The event was co-hosted by International Peace Institute, Nordic Africa Institute and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. This forward-looking policy forum event on Africa Day discussed consolidating the AU-UN strategic partnership. The event also launched ‘The Future of African Peace Operations’ edited by Cedric de Coning, Linnea Gelot and John Karlsrud (Zed Books 2016). The Panel included Dr Cedric de Coning, Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and Senior Advisor at the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), Dr Donald Kaberuka, High Representative for the African Union (AU) Peace Fund, H.E. Dr Monica Juma, Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Kenya, Mr El Ghassim Wane, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, H.E. Mr Tekeda Alemu, Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations. For more information, please see:

• http://www.nupi.no/en/Events/2016/Consolidating-the-AU-UN-Strategic-Partnership-for-an-Effective-International-Peace-and-Security-Architecture
• http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dd3dd71465ae4b31be756537e&id=8b986c40e1&e=f3143e5392