Kelman Seminar: Jonathan Bourguignon – Addressing Corruption in Conflict-Affected Settings to Build Peace and Security: Lessons Learned and Current Engagement of the United Nations
The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents:
Jonathan Bourguignon – Addressing Corruption in Conflict-Affected Settings to Build Peace and Security: Lessons Learned and Current Engagement of the United Nations
A virtual talk with:
Jonathan Bourguignon
Monday, November 10, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public.
About the Talk:
The importance of addressing corruption is increasingly recognized as a crucial part of efforts to keep peace and build sustainable development around the world. Conflict-affected settings are often characterized by high levels of corruption, which can drive conflict dynamics and fuel instability. Corruption also exacerbates inequitable wealth distribution and social and identity-related divisions, further destabilizing state structures and emboldening non-state armed groups.
While there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’, the United Nations has been identifying and implementing specific strategies, methodologies, and tools to support the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in several conflict and post-conflict environments around the world. This engagement also builds on lessons learned from past and present partnerships within the United Nations system and beyond.
About the Speaker:
Jonathan Bourguignon is a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s Liaison Office in New York.
Jonathan leads UNODC’s portfolio on addressing corruption in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Since joining the UN, he has supported anti-corruption field engagement and partnerships with various UN Missions, including in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Mali and Somalia. His wider work at UN Headquarters focuses on corruption, economic crime and illicit financial flows, in support of policy discussions at UN Headquarters and technical assistance delivery of field offices.
About the Herbert C. Kelman Seminar Series:
The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution series is sponsored by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
For more information, contact Donna Hicks at dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu.
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