Following from the Summit of the Future and other recent operational and policy developments the speakers of this panel discussion during Geneva Peace Week will discuss how to tackle the challenges facing the global peace and security landscape. Nations, organizations and individuals face an expanding array of challenges unprecedented in their scale and complexity, encompassing political, security, economic, informational, environmental, and health dimensions. There is a pressing need for thought leadership and intentional constructive actions to promote peace, prevent conflict and provide space for peacemaking, conflict resolution and peacebuilding to take place. As several of the larger UN multidimensional peace operations are downsizing or closing, new thinking, options and models for adaptive, agile and effective future peace missions are urgently required.  Innovation is critical.

The good news? It is already happening. So, what are these new, the recently rediscovered, and the potential future options of the emerging next generation of peace missions and operations? What difference can they make, why and how?

Speakers

• Annika Hilding Norberg - Head, Peace Operations and Peacebuilding, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
• Amb. Thomas Greminger - Ambassador, Director, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
• Prof. Paul Williams - Professor, George Washington University, and Member, Independent Study on the Future of Peace Operations and Capabilities
• Faisal Shahkar - Police Commissioner, United Nations Police Adviser
• Amb. Nathalie Chuard, Director, DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
• Maj Gen Patrick Gauchat - Head, United Truce Supervision Organization