On 16 May, the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Section of the Department of Peace Operations and the Permanent Mission of Denmark organized a high-level event titled "Climate Change and UN Peace Missions: Patterns of recruitment by armed groups and prospects for peace in contexts affected by climate change¡±.
The event explored how climate change impacts peace and security, what this means for implementing?mandates?and programme design, and how Member States can collaborate to address these challenges.
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The Permanent Representative of Denmark called for climate, peace, and security considerations to be integrated into conflict analysis, strategic planning, reporting, and evaluation to help UN missions adapt to and mitigate emerging threats.
Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, drew attention to how climate change reshapes the operational environment of the UN in the field.
A panel included?the Deputy Permanent Representative of Egypt, the Political Coordinator in the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone, the Head of the Managing Exits from Armed Conflict?project at UNIDIR, the Director of IOM in New York, and a representative of the Climate Security Mechanism, as well as the Deputy Chief of the Financing for Peacebuilding Branch in PBSO as moderator.
The panel?shared views, recommendations, and innovative approaches.
Key recommendations that emerged:
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UN missions to adapt to climate change based on research of impact on mandate implementation
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UN missions to cooperate more closely with development, humanitarian, and regional counterparts
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Data analytics for better analysis and planning
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Inclusion of women, girls, youth, and local populations
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Tailor interventions to address specific climate change impacts, and pathways to recruitment
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Set up joint regional UN hubs on climate security
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Create accessible risk-tolerant Peacebuilding Fund climate investment
For more information, contact unhqddr@un.org.
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