Arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations - ”hostage diplomacy” - is a growing threat and a serious human rights problem. The report of the IIP offers recommendations, and a platform for continuous dialogue. Ambassador Marja Lehto🇫🇮vice-chair of the #IIP #ILW2025 #Canada

This week, 🇫🇮 was honored to co-host Peace Circle on advancing young women´s leadership in peace and security. Two days of inspiring discussions on how to co-develop solutions that strengthen gender- and age-responsive peacebuilding & advance YPS and WPS agendas. #Youth4Peace

Deadly attacks. New displacement. Deepening hunger.   We need the violence in Sudan to stop, urgent humanitarian access, perpetrators held to account.   I'm allocating $20M to provide urgent life-saving food, health, and protection. I will brief Security Council this morning.

Welcome to Addis Ababa! 15 young mediators across the globe are attending Finland’s and South Africa’s joint mentoring program African Union this week. Finland is proud to empower the next generation or mediators to build a more secure and peaceful world. 1/2

As co-chairs, 🇫🇮 and 🇹🇷 hosted UN Group of Friends of Mediation for a discussion on UN’s engagement in mediation and good offices under the #UNcharter. We heard a keynote from historian Dr. Thant Myint-U and remarks from Dr. Erica Gaston UN University & 🇺🇳USG Rosemary A. DiCarlo

The HTGR team of #FinlandUN 🇫🇮 getting ready to welcome the 15 current and the 5 incoming members of the #UNSC to the 23rd annual “Hitting the Ground Running” workshop - two days of insightful discussions ahead!

Finland 🇫🇮 hosted the 23nd Annual Hitting the Ground Running workshop for the current and incoming members of the #UNSC together with Security Council Report and UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs on 6-7 Nov. Many thanks to Thant Myint-U and Eugene Chen for inspiring keynote addresses. Good luck🇧🇭🇨🇴🇨🇩🇱🇻🇱🇷 for 2026-2027

Finland issues its second National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security. The Action Plan is the result of broad cooperation between young people and youth organisations, the central government, research institutions, and civil society. Read more ⬇️ um.fi/current-affair…

Young people aren’t just beneficiaries of peace, they are its driving force. Minister Elina Valtonen joined young peacemakers to host a panel “From Vision to Action: 10 years of Youth, Peace & Security” marking a decade of #YPS and strengthening youth leadership in peacebuilding.

#HappeningToday The start of the Third Annual Civil Society Organizations and United Nations Dialogue in Geneva. Representatives from the UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs together with UN System partners and civil society, will engage in critical peacebuilding conversations and exchange priorities #CSODialogueUN

Delighted to join the #CSODialogueUN on Peacebuilding, an important space for civil society, the UN, and Member States to align priorities and spur the partnerships needed to implement the Pact for the Future.

#HappeningNow To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Resolution 2250 and the Youth, Peace, and Security agenda, UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, UNFPA, and UN Youth Office, in partnership with 🇨🇴🇫🇮🇬🇾🇮🇹🇯🇴🇶🇦🇸🇱 are meeting with and recognizing young peacebuilders around the world #YouthLeadPeace

Amb Lauri Voionmaa at the High-Level Stocktaking Event on #YPS, marking the 10th anniversary of UNSCR 2250: Young people are not only the future – they are a crucial part of the present. #YouthLeadPeace

Yesterday marked both reflection and renewal for Youth, Peace and Security at our Stocktaking Event at United Nations Headquarters, commemorating 10 years of Security Council resolution 2250 ✨🕊️. Grateful to United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support, UNFPA, and 🇨🇴🇫🇮🇶🇦🇬🇾🇸🇱🇯🇴🇮🇹 for co-convening this important

Multilateral system with 🇺🇳 at its core is more important than ever. Financing it is our shared responsibility. 🇫🇮 has paid its full contribution to the United Nations regular budget for 2026 - on time, in full, and without conditions. We strongly urge all Member States to do the same.

As a follow-up to 🇫🇮President Stubb’s meeting in September, #FinlandUN Ambassador Elina Kalkku continued the discussion with 🇺🇳Secretary-General António Guterres on how to strengthen UN #PeaceMediation.

African and European UN Ambassadors met for African Union – European Union dialogue. Ambassador Elina Kalkku stated that African and European ambassadors should make more joint, concrete initiatives at the UN. Cooperation between AU & EU grows stronger as we work side by side.

Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Pekka Haavisto of Finland as his new Personal Envoy for #Sudan. Read more: un.org/sg/en/content/…

👂 Final week to take part in The Big Listen 2026 — a global youth sentiment survey on how young people (18–35) experience peace & security. 6,500+ young people from 150+ countries have already shared their perspectives. Add yours before 28 Feb 2026. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5e7uxjfk

Sudan is experiencing a devastating civil war and an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. I am very pleased that UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Pekka Pekka Haavisto as his new Personal Envoy for Sudan. Pekka brings a wealth of experience in mediation and negotiation