Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building in the Regional Context UNU-CRIS/DPA Seminar Report

On 28 and 29 April 2006, the United Nations University Programme on comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) and the United Nations Department for Political Affairs (UNDPA) convened a seminar to consider the evolving relationship between the UN and regional organizations in conflict prevention and peace-building. Entitled “Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building in the Regional Context”, the seminar took place in Bruges, Belgium in the aftermath of a Working Group meeting pertaining to the process of the High-Level Meetings between the UN Secretary-General and the Regional and other Intergovernmental Organizations. It brought together participants from a diverse range of regional organizations, UN Secretariat, UNDP, academia, research institutes and select non-governmental organizations.