COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.
COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.
It is time for Uganda to enact laws in keeping with international standards and redefine the relationship between police and military during law enforcement.
The editors have assembled some of 2020’s “must read” articles that were not about the pandemic, noteworthy either for their analysis, topic, timeliness, and/or popularity.
The conflict in Ethiopia has already claimed many lives and led to a major new displacement flow in the East Africa region.
COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.
While the pandemic continues its march through the region, movements to change discriminatory citizenship laws have gained strength.
The ceasefire deal confirmed geopolitical realities and further strengthened Russian influence in the region, with Turkey also having a foot in the door.
The UN75 report produced ten key findings that highlighted what respondents felt were both immediate and long-term priorities.
The devastating effects of the climate crisis underscore why UN peace operations and special political missions must advance climate-sensitive strategies.
Some of the most promising innovations for enhancing the monitoring of forests involve artificial intelligence.
Nisreen Elsaim, a Sudanese climate activist and Chair of the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change, is a member of the secretary-general’s youth advisory group on climate change.
What happened to the pandemic being a catalyst for peaceful processes?
The threat facing Côte d’Ivoire is tied to its geographical proximity to established terrorism epicenters and its domestic and foreign policy standing.
The global, swift, and devastating nature of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the need to finally put the nexus theory into practice, both for this crisis and those to come.
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.
The GCTF model is a potentially feasible and effective remedy to address the current global pandemic and prevent future ones.
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.
What can the UN system, particularly the UN Security Council, do to ensure that humanitarian organizations can fulfill their mission during the COVID-19 pandemic, in its immediate aftermath, and in the long-term?
Security Council members have a brief period of time to address difficult political questions about what comes after UNAMID.
The need for an effective framework of water governance in the Horn of Africa is undeniable.
Significant reductions and changes in the way peace operations function may be needed over the coming months.
Much has been written on the long list of protests in 2019, but why did they take place?
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