The Future of UN Peacekeeping
On 13-14 May, over 130 countries came together in Berlin for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial to discuss the future of peacekeeping and to make concrete pledges to fund and support it. This panel will look at the outcomes of the Ministerial in the wider context of current international political and financial turbulence. It will consider: – How geopolitical tensions are impacting UN peacekeeping – What specific challenges the UN is facing and whether and how it can adapt to them – How key conflicts can be addressed going forward – What we can learn from member state engagement at the Ministerial
Date: 6 June 2025, 14:30
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Speakers: Joachim Koops (Leiden), Sarah von Billerbeck (Reading), Professor Inken Von Borzyskowski (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Organiser: Richard Caplan (Oxford)
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Holly Omand, Rebecca Freeman, Joby Mullens