The First CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding - Executive Summary


The inaugural two-day Civil Society Organisation-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding held at the UN Headquarters in New York from November 30 to December 1, 2023, aimed to provide an inclusive and comprehensive platform for UN entities working on peacebuilding and civil society actors to engage in substantive discussions on global peacebuilding efforts. The event strived to establish and energise an ongoing dialogue on peacebuilding efforts, set the stage for continued, expanded, and diversified engagement, and build upon the insights garnered for subsequent dialogues and continued strengthening of the CSO-UN partnership.

The First CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding - Outcome Report 


The inaugural two-day Civil Society Organisation-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding held at the UN Headquarters in New York from November 30 to December 1, 2023, aimed to provide an inclusive and comprehensive platform for UN entities working on peacebuilding and civil society actors to engage in substantive discussions on global peacebuilding efforts. The event strived to establish and energise an ongoing dialogue on peacebuilding efforts, set the stage for continued, expanded, and diversified engagement, and build upon the insights garnered for subsequent dialogues and continued strengthening of the CSO-UN partnership.

Policy Meeting on European CivilSociety Organisations’ input to theUN Peacebuilding ArchitectureReview 2025

On 20 February 2025, the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), in cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) and the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, organised a policy meeting under the Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN). The event gathered representatives from civil society, EU policymakers, and UN officials to contribute to the UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR) 2025.

Geneva Consultations on the 2025 UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review 

On the occasion of the start of the formal phase of the 2025 review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture (PBAR), the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) and Interpeace, in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), convened the Geneva Consultations on 14 February 2025. The event brought together representatives from Geneva-based international organizations, civil society organizations, the private sector, academia, as well as permanent missions, for action-oriented discussions in the presence of the 2025 PBAR’s two co-facilitators designated to lead the intergovernmental process in New York, H.E. Osama Mahmoud Abdelkhalek Mahmoud of Egypt, and H.E. Samuel Žbogar of Slovenia.