UNITAR Peacemaking and Conflict Prevention Programme

PEACEMAKING AND CONFLICT PREVENTION

The Peacemaking and Conflict Prevention (PMCP) Programme addresses a strategic need within the UN System to deliver innovative training in negotiation and mediation, and to share the latest knowledge, tools and experience for the prevention and resolution of conflict. Intensive training programmes are organized for mid and senior level officials within Member States, regional organizations and the United Nations, and for the representatives of indigenous peoples.

In Focus

Enhancing UN Peace Operations – Dialogue with the Secretary-General

19 March, 2013 - At the Ninth Seminar for Special and Personal Representatives of the Secretary-General held in Switzerland in the first part of March, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon engaged in a dialogue with his heads of UN peace missions and peacekeeping operations around the world on enhancing UN practice.

Improving future relations and gaining confidence – mediation as a powerful mechanism for conflict prevention and peacemaking

23 November 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- The second High-Level Seminar organized by UNDP and UNITAR, Towards a Culture of Prevention: Addressing Challenges to Mediation in Africa and in a Globalized World,brought together more than 70 officials working in the fields of peace and security in Africa to discuss mediation and its values as a powerful mechanism for conflict prevention and peacemaking.

Intensive training in conflict prevention and peacemaking concluded in Africa

“With this training, my capacity has been built in such a way that my focus will now be on the interest-based, problem-solving approach. When we have an interactive forum, I will now listen better, take a deeper look at issues, and ensure that some solutions that will address underlying root causes are preferred, rather than glossed over and hurried up processes.”

19th Year of UNITAR Training for UN Staff and Diplomats in Conflict Analysis, Negotiation and Mediation

3-12 July, Holmenkollen, Norway - The 2012 UNITAR-IPI Fellowship Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy was held in Holmenkollen, Norway from 3 to 12 July 2012 and addressed by a range of distinguished resource persons from around the world.

UN Secretary-General Engages in Dialogue with his Special Representatives

11 – 13 May, 2012 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed heads of UN peace missions and peacekeeping operations around the world at the Eighth Seminar for Special and Personal Representatives of the Secretary-General held 11 - 13 May, 2012.
In a dialogue session to discuss priorities and strategies, the Secretary-General recognized the crucial and challenging work being carried out by his senior United Nations peacemakers and stressed the critical importance of preventive diplomacy. Read More