In November 2025, the UN Security Council and General Assembly unanimously adopted twin resolutions (A/RES/80/11 and S/RES/2805) on the UN peacebuilding architecture review (PBAR). In the resolutions, member states decided to establish an annual “peacebuilding week” in June with the aim of “raising awareness” of the UN’s peacebuilding and sustaining peace work, “fostering inclusive dialogue […]
Author: Lauren McGowan
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Céline Monnier and Lauren McGowan on linking national prevention strategies to regional peace.
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McGowan & Carvalheiro-Santos on what the 2025 PBAR resolutions signal for UN peacebuilding.
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The fourth UN peacebuilding architecture review (PBAR) takes place this year, providing UN member states, UN entities, civil society, and other stakeholders with an opportunity to strengthen UN peacebuilding institutions. This article looks at what the review entails, and points to the five key issues likely to be debated.
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In December 2022, the UN Security Council adopted the landmark Resolution 2664, creating a cross-cutting humanitarian carve-out for asset freezes under all UN sanctions regimes. Earlier this month, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2761, extending the application of the carve-out to the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida counterterrorism regime indefinitely—a resolution that is just as significant.
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Over the past two decades, the UN Security Council and Secretariat have attempted to increase the links between the CRSV agenda and sanctions regimes. The Secretary-General has also consistently recommended increasing the links between the annual reports and sanctions. Based on our research, we found that overlap between the two remains limited, and there are opportunities to enhance their complementarity. We also found constraints on the panels of experts collecting evidence on SGBV cases as mandated by the UN Security Council, in addition to political barriers within sanctions committees.
