🔔 New on the GO: The 2026 SG race is filling up—but how many candidates actually have a viable path?

What makes a credible candidacy?

👉 https://bit.ly/41FtPeF

In Brussels today to brief the Global Alliance on the implementation of the Two-State solution.

🔹 60+ countries sat down with Palestinian representatives to talk about stability, security, and the path to long-term peace.

📸 EC - Audiovisual Service, Lukasz Kobus

🔔 New on the GO: When the Security Council is deadlocked, can the General Assembly step in?

Lessons from Suez for today’s Hormuz crisis.

👉 https://bit.ly/4cjuNn1

🚨 NEW EVENT: Join IPI, Bahrain, Switzerland, and UNDSS for a fireside chat with USG Gilles Michaud and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on the future of UN security.

📅 April 22, 1:15 PM EDT | Hybrid

👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4vr1eHD

🔔 New IPI Policy Paper: How can military gender advisers strengthen UN peacekeeping—and what limits their effectiveness today?

👉 https://bit.ly/4tEPrng

🔔 New IPI Issue Brief: Africa now has a seat in the G20—but how will it translate into influence on debt sustainability?

👉 https://bit.ly/3OeGYrJ

Examining the Role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN Peace Operation Contexts YouTube video by International Peace Institute

#HappeningNow: Examining the Role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN Peace Operation Contexts

🤝 In partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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IPI and the Netherlands will host a panel discussion on the role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN peace operation contexts.

📅April 9 | 9–10:45AM

How has PBF been leveraged to support peacebuilding programming and how can it be enhanced in peace operation settings?

👉Register:https://bit.ly/3PLoM9R

🔔 New IPI Policy Paper: Lauren McGowan on the role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN peace operations contexts and how it can support more coherent and sustainable transitions.

👉 https://bit.ly/4eaSVt7

Together with NATO, we convened ambassadors and experts for a breakfast discussion ahead of the 2026 NPT Review Conference—creating space for a candid exchange on the challenges and opportunities facing the treaty.

PSEA training isn't just a curriculum—it’s about culture.

IPI & Sweden co-convened a workshop on what actually works:

🔵 Use realistic, scenario-based practice.
🔵 Move past "one & done" to phased learning.
🔵 Who delivers & receives training matters.

🚨New Event: Examining the Role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN Peace Operation Contexts

📅 Apr. 9 | 9–10:45 AM EDT |📍Hybrid

Join us for a discussion on the role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN peace operation contexts with experts from UN HQ and from the field.

👉Register: https://bit.ly/47ykWHc

🔔 New on the GO: Should UN secretary-general candidates be tested beyond New York?

Adam Day makes the case for Geneva. @adamdaygeneva.bsky.social

👉 https://bit.ly/4lWkhVS

🔔 New on the GO: As Kenya approaches 2027 elections, what costs do women pay for their political leadership?

👉 https://bit.ly/4lUX7z6

🔔 New on the GO: How can the Security Council rethink its strategy for sanctions in Afghanistan?

👉 https://bit.ly/4t6VNM2

🔔 New on the GO: With the Strait of Hormuz disrupted, what options exist beyond military escorts—and could the UN play a role?

👉 https://bit.ly/488FdmH

A closed-door roundtable at #CSW70 brings together diverse stakeholders to tackle the growing gap between normative commitments and implementation of gender equality.

Who really governs the UN development system?

Frederik Matthys examines the structural power dynamics shaping UN reform and what the next secretary-general will inherit.

👉 https://bit.ly/4sgedtJ

A closed-door roundtable on creating safe spaces for women’s participation in peace & security is underway.
The discussion examines how international mandates, national institutions, & local leadership can work together, & how enabling environments to move from concept to practice in UN missions.

🌍 From March 10–19, the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place.

👉🏼 Don’t miss out! Explore our activities and recommended reading here: https://bit.ly/3Ps8phW

#GenderEquality #WPS

How can the UN sustain peacebuilding gains during and after peace operation transitions?
👉🏻Watch IPI & Japan Mission to the UN's event on strengthening coordination across humanitarian, development & peace efforts to support effective UN transitions ▶️ bit.ly/4rhnZua

🔔 New IPI Issue Brief: How do local civilians protect each other in conflict—and what does this mean for the future of POC?

👉 https://bit.ly/4sbr1Rt

Supporting Effective UN Transitions for Sustaining Peace YouTube video by International Peace Institute

#HappeningNow: Peace Operations and Peacebuilding –Supporting Effective UN Transitions for Sustaining Peace

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🔔 New IPI Issue Brief: How civilian trust in peacekeepers shapes protection of civilians—and why perceptions matter for mission effectiveness.

👉 https://bit.ly/4saFY6o

⏰ On Tuesday, IPI is hosting a panel discussion, in partnership with Japan, on peace operations and peacebuilding.

📅 Mar. 3, 2026 | 9–10:30 AM EST | Hybrid

We will explore how peacebuilding gains can be sustained during and after mission transitions.

👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4aCzQy2

COP31 will split hosting and negotiating authority between Türkiye and Australia.

What does this mean for multilateral climate diplomacy?

👉 https://bit.ly/4tZN3Zl

🚨New Event: Supporting Effective UN Transitions for Sustaining Peace

📅 Mar 3 | 9–10:30 AM EST |📍Hybrid

We’re bringing experts together to discuss how to sustain peacebuilding gains during and after UN mission transitions.

👉Register: https://bit.ly/4aCzQy2

🇪🇹 In Addis Ababa, IPI’s WPS team convened a multi-day workshop on WPS & the Future of UN and AU Peace Operations.
At the core:
🔷Preventing SEAH
🔷Role of gender advisors
🔷Gender-responsive leadership
🔷Kinetic & Non-kinetic operational environments
🔷Persistent stereotypes impacting women’s roles

Can stabilization in Gaza succeed if it precedes political reconstruction? Carol Daniel-Kasbari examines the limits of the Board of Peace.

👉 https://bit.ly/46OSErj

Wrapping up our #MSC2026. Throughout the weekend, IPI moved between public engagement & confidential diplomacy, guided by the conviction that quiet dialogue and informal channels remain essential complements to official processes.