914 results in Meetings & Events

1.2021 SSRC Fellow Lecture: Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Date

November 3^rd 2021, 11:00am – 12:30pm

Program

SSRC Fellow Initiative

2.2021 College and University Fund for the Social Sciences Conference

Date

October 4^th 2021, 8:00am

Program

College and University Fund for the Social Sciences

3.Climate Change, Peace, and Security in the MENA Region (VTC)

On 8-9 September 2021, at the request of the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, CPPF convened an expert brainstorming on climate change, peace, and security in the MENA region. The two-day workshop aimed to supplement an ongoing UN initiative to create an interagency task force on climate change, peace, and security in the region.

Date

September 8^th–9^th 2021

Program

CPPF Activities: Europe/Caucasus/Middle East

4.Climate Change, Peace and Security in Central Africa (VTC)

On 28 July 2021, CPPF convened a workshop titled "Climate Change, Peace and Security in Central Africa." The workshop aimed to strengthen a shared understanding of climate-related peace and security risks in the sub-region and promote collaboration among relevant stakeholders in support of a new Climate, Peace and Security project led by the UN Office for Central Africa (UNOCA).

Date

July 29^th 2021, 6:15am

Program

CPPF Activities: Africa

5.Brown Bag Meeting on the Search for Common Ground Pastoralism Toolkit (VTC)

On 29 July 2021, CPPF convened a CPPF Brown Bag Meeting on the Search for Common Ground Pastoralism Toolkit. This meeting was convened to help Search for Common Ground share the results from its recent "Pastoralism and Conflict: Tools for Prevention and Response in the Sudano-Sahel" publication with relevant bodies in the UN system.

Date

July 28^th 2021, 4:00am

Program

CPPF Activities: Africa

6.Religion and the Public Sphere Summer Institute for Early-Career Scholars

Date

July 26^th–August 1^st 2021

Program

Religion and the Public Sphere

7.Myanmar (VTC)

On 26, 28 July, and 2 August 2021, CPPF held an expert brainstorming series for the UN on the deepening crisis in Myanmar. The three workshops brought together scholars, civil society leaders, and UN officials to discuss national, regional, and geopolitical dynamics and explore policy options for the international community.

Date

July 26^th–August 3^rd 2021

Program

CPPF Activities: Asia and the Pacific

8.UNOCA Mandate Renewal (VTC)

On 12 July 2021, CPPF convened a virtual workshop at the request of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) to help inform its upcoming mandate renewal.

Date

July 12^th 2021, 6:45am – 9:30am

Program

CPPF Activities: Africa

9.Great Lakes Donor Conference (VTC)

On 9-10 June 2021, CPPF convened a two-day workshop on the UN Regional Strategy for the Great Lakes with the Secretary-General's Special Envoy, the UN Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), the government of DRC, regional government and civil society representatives, and the international diplomatic community in Kinshasa.

Date

June 9^th–10^th 2021

Program

CPPF Activities: Africa

10.Libya (VTC)

On 8 June 2021, CPPF convened a workshop on national and regional dynamics in Libya to help inform the upcoming mandate renewal of the UN Mission in Libya.

Date

June 8^th 2021, 5:00am – 10:00am

Program

CPPF Activities: Europe/Caucasus/Middle East

11.Chad (VTC)

On 28 April 2021, the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) convened an expert brainstorming on Chad in partnership with the UN Central Africa division. This brainstorming brought together scholars and expert practitioners with representatives from key UN departments to discuss recent developments in Chad. The first session was a practical assessment of recent events following the death of President Idriss Deby. The second session provided an opportunity to reflect on the implications of his death for the broader region.

Date

April 28^th 2021, 6:00am – 8:00am

Program

CPPF Activities: Africa

12.Internal Meeting on the DRC and Lessons from Previous DDR Initiatives (VTC)

On April 22 2021, CPPF convened its third workshop on the demobilization and reintegration of armed groups in the Great Lakes region to support the World Bank, the United Nations, and the DRC government’s stabilization strategy. The internal meeting included members from the World Bank and the United Nations.

Date

April 22^nd 2021, 6:45am – 8:30am

Program

CPPF Activities: Africa

13.Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lessons from Previous DDR Initiatives (VTC)

At the request of the World Bank, the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) convened a series of workshops on 13-14 April 2021 on both past and current disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Date

April 13^th–14^th 2021

Program

CPPF Activities: Africa

14.Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa joint Bi-Annual Fellows Workshop

The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program held a week-long joint workshop in Peduase, Aburi, Ghana for the 2019 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients and the 2019 cohort of Next Gen fellows. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the University of Ghana, Legon, from June 24—28, 2019.

Date

April 12^th–14^th 2021

Location

Peduase, Aburi, Ghana - Peduase Valley Resort

Program

Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa

15.Virtual Book Launch of Researching Peacebuilding in Africa: Reflections on Fieldwork, Theory and Context

Date

April 2^nd 2021, 8:00am

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

16.Abe Fellowship Colloquium | The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms

Date

March 31^st 2021, 10:00am – 10:30am

Location

March 31, Tokyo, Japan | March 30, New York, US and Toronto, Canada

Program

Abe Fellowship Program

17.Africa Great Lakes Region (2030) Sustaining Peace

Date

March 23^rd–24^th 2021

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

18.Climate Security in the Andean Region (VTC)

On 12 March 2021, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), CPPF convened a workshop to discuss climate-related security risks in the Andean region. The workshop brought together regional experts, representatives from the UNDP, and other UN Agencies, Country Teams to discuss climate security with a particular focus on Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Date

March 12^th 2021, 5:00am – 9:00am

Program

CPPF Activities: Latin America and the Caribbean

19.Colombia-Venezuela Border (VTC)

On March 3, 10, 17, 2021, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding (DPPA), CPPF convened a series of meetings on the border area between Colombia and Venezuela, together with colleagues from the United Nations and external experts on both sides of the Colombian-Venezuelan border.

Date

March 3^rd–17^th 2021

Program

CPPF Activities: Latin America and the Caribbean

20.International Peace Research Association (IPRA) 28th Biennial Conference, Nairobi

Date

January 10^th–15^th 2021

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

21.Reimagining Higher Education

Date

December 17^th 2020, 9:00am

Program

Inequality Initiative

22.Guatemala Series No. 2 (VTC)

On 16 December 2020, 14 January, 28 January, 18 February, 25 February 2021, 26 August, CPPF convened a series of five meetings bringing together diverse members of Guatemalan civil society. These meetings followed a series of four earlier CPPF convenings in September and October 2020.

Date

December 16^th 2020–February 25^th 2021

Program

CPPF Activities: Latin America and the Caribbean

23.2020 Albert O. Hirschman Prize and Ceremony

Date

December 4^th 2020, 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Program

The Albert O. Hirschman Prize

24.The 2020 Election and Its Aftereffects: Results, Reflections, and Reimagining a Path Forward

Date

December 2^nd 2020, 3:30pm – 5:30pm

Program

Anxieties of Democracy

25.Transregional Planning Grants Virtual Development Workshops

Date

November 10^th–23^rd 2020

Program

Transregional Collaboratory on the Indian Ocean