More than 70 seasoned governance practitioners, economists, senior government representatives, and renowned global scholars from over 14 countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence convened to discuss how the UN and the global community can provide a more solid foundation for conflict prevention, peacebuilding and statebuilding.

Entitled “Supporting Core Government Functions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings”, the meeting focused on key trends and lessons drawn from a variety of country-level experiences, including Afghanistan, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea Bissau, Kosovo, Libya, Myanmar, Palestine, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Somalia, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, Iraq and Yemen. In addition, issues regarding how the UN, international financial institutions and other development partners can offer more timely, adequate and integrated support to revive the basic functionality of governments in the wakes of conflicts, as part of the 2030 Agenda and the 2016 UN Security Council resolution on Sustaining Peace were also brought to the table. The meeting also highlighted new areas of dialogue and collaboration across the UN development system, and with national governments, regional and bilateral partners, IFIs and global community of policy and practice.