Around 1.3 billion people experience significant disability—around 16% of the world’s population. This number is generally even higher in conflict-affected areas. Yet persons with disabilities are relatively invisible in humanitarian action, peacebuilding efforts, and other activities across the peace continuum. We are now celebrating the 25th anniversary of the women, peace, and security agenda and the […]
Author: Albert Trithart
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It has now been more than four years since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021. During that time, they have steadily escalated restrictions on the rights of women and girls—from banning girls from secondary education to barring women from most sectors of the workforce. These restrictions were codified in the 2024 Law […]
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This month marks the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security (WPS). What is the state of the WPS agenda 25 years on? While the WPS agenda has gained broad acceptance, it faces growing headwinds at the global level.Yet as Toni Haastrup argues in this interview, we need to […]
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At a UN Security Council meeting in February, member states referred to the “crisis of confidence in the UN,” a “palpable loss of trust,” “ruinous mistrust,” and an “unprecedented crisis of credibility.” To help us understand whether the crisis of trust is primarily among political leaders or also the broader public, the survey data we have can provide some insight into what the global public thinks about the UN.
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Since mid-February, there have been renewed efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Preliminary negotiations have focused on ceasefires and short-term concessions rather than long-term solutions that could bring sustainable peace to Ukraine. In this interview, Nina Potarska discusses the importance of a human-centered peace process.
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Juan Manuel Santos is the former president of Colombia and recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. He now serves as chair of the Elders, a group of independent global leaders founded in 2007 to work toward peace, justice, human rights, and a sustainable planet. In this interview, President Santos shares his thoughts on the […]
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In June, Kenyan police began deploying to Haiti as part of a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission aimed at helping restore security in the country. The mission faces a daunting task. In this interview, Gloria Blaise, Director of Research Development at Haïti Policy House, discusses how the MSS mission has been received so far in Haiti and how the mission could build trust with Haitian communities.
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In this interview with Albert Trithart, Pascal Kambale, a Congolese researcher and human rights lawyer based in Goma, helps unpack the complex array of security actors present in the eastern DRC and how they are perceived by local Congolese.
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Karim Makdisi, Associate Professor of International Politics at the American University of Beirut, discusses the role of UNIFIL—both historically and today—including its mandate to protect civilians.
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The Security Council has not committed to protecting the rights of LGBTIQ people in conflict-affected contexts—at least not explicitly. Yet as in other contentious areas, this lack of explicit mention in Security Council documents does not foreclose the possibility of the UN helping to protect LGBTIQ people in conflict-affected or post-conflict areas, including through UN peace operations.
