This initiative features annual Dialogues where civil society peacebuilders from all over the world meet with UN representatives. Together, they discuss challenges and opportunities for meaningful civil society-UN partnerships on peacebuilding, identify concrete entry points for engagement, and come up with actionable recommendations. Beyond annual convenings, the initiative seeks to build an active network and sustain a lasting momentum for continuous engagement throughout the year. It aims to become an institutionalized forum for civil society-UN-Member States exchange and collaboration on peacebuilding. In 2024, the two main dialogues took place in Nairobi in June and New York in December, influencing the UN Pact for the Future and the Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR), respectively. A survey conducted by PBSO after the New York dialogue revealed:

• 98% of participants thought the dialogue will advance their organisation’s engagement with the UN
• 68% of participants found the UN processes and entry points for civil society to engage with the UN covered in the event useful and relevant; 32% found them partially relevant
• 77% of participants were able to meet and speak with the UN system and Member State representatives informally
• 69% of participants found the peacebuilding lessons in regions outside their own covered in the event useful and relevant; 27% found them partially useful and relevant
• 98% of participants thought the dialogue was helpful for their organisation’s future work
• 100% of participants would come again next year