2026 | 🕙 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

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"The Peacebuilding Fund is the United Nations' boldest bet on peace. Fast and flexible, it is the engine that drives forward the Youth, Peace and Security agenda."
- Diene Keita, @unfpachief, @UNFPA, marking 20 years of UN Peacebuilding. #PeacebuildingWeek #PBF20

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In South Sudan, young people, including those formerly associated with Wau's youth gangs, gained leadership, conflict-resolution and vocational skills. More than 75% now sustain their own small enterprises.

#PeacebuildingWeek #PBF20

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@ElizabethSpehar Part 3⃣ of our "20 Years of Peacebuilding" exhibit walkthrough. ASG @ElizabethSpehar on partnerships, the heart of how peace gets built.
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Step inside our "20 Years of Peacebuilding" exhibit. In part one, ASG @ElizabethSpehar reflects on the Peacebuilding Fund: 20 years, 75 countries and territories, and more than 2 billion dollars invested in peace where it matters most. #PeacebuildingWeek #PBF20

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@ElizabethSpehar Part 2⃣of our "20 Years of Peacebuilding" exhibit walkthrough. ASG @ElizabethSpehar on the Peacebuilding Commission: an intergovernmental advisory body that supports peace efforts in conflict-affected countries. #PeacebuildingWeek

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Deputy Director-General @FAO @BethBechdol celebrates the Peacebuilding Fund's 20th anniversary and reflects on how food security and peace are interconnected, and how the PBF’s investment in preventive strategies facilitates peace. #PeacebuildingWeek #PBF20

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🚨Happening Now!

Launch of Impact Evaluations of Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) investments on the Mali-Niger border

📍 Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, New York
🗓️ 26 June 2026 | 🕙 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

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