Local mediation efforts can also help manage and resolve conflicts more durably and support the implementation of peace agreements.
The interim authorities will need to be made operational—with competent staff and adequate financial means—so that they can start providing services to northern populations ahead of the regional elections that are supposed to be held in October or November 2017.
Threats against Iraqi activists, coupled with limited funds and capacity issues, are blocking efforts toward climate adaptation, climate mitigation, and connecting with international donors.
The editors of the Global Observatory have compiled some of 2021’s notable and most-read articles that speak to both global events and new thinking around topics such as conflict, counterterrorism, UN peacekeeping, gender and security, and the climate crisis.
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