Programs

Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF)

Mobilizing necessary knowledge to support UN capacity for conflict prevention, peacemaking and peacebuilding

Left to right: UN Special Representative Haile Menkerios, CPPF Board Chair Barnett Rubin, current and former CPPF Directors Bill O'Neill and Teresa Whitfield at CPPF Advisory Board meeting.

Credit: Sarah Doty, June 2009

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The Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) was established in October 2000 to strengthen the knowledge base and analytical capacity of the United Nations in conflict prevention and management, peacemaking, and peacebuilding. We support UN policymaking and operations by providing UN decision-makers rapid access to leading scholars, experts, and practitioners outside the UN system through informal consultations, off the record briefings, and commissioned research. CPPF has immediate access to senior UN decision-makers, first-hand experience with UN policy and operational planning, and an extensive network of experts who complement our staff’s expertise. CPPF benefits from an Advisory Board of highly-respected practitioners, policymakers, and academics.

Program Director: William G. O'Neill

Contact

cppf@ssrc.org

Governance: CPPF Advisory Board

Additional Information

News

January 20^th 2012: Program Director William O’Neill quoted in the New York Times on the historic sentencing of police officers involved in the 2010 Les Cayes prison massacre in Haiti →
December 6^th 2011: Deputy Director Tatiana Carayannis was quoted in the Financial Times on the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo →
November 28^th 2011: On November 21, 2011, Tatiana Carayannis spoke at a seminar at Columbia University on the 2011 DRC elections →

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Announcements

Recent events and commissioned papers:

Africa

Libya, December 2011 (New York): A briefing on the current situation in Libya and peacebuilding challenges facing the country.

Sahel, November 2011 (New York): A meeting on the impact of the recent Libya crisis on the Sahel region, with particular focus on transnational threats.

Tunisia, November 2011 (New York): A briefing on the role of youth in the Tunisian revolution.

Lord's Resistance Army, October 2011 (New York): A briefing on the current situation regarding the LRA and the implications of new US troop deployments for the conflict.

Tunisia, October 2011: A paper on the role of youth in the Tunisian revolution and ongoing transition.

Asia and the Pacific

Myanmar, December 2011: A paper on recent political changes in Myanmar.

Thailand, October 2011: A paper on Thailand's changing political landscape following the country's recent elections.

Europe and the Middle East

Syria, December 2011 (New York): A briefing on the composition of opposition movements in Syria.

Syria, October 2011 (New York): A briefing on the economic structures of the country and the impact of recent international sanctions.
Syria, October 2011 (New York): A briefing taking stock of the political environment in Syria and potential points of entry for the UN.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Colombia, December 2011 (New York): A briefing on the recent election results and their implications for Colombia going forward.

Perú, November 2011 (New York): A meeting on the principle challenges to democratic governance in Perú.

UNASUR, October 2011 (New York): A meeting on the challenges and opportunities facing the Union of South American States as a model for South American integration.

Thematic

Food Security, October 2011 (New York): A meeting exploring the causal relationship between food security and conflict while identifying cases of successful efforts to help prevent violent conflict related to food insecurity.

Emerging Powers and the UN, November 2011 (New York): Two meetings on China's growing participation in multilateral peace operations, and the evolving debate within China on global norms such as the Responsibility to Protect.