This roundtable reviewed the dilemmas of peace building through an examination, in particular, of events in Bosnia, West Bank/Gaza, and Mozambique. It analyzed the efforts being made at the United Nations under Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and at the World Bank under President James D. Wolfensohn. Drawing on this analysis, it recommended creation of a new entity—a Peace Transitions Council—to engage the United Nations, the World Bank, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector in coordination of functions and implementation of strategy. If successful, resurgence of popular and governmental support for relief, reconstruction, and creation of "civil" societies could be expected. The product was a report submitted to the World Bank in April 2000.