Upcoming Events

Global Review of Experiences in Preventing Violent Conflict
6-8 March 2006, Istanbul
In recent years, the UN has emphasized the need to support Member States in building their capacity to settle disputes peacefully. In his 2001 report on the prevention of armed conflicts, the UN Secretary-General called on the UN to work with both governments and civil society in this regard. In response to this report, UNDP and the UN Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA) started a joint programme to assist national actors in building their capacities for conflict prevention. Now, national stakeholders and UN staff will have the opportunity to review the lessons learned from these experiences at an event co-hosted by UNDP and UNDPA on 6-8 March 2006 in Istanbul. Through a facilitated, experience-sharing exercise, participants will focus on the UN’s work with national actors to build capacities for preventing the occurrence of violent conflict. This exercise, which will involve both national counterparts and UN staff engaged with conflict prevention initiatives, has two main goals: 1) To allow national actors from countries that have engaged with the UN in efforts to prevent violent conflict, to share experiences and develop ideas for furthering their efforts; and 2) To allow UN colleagues who have supported these activities to learn from other experiences, such as how to develop approaches for these initiatives and obtain buy-in from colleagues and offices. For more information, contact chetan.kumar@undp.org.

Past Events

Global Disaster Risk Reduction Mainstreaming Workshop
22-23 September 2005, Geneva
How can we integrate disaster risk reduction more effectively into development programming? The UNDP’s Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development Workshop, held in Geneva on 22-23 September 2005, initiated the consultation process and dialogue to address this question. Through discussions with selected UNDP country offices and key international organizations, the initiative aimed to work towards three main objectives: 1) To support the development of appropriate policies, tools and human resource capacity for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development activities; 2) To provide a platform for advocacy and exchange of mainstreaming experiences; and 3) To support the harmonization of these tools and practices among development actors. There was strong consensus among the participants that mainstreaming disaster risk reduction is not an option but should be made part of the regular development programming within UNDP, and that UNDP needs to work both internally and with partners to move this objective forward. For more information, contact jennifer.worrell@undp.org.

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