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Ukrainian Approaches to a Just and Lasting Peace: R2P organized an international conference in Kyiv

July 27, 2023

here will be no peace without justice! This was the slogan of the conference "Ukrainian Approaches to a Just and Lasting Peace", organized by the CF Right to Protection (R2P) in partnership with the Community of Practice for Dialogue and supported by the United States Institute of Peace.

The event brought together representatives of Ukrainian civil society as well as members of international organizations working in the field of peacebuilding. About 150 participants from Ukraine, the United States, Norway, Canada, Germany, and other countries joined the conference online and offline. 

The relevance of the topic is that most peacebuilding approaches originated in the context of civil wars, implementing approaches of compromise, power sharing, and transitional justice measures. However, these approaches are not applicable in the context of an interstate conflict of aggression. Therefore, established paradigms and ideas need to be rethought.

The panel discussions focused on working with Ukrainian IDPs in the EU, unity in communities, including in the liberated territories, and strengthening social cohesion and unity through art and media. The speakers focused on the principles of flexibility in conflict management, as well as working with severe psychological conditions during and after the war. 

Natalia Proskurenko, coordinator of social cohesion and understanding in Ukraine at the R2P

I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to gather and organize colleagues involved in peacebuilding in Ukraine in one space. The quality of peace in Ukrainian society for years to come will depend on how effectively Ukraine can restore and strengthen the "social fabric" of relations between people and the state, integrate IDPs and war veterans, reintegrate people living in the de-occupied territories and those displaced abroad

Participants presented the results of peacebuilding projects and initiatives implemented at different levels and explored opportunities for cooperation to improve joint results.