๐ The Challenges Forum Partnership is growing!
We are thrilled to welcome the KAIPTC as our newest partner. Their leadership and regional insights from West Africa will enrich the partnershipโs shared mission to strengthen #PeaceOperations.
See you in Ghana for #CAF25Accra!
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Today on the International #Multilateralism & #DiplomacyDay for Peace, we spotlight one of its clearest expressions: UN Peace Operations.
From #CAF24Berlin, hear how innovation and reform in governing #PeaceOperations can strengthen our collective responses to conflict ๐๏ธ
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24.04.2025 13:23 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โ๏ธ"Accountability should to a higher degree be shared between the UN #SecurityCouncil, host countries & #peaceoperations..."
๐The key takeaways from #CAF24Berlin
๐ bit.ly/3VIf9J2
unpacking the #PactfortheFuture &
ahead of #PeacekeepingMinisterial
๐co-host: @zif.bsky.social
18.12.2024 13:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ฃ๏ธTwo day's engaged discussions on what the Next Generation of #PeaceOperations could look like
๐กGet the highlights from #CAF24Berlin -
โ๏ธUnlock our sharp Key Takeaways๐
๐https://bit.ly/3VIf9J2
๐ค @zif.bsky.social
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social
@unpeacebuilding.bsky.social
#PactfortheFuture
17.12.2024 16:38 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
๐๏ธValuable perspectives on #peaceoperations being part of a larger #peacebuilding echosystem, raised by ASG Spehar during the #CAF24Berlin discussions.
๐ฐStay tuned for the Annual Forum's key takeaways this week!
10.12.2024 16:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#HumanRights play a crucial role in preventing conflict, addressing the underlying causes of inequality, discrimination & injustice.
Protecting human rights isnโt just ethical - itโs essential for a fair, inclusive & peaceful world!
#OurRightsForTheFuture #HumanRightsDay #Peace
10.12.2024 09:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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CAF24 - Throwbacks to Berlin
๐"I leave Berlin brimming with new ideas about #peacekeeping, wonderful new connections, & more hope for the future."
๐A quote from one participant, framing our visual highlights from #CAF24Berlin!
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@zif.bsky.social
youtu.be/UiRDDKtfZj8
#peaceoperations #Pactforthefuture #peacesecurity
06.12.2024 08:18 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
a group of people sitting around a table
a woman standing at a podium
a woman in a floral shirt and head wrap
a group of people standing in a room
๐ทA picture is worth a 1000 words. Here are some impressions from 2 days of #debate and #discussion from the Challenges Annual Forum 2024 in Berlin.
๐ซถThanks to all partners, especially our co-hosts #ChallengesForum @challengesforum.bsky.social, without whom the conference would not be reality!
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a woman with long hair and a blue sign
Thank you for another insightful day at #CAF24Berlin @challengesforum.bsky.social !
One of today's take-aways...
โถ๏ธThe General Assembly and member states have but some powerful means to shape not only mandates but as well to decide on a greater variety conflict resolution tools!
04.12.2024 18:14 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The #PeaceBuildingCommission is the only UN body that has a youth & a gender action plan, which could be further levelled.
Closing conversation at #CAF24Berlin , with ElizabethSpehar, ASG @unpeacebuilding.bsky.social highlighting the importance of inclusion & informal consultations.
bit.ly/3V1sNXs
04.12.2024 15:51 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#Peaceoperations can only be succesful in the full conflict circle.
Susanne Baumann, State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office looks forward to a #PeacekeepingMinisterial 2025 in Berlin, where we can also discuss root causes of conflict.
โ๏ธ#CAF24Berlin
#peacekeeping #Pactforthefuture #peace
04.12.2024 15:36 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Challenges Annual Forum 2024 - YouTube
This yearโs Challenges Annual Forum will gather partners and key stakeholders to discuss how to strengthen international peace and security and lay the found...
Join our last session here at #CAF24Berlin!
๐ bit.ly/3V1sNXs
Reflecting on2โฃ days discussions on #peaceoperations.
๐๏ธ Susanne Baumann, USG Lacroix, ASG Spehar, Astrid Irrgang at @zif.bsky.social @benoitpylyser.bsky.social
@unpeacekeeping.bsky.social @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social
04.12.2024 15:11 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Last session of #CAF24Berlin!
Closing conversation summarising and reflecting on the knowledge shared the last 2โฃ days.
Speakers: Susanne Baumann, @lacroixun.bsky.social, Elizabeth Spehar, Astrid Irrgang, Benoit Pylyser
Moderator: Per Olsson Fridh
๐ bit.ly/3V1sNXs
04.12.2024 15:07 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
04.12.2024 10:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Would an enlarged #SecurityCouncil be more effective on agreeing & mandating future #peaceoperations?
And are there other options for what the #GeneralAssembly could do more?
๐๏ธThought-provoking morning discussions at #CAF24Berlin
๐ฌ๐ bit.ly/3V1sNXs moderated by @karinlandgren.bsky.social
04.12.2024 09:02 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โ๏ธHappening NOWโ๏ธ
Our #CAF24Berlin session on understanding potential shifts and their impact on future #peaceoperations
Speakers: Alexander Marschik, Erica Gaston, Major General BK Sharma, Paul-Simon Handy, and Mona Ali Khalil
Moderator: @karinlandgren.bsky.social
๐ bit.ly/3V1sNXs
04.12.2024 08:09 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Ending a truly inspiring day 1โฃ at #CAF24Berlin
Looking at how #peaceoperations can improve trust with host countries:
Asmau Benzies Leo ED at CENGAIN highligths the need to respect local culture, honest host country conversations, & for reg. organisations to be proactive.
See you tomorrow at 9 am!
03.12.2024 17:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
a woman in a yellow jacket
What's your take on... conflict (resolution) #trends, Almut Wieland-Karimi?
That's her top4๏ธโฃ
#peaceoperations
#CAF24Berlin @challengesforum.bsky.social
03.12.2024 13:29 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Heading in to the key feature of #CAF24Berlin โ
Constructive collaborative group discussions.
Taking place in form of
3โฃInnovation Labs:
- Sustainable Political Solutions for Successful Peace Operations
- Operationalising Adaptable & Effective Peace Operations
- Strategic Coherence in Peacebuilding
03.12.2024 13:52 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Starting now at #CAF24Berlin: It takes a village looking at shaping partnerships for sustaining peace.
Explore this additional paper, on the African Perspective on the Future of Peace Operations by SebaIssa from CCCPA providing crucial perspectives:
๐ challengesforum.org/wp-content/u...
03.12.2024 12:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โ๏ธHappening NOWโ๏ธ at #CAF24Berlin
Exploring partnerships for #sustainingpeace. How do we forge inclusive partnerships?
Speakers: @sanambna.bsky.social, Melanie Hauenstein, Cosmin Dobran, Anita Kiki Gbeho, Seif Kandeel
Moderated by Wendy MacClinchy
๐https://bit.ly/3V1sNXs
03.12.2024 12:37 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#Peaceoperations - is an important tool, but must be part of a larger #peacebuilding ecosystem.
๐๏ธInteresting discussion at #CAF24Berlin, highlighting
- the need for host country trust, new partnerships, justice, recommitment to prevention & the need for #UNSC reform, for acceptance of missions.
03.12.2024 11:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
a woman standing at a podium with a microphone
โYou are oxygen for our hearts!โ - ZIF director Astrid Irrgang welcomes over 100 intl participants to #CAF24Berlin. What a crowd to discuss the future of #peaceoperations!
She calls for our common responsibility to shape this conflict resolution tool.
#peace @challengesforum.bsky.social
03.12.2024 08:51 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
โ๏ธHappening NOWโ๏ธat #CAF24Berlin
๐คHow do we ensure political & strategic prerequisites for successful #peaceoperations?
๐ปFollow live stream with
USG Lacroix, Jonathan-Titus Williams, ASG Spehar, Richard Addo Gyane, Bintou Keita
bit.ly/3V1sNXs
Moderated by Per Olsson Fridh
03.12.2024 09:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
2โฃA peace box with many tools, beyond #Peacekeeping and special political missions
3โฃ We'll see multitude of actors, with more non-state actors
4โฃ Smaller missions, but perhaps smarter ones.
03.12.2024 09:36 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#CAF24Berlin UN will become even more relevant, as our only alternative is to work together.
Almut Wieland-Karimi ended her comment on a more positive note, after presenting 4 trends for Generation Better Peace Operations:
1โฃMore peace Deals , though many of them will be injust
03.12.2024 09:36 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
#Peaceoperations remain a critical instrument for international peace & security but need to adapt to existing & new challenges. Director @benoitpylyser.bsky.social highlights the key feature of #CAF24Berlin
- a meeting ground where challenges can be discussed openly & dedidacted, seeking solutions
03.12.2024 08:41 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โผ๏ธ#CAF24Berlin is officially underway! ๐
๐ฒTune in now to hear the opening remarks from @benoitpylyser.bsky.social , Siemtje Mรถller, & Astrid Irrgang at @zif.bsky.social as they welcome the participants to a fruitful two days of dialogue and cooperation!
Join livestream ๐ bit.ly/3V1sNXs
03.12.2024 08:14 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
1โฃ day to go!
๐With 100 participants arriving to #CAF24Berlin, ready for 2 day's constructive discussions on the #Next Generation of #PeaceOperations!
challengesforum.org/event/caf24/
02.12.2024 08:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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The United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) helps prevent conflict & sustain peace around the world. Headed by USG Rosemary DiCarlo.
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Director Climate Change & Risk Programme @SIPRI.org | #ClimateSecurity, conflict, peacebuilding, & security | PhD Uppsala Peace | ๐ธ๐ช๐ฉ๐ช | Geriatric Millennial. FlorianKrampe.org
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Dag Hammarskjรถld Professor in peace and conflict research, Uppsala University. Research on mediation, religion and conflict, civil resistance.
PhD, Senior Researcher at ETH Zรผrich, passionate about peace and conflict research and data science.
Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
Worldโs main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war. ucdp.uu.se
Professor of Peace and Conflict Research
Director of the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament
Uppsala University, Sweden
We believe violent conflict is not inevitable. Weโre an independent, non-profit organisation creating space for peace around the world.
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Full Professor, Politics and International Studies, Bishopโs University, Fulbright, Co-Director @RAS_NSA, non-resident fellow @ipi, Centre FrancoPaix, #peacekeeping, #PKI , mom of 2
Center for International Peace Operations
Experts for missions. On a mission for peace.
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We're an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.
Recovering lawyer, former UN peacekeeping adviser, occasional professor at Columbia and the Geneva Graduate Institute, learning to be a better science communicator. Day job is leading the Geneva Office of UN University Centre for Policy Research.
Executive Director, Coalition for the UN We Need (C4UN)