International Day of Peace

The Permanent Missions of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations, UN Women and the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security organize a d iscussion between women civil society from conflicts and crises , current and incoming members of the Security Council and UN leadership about how the UN and Security Council can galvanize decisive action to realize the transformative potential, and effective implementation of the WPS agenda. Watch the commemorating 25 years of Resolution 1325: Women civil society and the transformative potential of the Women, Peace and Security agenda! Meetings & Events

  The  UNIDIR and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) are pleased to invite you to a side event to the First Committee of the UN General Assembly titled "From intelligence to agency: AI's new frontier in international security". Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems designed not merely to process or analyze information, but to pursue objectives and take action autonomously in order to achieve those objectives . These systems operate with a degree of independence, adaptability and initiative that distinguishes them from more conventional forms of AI. The term "agentic" highlights their function as agents: entities that exist within an environment, assess it, make decisions based on internal goals, and execute actions without requiring direct human instruction at every step . For policymakers, the crucial point is not the underlying technical architecture, but the fact that these systems can act independently and interact with each other. The emer...

Open briefing for Member states and international, regional and subregional organizations by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1540 (2004) Statements by Member States (continued). Statements by international, regional and subregional organizations. Summary remarks by the Chair of the 1540 Committee, Adjourn. On 28 April 2004, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1540 (2004) under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter which affirms that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery constitutes a threat to international peace and security. The resolution obliges States, inter alia, to refrain from supporting by any means non-State actors from developing, acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, transporting, transferring or using nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery. Related Sites and Documents:  1540 Committee  &  Concept note Watc...

The objective of this high-level meeting is to hear from women who have shaped peace processes as negotiators, civil society activists and mediators, and to showcase how Adopters of the Common Pledge are moving from commitment to concrete implementation across the Pledge's four commitment areas. The year 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda as well as the 30th anniversary of the (1995) Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Despite significant progress in advancing parts of these commitments, one of the most persistent challenges remains the continuously low levels of participation by women in peace and mediation processes. According to a frequently cited study, between the years 1992 and 2019, women constituted only 13 per cent of negotiators and six per cent of mediators in major peace processes. The Secretary-General's Common Pledge to Increase Women's Full, Equal, and Meaningf...

High level panel discussion on the theme: "Breaking Barriers: Elevating Women's Leadership in Peace Processes and Decision-Making". Opening segment (Remarks by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General) High level panel Interactive dialogue Launch of the Compact Accountability Report Commitments United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), S/RES/1325 (2000) addresses the impact of war on women and the importance of women's full and equal participation in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconstruction. Related Sites and Documents:  S/RES/1325 (2000)  &  Draft concept note . Watch Women at the Table: Advancing Inclusive Decision-Making in Peace and Security - Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325! Meetings & Events

This side event is organized by the Permanent Missions of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Luxembourg to the United Nations. It will take place in the margins of the presentation by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Ms. Mariana Katzarova, of her second thematic report to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. Panelists Mariana Katzarova - UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation Ivan Pavlov - exiled Russian human rights lawyer and founder of "First Department" Dmitry Bykov - exiled prominent Russian literary figure: writer, journalist, poet and literary critic Pavel Sulyandziga - exiled Russian Indigenous Peoples' leader, Chairperson of the Board of the International Development Fund of Indigenous Peoples in Russia (BATANI) Vladyslav Yesypenko - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ukrainian journalist for Crimea. Realities, former political prisoner released from Rus...

Peacebuilding Commission Ambassadorial-level Meeting on Women, Peace and Security. Related Sites and Documents:  Concept Note . Watch the Peacebuilding Commission Ambassadorial-level Meeting on Women, Peace and Security! Meetings & Events

   Side event on the margins of the UNGA First Committee "Low orbit satellite internet systems in the context of international peace and security: challenges and threats" hosted by Russian Permanent Mission to the UN, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN and Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the UN. Rapid technological advancement and unconstrained expansion of Low Earth orbit satellite Internet communications systems (LEO satellites) have led to the emergence of new challenges in the field of international peace and security. It is worth noting that LEO satellites have been used outside of their declared "availability maps", providing Internet access in circumvention of national laws and regulatory authorities. This has paved the way for malign activities against individual UN Member States aimed at interfering in their internal affairs and fueling socio-political destabilization from abroad. At the same time, recen...

Peace starts in our communities and classrooms . Young people are central to building it — and to creating a world of dignity, justice and opportunity for all. By bringing together all generations to share experiences, listen and collaborate , we can nurture inclusive communities and the next generation of peacebuilders . From grassroots action to global impact, a new UN initiative seeks to include, invest in and partner with young people everywhere to build lasting peace amid today’s escalating challenges . 

Ambassadorial-Level Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission Country-Specific Configuration on the Central African Republic. Related Sites and Documents:  Concept Note . Watch the Ambassadorial-Level Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission Country-Specific Configuration on the Central African Republic! General Assembly