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.

The 2025 Geneva Consultations aimed to help turn policy recommendations formulated over the course of the informal phase of the Review into practical proposals and possible language for the General Assembly and Security Council resolutions that will conclude the process.

The Consultations were also part of continuing efforts to bridge the gap between the New York-based architecture and decision-making bodies, and the experience and expertise available in Geneva, a pragmatic necessity for peacebuilding. Geneva indeed offers an unparalleled ecosystem of Permanent Missions, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, research institutions, and major private actors, many of whom contribute to peacebuilding every day in a wide variety of ways.