For Peace, Peace Direct, GPPAC, and +Peace invite local peacebuilders and practitioners to a conversation about establishing Ministries or Departments and other National Infrastructures for Peace to create a global peace architecture, increase institutional capacities, awareness, and investment in peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and sustaining peace.
While commemorating the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations, we are witnessing an exponential increase in polarization, violent conflicts, and worldwide militarization. 1.5 billion people are directly affected by violent conflicts in over 50 conflict zones and more than 79 million people have been forcibly displaced–the highest level ever recorded surpassing post-WWII displacement. The global public health, humanitarian, economic, and climate crises highlight and reinforce structural injustices, social inequalities, conflict dynamics, collective trauma, and further potentials for violence.
Using Platform4Dialogue, we are convening a three-day online consultation starting from Tuesday, October 27, and ending on Thursday, October 29, 2020, to hear from local peacebuilders and peace practitioners on their assessment of the UN Resolution calling for the creation of Ministries or Departments and other National Infrastructures for Peace.
Ahead of the consultation, we will solicit input from registering participants on specific areas of discussion.
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How will it work?
Date: The online consultation will take place over the course of three days, from October 27-29, 2020.
Format: This three-day consultation will consist of asynchronous, text-based thematic discussions, allowing participants to log in and contribute at their convenience from anywhere in the world. Each day will have a different thematic focus. Participants can contribute to discussions anonymously if they choose to do so.
Language: The main language will be English, but participants can also use the automatic translation feature to participate in Arabic, French, or Spanish.
Time Commitment: The online system allows participants to contribute at their convenience and within their own time zone by taking just a few minutes a day to make their contributions to the discussion by posting comments, responses, ideas, and questions.
Expectations: We ask participants to log in and join the discussion at least once on each day, or more often if you choose to do so. For each day’s discussion, participants will read brief introductory reflection pieces, question prompts, and comments of other participants.
Outcome: Findings and recommendations from this consultation will inform the report that will be published in December reflecting on “Local Voices on the UN Resolution Calling for the Establishment of Ministries or Departments and other National Infrastructures for Peace.” No participant will be quoted publicly without separate consent, and participants may choose to remain anonymous.
REGISTER FOR THE CONSULTATION →
How will participation benefit my work?
This consultation is envisioned as an inclusive and participatory community-building exercise to hear as many different voices of peace practitioners and local peacebuilders as possible to ensure that their experience, expertise, and knowledge informs the ongoing drafting and negotiation process of the UN Resolution and to bring together the local and grassroots level with the decision-making and policy level to create more inclusive and holistic peacebuilding policies based on the needs and challenges on the ground. By participating in this consultation, you will:
Share knowledge, ask questions, learn from others, expand your network, and contribute to further refine the text of the UN Resolution.
Inform For Peace advocacy and policy making with your priorities, developing collective, concrete suggestions for moving beyond words and implementing commitments.
Gain insight from others around the world who are grappling with similar or very different situations where local peacebuilding remains critical and connect with others for cross-regional collaboration.
How can I register to participate?
Please express interest in participating by filling out this brief application form by October 22, 2020. If you know of other colleagues who you think might be interested in this consultation, please feel free to share the application link with them as well!