Peace and Security

On July 8th, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) organized the eighteenth installment in a series of monthly dialogues between the President of the UN Security Council and Civil Society organization at the United Nations Headquarters.

The dialogue featured H.E. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Permanent Representative of Peru to the UN, and President of the Security Council for the month of July. WFUNA’s Peace and Security Officer, Mr. Pablo Angulo, moderated the briefing, which was attended by over 35 participants from UN-accredited civil society organizations.

On May 14th, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) organized the seventeenth installment in a series of monthly dialogues between the President of the UN Security Council and Civil Society organization at the United Nations Headquarters.

The dialogue featured H.E. Dian Triansyah Djani, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the UN, and President of the Security Council for the month of May. WFUNA’s Secretary-General, Mr. Bonian Golmohammadi, moderated the briefing, which was attended by over 30 participants from UN-accredited civil society organizations.

On May 9th, 2019, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) hosted the 2019 Security Council Election Briefing with Estonia. We invited Estonia and Romania, the two candidate Member States from the Eastern European Group for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, to participate in an Election Debate however, Romania declined. The elections for the Security Council will take place on June 7th, 2019.

On February 12th, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) convened the fifteenth installment in a series of monthly dialogues between the President of the UN Security Council and Civil Society Organizations at the United Nations Headquarters.

On February 4th, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) organized the first ever UN Security Council Exit Briefing with five of the six countries leaving the Council after their two year term (2017-2018). (Please note that six countries were leaving the Council this year as Italy and the Netherlands split the 2017-2018 term).

On January 14, 2019, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) convened the fourteenth in a series of Civil Society Dialogues with the President of the United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The dialogue featured Mr. José Singer, Special Envoy of the Dominican Republic to the UN Security Council for the month of January. Ms. Margaret Williams, WFUNA’s Senior Peace and Security Officer, moderated the discussion that brought together over 30 UN-focused civil society representatives and their networks.

On Monday, July 2, 2018, H.E. Mr. Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of  Sweden to the United Nations, participated in a briefing on Sweden's Presidency of the UN Security Council. To watch the full event, visit here for a recording. 

On June 22, 2018, WFUNA's 16+ Forum, the Global Alliance, and NYU Center on International Cooperation partnered to host “The Path to HLPF 2019: from Ambition to Results for SDG16+" Workshop at Bohemian National Hall in New York.

The day-long workshop brought together key stakeholders who are working on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16 with the goal of leveraging concrete ideas on how to take Goal 16 forward.

See our summary on Twitter here.

Laura Spano, WFUNA’s Responsibility to Protect Program Officer, served on a panel on 22 November, 2011, to discuss the Rule of Law and Protection of Civilians. The panel was part of a larger workshop put on by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on strengthening the rule of law held for delegates to Permanent Missions in New York, particularly from developing or least developed countries.