Diverse Pathways for Sustaining Peace: The Role of Customary and Informal Justice Actors in Peacebuilding

Organized by the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office/Justice and Corrections Service, together with the Permanent Mission of the Philippines, Permanent Mission of Kenya; Permanent Mission of Panama, Permanente Mission of Switzerland, IDLO; Kituo Cha Sheria; Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers; Open Society Africa; Research for Mozambique (REFORMAR); Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies; UNDP; UNODC; UN Women

The event will be hybrid, with interpretation available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Inclusive, legitimate, and effective justice is a core enabler of conflict prevention and sustaining peace. In conflict‑affected, fragile, and post‑conflict contexts, people-centred, inclusive, and locally responsive justice approaches can help repair social relations, restore trust, and strengthen rule of law and social cohesion, laying critical foundations for durable peace. 

This side event situates engagement with CIJ actors within the UN Peacebuilding Architecture’s focus on prevention, inclusion, and partnerships, with particular attention to gender‑responsive and rights‑based justice approaches.