While the UN is making efforts to apply lessons from the cholera epidemic, there are reasons to question whether the reforms are adequate.
While the UN is making efforts to apply lessons from the cholera epidemic, there are reasons to question whether the reforms are adequate.
While independent reviews have evolved, there are some unresolved dynamics that will impact their viability moving forward.
Efforts to translate climate and environmental-related mandates into policies and practices are a work in progress, and can benefit from ongoing learning, monitoring, and adaptation.
The UN is strategically positioned to engage with non-state armed groups in many issues relevant to civilian protection.
A closer look at the last decade of peace operations highlights ten macro-level trends.
Peace operations, as well as humanitarian and development actors, are increasingly using technological means, which raises the question of how much of a “human touch” is still essential.
The recent murder of a woman refugee in Mexico sheds light on the violence experienced by women, undocumented migrants, and the economically disenfranchised.
A list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs compiled by the Global Observatory.
As the peace talks gain momentum again, ensuring that women’s voices are sufficiently represented in peace efforts should be a top priority.
A lack of concrete action could turn southeast Africa into an unstable region akin to parts of West Africa.
Any conversation about eliminating violence against women needs to look clearly at the police as a source of insecurity and violence in women’s lives.
An understanding of the gendered insecurities entrenched by natural disasters points to the need to expand the scope of the WPS agenda in order to address the structural violence of the climate crisis.
The alternative to a negotiated peace agreement and new security arrangements is a continuation of the present war with its devastating human consequences.
Our knowledge of the threat of violent extremism and how to address it will continue to increase. The size of the UN’s bureaucracy should not have to grow with it.
The peace and security arrangement between federal and regional states has allowed special forces to instigate conflicts in unique ways.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government are wary of the interference, complaints, and demands made by the international community.
What happened to the pandemic being a catalyst for peaceful processes?
The UN’s long-standing role in supporting negotiated solutions to conflict has not yet been squared with its simultaneous embrace of counterterrorism.
A recent Security Council resolution is historic for the UN, peacekeeping, and women peacekeepers in several ways.
While there is a pressing need to invest in the future given the pandemic’s impact, this is not fully possible without incorporating cultural heritage.
While the UN is making efforts to apply lessons from the cholera epidemic, there are reasons to question whether the reforms are adequate.
What is clear from the range of interventions and steps taken is that the WHO has been involved in almost all aspects of the response.
As steps to wind down the mission begin, it is important to assess the impact of MONUSCO’s various activities.
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