While the relationship between climate change and violent extremism is not linear, climate change does impose further stress on water and food security, population dynamics, opening a window of opportunity for terrorist organizations.
While the relationship between climate change and violent extremism is not linear, climate change does impose further stress on water and food security, population dynamics, opening a window of opportunity for terrorist organizations.
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.
There is an urgent need to rethink how to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations not only in Myanmar, but also in other countries.
The peace and security arrangement between federal and regional states has allowed special forces to instigate conflicts in unique ways.
Peace operations are a highly resilient international institution for managing armed conflict.
As members of the UN Security Council, the UK and US can work to integrate the prevention of CRSV into peacekeeping effectiveness and in efforts to protect civilians.
Many within the UN community are not clear on what a gender analysis entails.
Since 2019, insecurity has reached devastating levels. It has become clear that attacks can happen anywhere, targeting anyone.
The UN system and member states urgently need to prioritize their duty of care to troops, police officers, and civilians.
It is unlikely that the military will support full democratization until there is a party that the military trusts.
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Looking forward, tensions in the South China Sea are unlikely to subside as China and the US continue their action–reaction cycle of military exercises.
Modern slavery is more likely to be seen as a project management risk to be safeguarded against, rather than a target for strategic programming, lending, or policy advice.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government are wary of the interference, complaints, and demands made by the international community.
To preserve mission productivity, the UN must do more to avoid downsizing survivor syndrome in its peace operations.
COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.
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.
The polarized political landscape in Sudan has already affected the planning process for UNITAMS.
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.
Significant reductions and changes in the way peace operations function may be needed over the coming months.
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