Today, Secretary-General António Guterres is convening a High-Level Event with over 101 heads of state and government, an extraordinary convergence of countries reaffirming their commitment to UN peacekeeping.
The Santos Cruz report has deepened the conversation around peacekeeper fatalities, while also reopening questions of whether UN peacekeepers are ready to act decisively in the face of direct attacks.
In this interview, Amgad Fareid Eltayeb, Executive Director of Fikra for Studies & Development, a Sudanese think tank, discusses the shortcomings in the international response to the situation in Sudan and options for the protection of civilians.
In this interview, Nudhara Yusuf discusses whether the Pact for the Future reflects the priorities of civil society and how to ensure the inclusion of civil society in the UN’s future work, particularly in emerging areas such as the governance of artificial intelligence.
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