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Author: Gustavo de Carvalho

  • Peacebuilding Financing in Guinea-Bissau and Lessons for Overlooked Countries

    June 3, 2022by Gustavo de Carvalho

    Despite the instability it faces, Guinea-Bissau—alongside countries like Madagascar, Chad, or the Central African Republic—has long been overlooked by donors. There is an urgent need to re-orientate the international community toward supporting and financing conflict prevention and early action.

    Analysisafrica, peacebuilding, united-nations
  • The Future of Peace Operations is African, and Demands Better Coordination

    AMISOM Troops
    September 21, 2020by Gustavo de Carvalho

    While the future of peace operations will be intrinsically linked to Africa’s future, this does not mean that the UN will lose its central role.

    Analysispeacekeeping, futureofpeacekeeping
  • How Can African States Become More Influential in the UN Security Council?

    Security Council chamber
    March 12, 2020by Gustavo de Carvalho and Daniel Forti

    If African states want to ensure relevance and influence in 2020 and beyond, they will need to ensure that unified positions are at the core of approaches.

    Analysisafrican-union, security-council
  • After Annual Conference, UN and AU Move From Alignment to Impact

    May 17, 2019Daniel Forti, Priyal Singh, and Gustavo de Carvalho

    Building on the momentum of existing partnerships, the two organizations have since alternated the hosting of an Annual Conference between the leadership of the UN and the AU Commission.

    Analysisafrican-union, united-nations
  • To Improve Peacekeeping, UN and AU Need to Improve Partnership

    June 22, 2018by Gustavo de Carvalho

    The inclusion of partnerships in the A4P initiative creates the need for a closer look at one of the UN’s most important partners when it comes to peacekeeping, the African Union.

    Analysisa4p, african-union, peacekeeping
  • Can the AU and UN Work Together to Reform African Peace Operations?

    September 19, 2017by Gustavo de Carvalho and Lesley Connolly

    The appointment of a head and a deputy head of the AU’s newly formed Institutional Reforms Unit this month is an important step forward in increasing the organization’s effectiveness.

    Analysisafrican-union, peacekeeping
  • With UN Withdrawal, Sierra Leone Takes Lead of Own Peacebuilding Process

    April 15, 2014by Gustavo de Carvalho

    The withdrawal of the UN mission is an important indicator that peacebuilding is now more in the hands of Sierra Leone nationals, and there is a lot of work still to be done.

    Analysisafrica, peacebuilding, united-nations

This week

  • “A New Agenda for Peace” Interview with UN Director Asif R. Khan

    September 15, 2023by Jenna Russo

    Asif R. Khan, Director of UNDPPA’s Policy and Mediation Division and a lead penholder of the New Agenda for Peace, reflects on the policy brief and next steps ahead of the Summit of the Future.

    Interviewsnew-agenda-for-peace
  • The Role of African Multilateralism in the New Agenda for Peace

    September 13, 2023by Bitania Tadesse

    The New Agenda for Peace provides an opening for continental actors to advance priorities at the global level. However, this requires the AU to deliver on revamping its own multilateral system as a springboard to reforming global multilateralism.

    Analysisafrica, multilateralism, new-agenda-for-peace

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  • WPS in the New Agenda for Peace: Seeing Patriarchy but Missing Innovation

    September 11, 2023by Phoebe Donnelly

    Bold language on transforming patriarchy is not matched with concrete proposals to advance the WPS agenda and gender equality more broadly.

    Analysisnew-agenda-for-peace, women-peace-and-security
  • The New Agenda and Peace Operations: Don’t Bet Against the Future

    September 7, 2023by Arthur Boutellis

    There seems to be a disconnect between the overall diagnosis of the New Agenda for Peace and its prescriptions for peace operations.

    Analysisnew-agenda-for-peace, peacekeeping, united-nations
  • “New Agenda for Peace” Outlines Reform for UN’s Fracturing Multilateral Governance

    September 6, 2023by Maya Ungar

    The New Agenda for Peace sets a clear vision for reforms, but does not go into the details on how to achieve them. This cautious approach is a reflection of the secretary-general’s belief that it is the role of the UN to support—not make—the decisions of member states. 

    Analysismultilateralism, new-agenda-for-peace, un-reform
  • What Can We Say about the Emerging Feminist Foreign Policies in Latin America?

    September 5, 2023by Daniela Sepúlveda Soto and Evyn Papworth

    The adoption of FFPs in Latin America is an opportunity to see how the region reimagines international feminist agendas and translates local feminist advocacy to the international arena.

    Analysisamericas, women-peace-and-security
  • BRICS and the West: Don’t Believe the Cold War Hype

    August 30, 2023by Cedric de Coning

    Many Western countries and BRICS members may have more shared interests than the doomsday headlines suggest.

    Analysisbrics, multilateralism
  • What Could a Successful Summit of the Future Look Like in 2024?

    August 24, 2023by Adam Day

    The next generation deserves a renewed effort to make the Summit of the Future a success.

    Analysismultilateralism, united-nations
  • Civil Society Engagement with the United Nations on Counterterrorism–A Perilous, Uphill Challenge

    August 3, 2023by Annabelle Bonnefont and Franziska Praxl-Tabuchi

    Even though civil society has been impacted by the UN counterterrorism architecture, opportunities for a broad range of civil society actors to meaningfully engage with counterterrorism programming and policy-making remain limited at best.

    Analysiscivil-society, terrorism, united-nations
  • The MINUSMA Liquidation Process Unpacked 

    July 24, 2023by Eugene Chen

    The difficulties inherent in the liquidation and reconfiguration of the UN presence in Mali will be exacerbated by the lack of preparation and tension with the host government.

    Analysisminusma, peacekeeping
  • MINUSMA’s Termination and the Future of Protection in Mali

    July 21, 2023by Josh Jorgensen

    A peacekeeping transition that mitigates the risks to civilians to the greatest extent possible is the UN’s best chance to continue implementing the principles of the Charter.

    Analysisminusma, peacekeeping, protection-of-civilians
  • MINUSMA and Protection of Civilians: Implications for Future Peacekeeping Missions

    July 14, 2023by Lisa Sharland

    Significant strides have been made in developing an understanding that the protection of civilians is integral to peacekeeping. There is a risk of backsliding.

    Analysisminusma, peacekeeping, protection-of-civilians
  • The Primacy of Geopolitics: Five Lessons from the UN’s Involvement in Mali

    July 12, 2023by Víctor Casanova Abós

    The primacy of geopolitics can no longer be ignored.

    Analysisminusma, peacekeeping
  • As Peacekeeping Exits Mali, the Transition Is a New Opportunity for the UN

    July 6, 2023by Adam Day

    The UN should create a new strategic moment to influence Mali’s trajectory positively.

    Analysisafrica, minusma, peacekeeping
  • Pakistan’s Flood Problem Is Supercharged by Climate Change. Recovery Means Going Beyond Damage Control

    June 6, 2023by Emil Marc Havstrup and Pieter Pauw

    Pakistan could become a vanguard of climate resilience, but it faces tremendous hurdles.

    Analysisclimate-change
  • How Not to Do UN Peacekeeping

    May 17, 2023by Cedric de Coning

    One of the most enduring lessons learned over the past 75 years of peacekeeping is that peace cannot be imposed.

    Analysispeacekeeping, unpkat75, united-nations
  • Be a Feminist Everywhere: Interview with Tània Verge Mestre

    April 14, 2023By Jill Stoddard and Eimer Curtin

    The Minister of Equality and Feminisms of the Generalitat de Catalunya shares lessons on implementing equality policies and creating a feminist future from her experiences as a policymaker, political scientist, and activist.

    Interviewswomen-peace-and-security
  • Sharing the Pen in the UN Security Council: A Win for Inclusive Multilateralism?

    April 7, 2023by Julie Gregory

    Greater sharing of the pen within the Security Council could help mend perceptions of partiality and facilitate more inclusivity.

    Analysismultilateralism, security-council
  • Wagner Group Poses Fundamental Challenges for the Protection of Civilians by UN Peacekeeping Operations

    March 20, 2023by Dirk Druet

    The Russian government-affiliated Wagner Group has gained widespread attention for its brutal tactics in the Central African Republic and Mali.

    Analysisafrica, peacekeeping, protection-of-civilians
  • Addressing Gender Bias to Achieve Ethical AI

    March 17, 2023by Ardra Manasi, Subadra Panchanadeswaran, and Emily Sours

    For AI to be ethical and be a vehicle for the common good, it needs to eliminate any explicit and implicit biases, including on the gender front.

    Analysistechnology
  • Future Peace Deal Not Just About Putin, Zelensky: Ukrainian People Get a Voice and a Vote

    March 8, 2023by William Partlett

    A stable peace deal requires the support of the Ukrainian people for both legal and political reasons.

    Analysisconflict, eastern-europe, peace-processes
  • Do People Trust the UN? A Look at the Data

    February 22, 2023by Albert Trithart and Olivia Case

    Survey data does not reveal a major, widespread drop in the UN’s legitimacy over the past few years.

    Analysismultilateralism, united-nations

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