What is the primary focus of the ICCRIO-26 conference?

The conference focuses on conflict resolution and the role of international organizations.

International Conference on Conflict Resolution and International Organizations (ICCRIO-26)

Name: International Conference on Conflict Resolution and International Organizations (ICCRIO-26)
Start: 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z
Location: Taipei City

Aug 27–28, 2026Taipei City, TaiwanIn-person

Starts in 19 daysRegistration open

The International Conference on Conflict Resolution and International Organizations (ICCRIO-26) will convene in Taipei City, bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore the multifaceted dynamics of conflict resolution within the framework of international organizations. This event serves as a critical platform for sharing insights, methodologies, and case studies on how global bodies contribute to peace and stability amidst complex geopolitical challenges. The conference aims to foster a deeper understanding of the strategies and tools employed by international organizations in mediating disputes, preventing violence, and building sustainable peace. Participants will engage in discussions on theoretical advancements and practical applications in the field, contributing to a collective effort to enhance global conflict resolution capabilities.

Committees & topics

Topics
Conflict Resolution in the Contemporary International System · The Evolving Role of International Organizations · Mediation as a Tool of International Diplomacy · Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies · Global Governance in a Multipolar World · Crisis Management Strategies for Complex Emergencies · SDG 10 – Reducing Inequalities Within and Among Nations · SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

Why it matters

The ICCRIO-26 is particularly relevant given the increasing complexity of international conflicts, which often transcend national borders and require coordinated global responses. International organizations play an indispensable role in navigating these intricate situations, offering frameworks for dialogue, negotiation, and intervention. The conference's focus on these entities underscores their importance as primary actors in maintaining international peace and security.

Understanding the effectiveness and limitations of international organizations in conflict resolution is crucial for policymakers, diplomats, and scholars. The event provides an opportunity to critically assess current approaches and identify innovative solutions. By examining successful interventions and areas needing improvement, attendees can contribute to refining the strategies that underpin global peace efforts.

Furthermore, the gathering in Taipei City offers a unique geographic context for these discussions. The region itself is a nexus of significant geopolitical interests, making the exploration of conflict resolution and international cooperation particularly pertinent. Insights gleaned from the conference can inform broader regional and global strategies for managing tensions and promoting stability.

How to prepare

To effectively engage with the themes of ICCRIO-26, participants should consider preparing through the lens of various diplomatic and conflict resolution frameworks. A foundational understanding of different approaches to conflict, such as those explored in the "Engagement Strategies" lesson, will be beneficial. This includes familiarizing oneself with both traditional and contemporary methods of mediation and negotiation employed by international bodies.

Attendees should also consider the role of diverse stakeholders in conflict scenarios. The lessons on "What Is Stakeholder Mapping?" and "Hidden Stakeholders" provide valuable insights into identifying and understanding the various actors involved in a conflict, from state and non-state entities to local communities and marginalized groups. Recognizing these dynamics is essential for comprehending the complexities international organizations face.

Moreover, an appreciation for the cultural and gender dimensions of conflict resolution is vital. The "Gender Dynamics Across Cultures" lesson offers a framework for understanding how gender roles and cultural norms can influence conflict and peacebuilding processes. Integrating such perspectives ensures a more holistic and effective approach to discussions on international interventions and peace initiatives.

Country perspectives

Where the most-relevant 5 countries stand on the core issues in play. Click through for the full country profile.

United States

Advocates for multilateral approaches to conflict resolution, often through UN and NATO frameworks, while also pursuing bilateral diplomatic efforts.

Role in topic

As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a significant contributor to international organizations, USA plays a crucial role in shaping global conflict resolution policies and providing resources for peace operations.

China

Emphasizes state sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs, often preferring economic diplomacy and bilateral negotiations over multilateral interventions.

Role in topic

CHN's growing influence in international organizations and its Belt and Road Initiative present both opportunities and challenges for conflict resolution, particularly in regions where its economic interests are significant.

Russia

Often prioritizes national security interests and maintains a skeptical stance on interventions by international organizations, frequently using its UN Security Council veto power.

Role in topic

RUS's actions in various geopolitical hotspots significantly impact the effectiveness and legitimacy of international organizations' conflict resolution efforts, often creating complex diplomatic impasses.

Switzerland

Known for its neutrality and strong tradition of humanitarian diplomacy, often hosting peace talks and providing good offices for mediation.

Role in topic

CHE's role as a neutral facilitator and host for numerous international organizations makes it a key player in providing platforms for dialogue and negotiation in conflict resolution.

Norway

A leading proponent of peace mediation and humanitarian aid, actively engaging in track-two diplomacy and supporting international peace processes.

Role in topic

NOR is a significant financial contributor and active participant in various peacebuilding initiatives, often taking on a proactive role in mediating complex international disputes.

Topics & background

The background behind each topic and the actors that shape it.

Conflict Resolution in the Contemporary International System

Conflict resolution as a formal field emerged from the wreckage of the two World Wars, when scholars and diplomats sought systematic alternatives to the cycle of great-power violence. The founding of the United Nations in 1945, the development of Chapter VI mechanisms for the pacific settlement of disputes, and the rise of academic centers such as those associated with Johan Galtung and the Uppsala Conflict Data Program gradually professionalized the practice. During the Cold War, superpower rivalry blocked most multilateral resolution efforts, pushing conflicts into proxy theaters in Korea, Vietnam, Angola, and Central America, where negotiated settlements often came only after exhaustion on the battlefield. The post-1989 period saw a surge in negotiated peace agreements — from Oslo to Dayton to the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan — alongside a parallel rise in intra-state and identity-based conflicts that proved harder to resolve than classical interstate wars. Today the field grapples with hybrid warfare, transnational insurgencies, climate-driven displacement, and the erosion of consensus on liberal peacebuilding norms. Active or unresolved cases including Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar, and the Sahel illustrate how protracted conflicts increasingly resist standard mediation toolkits. The core dispute in the committee is methodological and political: when and how should the international community intervene, who has the legitimacy to broker settlements, and how can agreements be made durable in the absence of robust enforcement mechanisms? Debates over sanctions, peace enforcement, transitional justice, and the role of non-state mediators sit at the heart of current practice.

Key players

The Evolving Role of International Organizations

International organizations in their modern form trace to the 19th-century functional unions — the International Telegraph Union (1865) and the Universal Postal Union (1874) — and the doomed League of Nations established in 1920. The post-1945 architecture, anchored by the United Nations, the Bretton Woods institutions, and the GATT/WTO system, was designed by the victorious Allies to manage security, finance, and trade jointly, embedding both universal principles and great-power privileges such as the Security Council veto. Regional bodies — the European Communities, OAU/AU, ASEAN, OAS — proliferated in parallel, layering governance across multiple scales. The post-Cold War expansion of international organizations into peacekeeping, human rights monitoring, environmental regulation, and pandemic response stretched their mandates and exposed structural weaknesses: chronic underfunding, politicization of expert bodies, and the persistent gap between aspirational norms and enforcement. The 2003 Iraq War, the 2008 financial crisis, the failed Doha Round, the U.S. withdrawal from several UN bodies, and the COVID-19 response controversies all eroded confidence in the existing system. Today the central question is whether international organizations can be reformed to reflect a multipolar order. Proposals range from Security Council enlargement (the G4 and Ezulwini Consensus), to IMF and World Bank quota reform, to the creation of parallel institutions such as the BRICS New Development Bank and the AIIB. Delegates must weigh the trade-offs between universality, efficiency, and legitimacy.

Key players

Mediation as a Tool of International Diplomacy

Mediation — the assisted negotiation of disputes by a third party — has ancient roots but was codified as an international practice through the 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions on the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. The UN Charter's Article 33 lists mediation among the means parties to a dispute must first seek. Throughout the Cold War, mediation was often conducted by neutral states (Sweden, Switzerland, Austria) or by the UN Secretary-General's good offices, with mixed results in conflicts such as Cyprus, Namibia, and the Iran-Iraq War. The post-1990 era brought professionalization through the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Mediation Support Unit (established 2006), and specialized NGOs such as the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and the Crisis Management Initiative, which together brokered or supported processes in Aceh, Nepal, and the Sahel. The General Assembly's 2011 resolution 65/283 on strengthening mediation, and the 2012 UN Guidance for Effective Mediation, sought to consolidate best practices around inclusivity, consent, and national ownership. Contemporary mediation is increasingly crowded and contested. Multiple actors — states, regional organizations, and private diplomatic networks — compete to broker the same conflicts, as seen in Libya, Sudan, and Venezuela. Questions before the committee include how to coordinate mediators, when to engage proscribed armed groups, how to integrate women and civil society under UNSCR 1325, and how digital tools and AI are reshaping negotiation processes.

Key players

Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies

The concept of peacebuilding was formally introduced by UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali in his 1992 An Agenda for Peace, distinguishing it from peacemaking and peacekeeping as the long-term work of preventing relapse into violence. The 1990s experiments in Cambodia, Mozambique, Bosnia, and East Timor produced a template — sometimes called liberal peacebuilding — that combined elections, market reforms, and security sector restructuring. Mixed outcomes, including catastrophic failures in Rwanda and Somalia, prompted the 2000 Brahimi Report and the 2005 establishment of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, the Peacebuilding Fund, and the Peacebuilding Support Office. The 2015 twin reviews of peace operations and the peacebuilding architecture, alongside the Sustaining Peace resolutions of 2016, shifted emphasis toward prevention, national ownership, and integrating peacebuilding across the conflict cycle. Yet funding gaps remain severe: the Peacebuilding Fund consistently receives less than half its target, and assessed contributions for peacebuilding were only partially secured by 2024 reforms. Recent cases in the Central African Republic, Colombia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone offer contrasting lessons on what makes transitions durable. Current debates focus on financing modalities, the relationship between peacebuilding and development, the role of regional organizations especially the African Union, and how to address climate, gender, and youth dimensions. The withdrawal or contestation of UN missions in Mali, the DRC, and Sudan has raised urgent questions about transition planning.

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Global Governance in a Multipolar World

Global governance refers to the collective management of issues that transcend borders in the absence of a world government. The current system grew incrementally from the Concert of Europe through the League of Nations to the post-1945 UN-Bretton Woods order, expanding in the 1990s to encompass climate (UNFCCC, 1992), trade (WTO, 1995), and the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute, 1998). The G7, G20, and a thickening web of standard-setting bodies layered informal coordination atop treaty-based institutions. The 21st century has stressed this architecture. The 2008 financial crisis elevated the G20 but also revealed regulatory gaps; the WTO Appellate Body has been paralyzed since 2019; the climate regime has struggled to deliver on the Paris Agreement's temperature goals; and the COVID-19 pandemic exposed deep weaknesses in global health governance, leading to ongoing negotiations on a pandemic treaty. Strategic competition between the United States and China, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the rise of middle powers have further fragmented consensus. The UN Secretary-General's 2021 Our Common Agenda and the 2024 Pact for the Future propose reforms to the Security Council, international financial architecture, digital governance, and representation of future generations. Delegates must consider whether incremental reform, parallel institution-building (BRICS+, SCO), or a more radical overhaul best serves stability and equity.

Key players

Crisis Management Strategies for Complex Emergencies

Modern international crisis management emerged from Cold War nuclear brinkmanship — the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis prompted the Moscow-Washington hotline and a body of crisis-bargaining theory. The post-Cold War shift toward complex emergencies — combining armed conflict, displacement, famine, and disease — required new tools, codified in the 1991 General Assembly resolution 46/182 creating the Department of Humanitarian Affairs and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The 2005 Humanitarian Reform Agenda introduced the cluster system, the CERF, and improved coordination of UN agencies, NGOs, and the Red Cross movement. Major stress tests followed: the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2011 Horn of Africa famine, the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the Syrian war, the Rohingya crisis, and COVID-19. Each exposed gaps in early warning, access negotiation, financing (humanitarian appeals are routinely under 60% funded), and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus articulated at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit. The 2022 Ukraine war and the 2023-2024 Gaza and Sudan crises have simultaneously strained the system in ways unseen since 1945. The committee will consider strategies including anticipatory action, pooled financing, civil-military coordination, the protection of humanitarian workers (a record number of whom were killed in 2023-2024), the role of cash-based assistance, and how to navigate sanctions regimes and counterterrorism laws that can impede aid delivery.

Key players

SDG 10 – Reducing Inequalities Within and Among Nations

Sustainable Development Goal 10, adopted in the 2030 Agenda in September 2015, commits states to reducing inequality within and among countries through ten targets covering income growth for the bottom 40%, social and political inclusion, migration policy, representation in international financial institutions, and reductions in remittance costs. Its inclusion was contested: developing countries pushed for an explicit inequality goal absent from the Millennium Development Goals, while some donors preferred to address inequality only as a cross-cutting theme. Progress has been mixed and was reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which the World Bank estimated pushed an additional 70 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 and widened gaps between advanced and developing economies. The World Inequality Report 2022 documented that the top 10% globally captures 52% of income while the bottom 50% captures 8%. Between-country inequality, which had been narrowing since 2000 mainly due to growth in China and India, has stagnated or reversed in many regions. Within-country inequality has risen in most major economies. Key policy debates concern progressive taxation (including the OECD/G20 global minimum tax adopted in 2021), debt relief for distressed economies, reform of IMF Special Drawing Rights allocation, migrant remittance corridors (still averaging above the 3% target cost), and the inclusion of historically marginalized groups. The committee must address both structural drivers and concrete instruments.

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SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 11 commits the international community to making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Adopted in 2015, it reflected the demographic reality that 2007 was the first year in which a majority of humanity lived in urban areas, a share projected to reach 68% by 2050, with nearly all growth in Asia and Africa. The goal builds on the Habitat agendas — Vancouver 1976, Istanbul 1996, and the New Urban Agenda adopted at Habitat III in Quito in 2016 — coordinated through UN-Habitat. The ten targets cover housing affordability, transport, participatory planning, heritage protection, disaster risk reduction, air quality, public spaces, and rural-urban links. Progress reports show roughly 1.1 billion people still live in slums or informal settlements, urban air pollution remains the leading environmental health risk, and the share of cities with adequate open public space remains low. Climate change compounds these pressures: cities consume roughly two-thirds of global energy and produce more than 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions while being acutely exposed to heat, flooding, and sea-level rise. Current debates focus on financing municipal climate adaptation (the C40 and Global Covenant of Mayors networks are key vehicles), informal settlement upgrading rather than eviction, transit-oriented development, and the governance gap between national SDG reporting and local implementation. The role of cities as semi-autonomous diplomatic actors — through ICLEI, UCLG, and bilateral city partnerships — is increasingly prominent.

Key players

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International Conference on Conflict Resolution and International Organizations (ICCRIO-26)

Aug 27–28, 2026Taipei City, TaiwanIn-person

Starts in 19 daysRegistration open

Committees & topics

Topics
Conflict Resolution in the Contemporary International System · The Evolving Role of International Organizations · Mediation as a Tool of International Diplomacy · Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies · Global Governance in a Multipolar World · Crisis Management Strategies for Complex Emergencies · SDG 10 – Reducing Inequalities Within and Among Nations · SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

Why it matters

How to prepare

Country perspectives

Where the most-relevant 5 countries stand on the core issues in play. Click through for the full country profile.

United States

Advocates for multilateral approaches to conflict resolution, often through UN and NATO frameworks, while also pursuing bilateral diplomatic efforts.

Role in topic

China

Emphasizes state sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs, often preferring economic diplomacy and bilateral negotiations over multilateral interventions.

Role in topic

Russia

Often prioritizes national security interests and maintains a skeptical stance on interventions by international organizations, frequently using its UN Security Council veto power.

Role in topic

Switzerland

Known for its neutrality and strong tradition of humanitarian diplomacy, often hosting peace talks and providing good offices for mediation.

Role in topic

CHE's role as a neutral facilitator and host for numerous international organizations makes it a key player in providing platforms for dialogue and negotiation in conflict resolution.

Norway

A leading proponent of peace mediation and humanitarian aid, actively engaging in track-two diplomacy and supporting international peace processes.

Role in topic

NOR is a significant financial contributor and active participant in various peacebuilding initiatives, often taking on a proactive role in mediating complex international disputes.

Topics & background

The background behind each topic and the actors that shape it.

Conflict Resolution in the Contemporary International System

Key players

The Evolving Role of International Organizations

Key players

Mediation as a Tool of International Diplomacy

Key players

Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies

Key players

Global Governance in a Multipolar World

Key players

Crisis Management Strategies for Complex Emergencies

Key players

SDG 10 – Reducing Inequalities Within and Among Nations

Key players

SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

Key players

Resources

News, lessons, and country profiles to prep for International Conference on Conflict Resolution and International Organizations (ICCRIO-26).

Recent reporting to ground your prep

Bhagwant Mann Launches Punjab Campaign Summit

Punjab Politics

AAP's Internal Crisis

Abiy's Landslide Masks Ethiopia's Fractures

Lessons

Bite-sized lessons to build the basics

Engagement Strategies

Dynamic Analysis

Hidden Stakeholders

Stakeholder Mapping Workshop

Courses

Guided courses that go deeper on the topic

Conflict Resolution

Crisis Management

Advanced Negotiation

Multilateral Negotiation

Taiwan August 2026

By committee

Committees & topics

Why it matters

How to prepare

Country perspectives

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Resources

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