The political leadership of the world’s most powerful, polluting states should seize the opportunity to act on their promises today, not only accelerating their action on climate, but seeing the value of the proposals in the secretary-general’s Our Common Agenda initiative.
Author: Adam Day
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The time is ripe for innovative thinking and pragmatic solutions at the nexus of the international climate change and WPS agendas.
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Rather than start with the supply side (what the UN can offer) the initial question should start with the demand side (what does Afghanistan need).
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Some argue there will be little appetite for large missions in the coming period, possibly heralding the end of the era of large multidimensional peacekeeping.
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As UNMISS now stands on the edge of another fragile peace process, it is worth briefly recalling the protection challenges it is facing.
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The A4P initiative provides an opportunity to reaffirm a shared understanding among member states and the UN Secretariat of what it means for political solutions to “drive the design and implementation of peace operations.”
