Day 2, Closing Ceremony - UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025.
The UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin will serve as a high-level political forum to discuss the future of peacekeeping . The first high-level session will address that for more than 75 years, UN Peacekeeping has been at the heart of international efforts to maintain international peace and security . Today, it finds itself at a critical juncture: While remaining a vital and comparatively cost-effective tool for preventing, managing and resolving armed conflict, current and emerging challenges are testing its limits. This calls for forward-looking, innovative thinking to make this instrument fit for the future. In September 2024, UN Member States requested the UN Secretary-General to conduct a review on the future of all forms of peace operations in the " Pact for the Future ". This high-level session will focus on the political parameters and adaptation needed to enable UN peace operations to become more effective, efficient, res...