Publication

South Korea will host the next UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference in April 2021. In light of this upcoming event, the International Peace Institute (IPI) and South Korea’s permanent mission to the UN organized a roundtable to identify potential themes and outcomes for the 2021 ministerial. This report provides an overview of the discussions at the roundtable, which focused on eight issues related to UN peacekeeping operations: 1) the protection of civilians (POC); 2) safety and security; 3) technology; 4) performance; 5) training and capacity building; 6) women, peace, and security (WPS); 7) conduct of UN peacekeepers; and 8) sustaining peace, including during peacekeeping transitions.