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Rising Numbers Flee Ethiopia as Internal Conflict Persists

December 21, 2020by Ilhan Dahir

The conflict in Ethiopia has already claimed many lives and led to a major new displacement flow in the East Africa region.

Safeguarding Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

December 10, 2020by Joshua Wimpey, Markus Goldstein, Paula Gonzalez Martinez and Sreelakshmi Papineni

COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.

Renewed Scrutiny of Citizenship Laws in the Gulf in COVID-19 Era

December 8, 2020by Dalya Al Alawi

While the pandemic continues its march through the region, movements to change discriminatory citizenship laws have gained strength.

With Multilateral Efforts Bypassed in Nagorno-Karabakh, OSCE Struggles to Find Role

December 3, 2020by Stephanie Liechtenstein

The ceasefire deal confirmed geopolitical realities and further strengthened Russian influence in the region, with Turkey also having a foot in the door.

Empowering “We the Peoples” in the UN’s 75th Year

December 2, 2020Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu and Michaela Millender

The UN75 report produced ten key findings that highlighted what respondents felt were both immediate and long-term priorities.

Advancing Climate-Sensitive Strategies in UN Field Operations

November 24, 2020by Pushkar M. Sharma

The devastating effects of the climate crisis underscore why UN peace operations and special political missions must advance climate-sensitive strategies.

How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Curb Deforestation in the Amazon?

November 23, 2020by Adriana Erthal Abdenur

Some of the most promising innovations for enhancing the monitoring of forests involve artificial intelligence.

Youth and Climate Action: An Interview with Nisreen Elsaim

November 20, 2020by Jimena Leiva Roesch and Ahmed Gad

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.

The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Peace and Conflict

October 23, 2020by Katariina Mustasilta

What happened to the pandemic being a catalyst for peaceful processes?

Côte d’Ivoire, Prioritizing Counterterrorism, Now Faces Terror Threat

July 28, 2020by Ryan Cummings

The threat facing Côte d’Ivoire is tied to its geographical proximity to established terrorism epicenters and its domestic and foreign policy standing.

What Happened to the Nexus Approach in the COVID-19 Response?

June 19, 2020by Damian Lilly

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.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Protection of Cultural Heritage

June 17, 2020by Nadia Al-Said

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.

Lessons from the Global Counterterrorism Forum for International Cooperation on Pandemics

May 28, 2020Eric Rosand and Stevan Weine

The GCTF model is a potentially feasible and effective remedy to address the current global pandemic and prevent future ones.

Will Lessons from Cholera in Haiti Be Applied to COVID-19?

May 6, 2020Adam R. Houston and Beatrice Lindstrom

While the UN is making efforts to apply lessons from the cholera epidemic, there are reasons to question whether the reforms are adequate.

How Has the WHO Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic?

April 30, 2020by Lucia Mullen

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.

The Impact of Sanctions on Humanitarian Response to COVID-19

April 27, 2020by Agathe Sarfati

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?

Protecting Civilians After UNAMID: Options For a Follow-on Mission in Sudan

April 22, 2020by Ralph Mamiya

Questions of whether or how much any new UN special political mission in Sudan should be involved with tasks associated with “protection of civilians” has been a particularly controversial point, as there appear to be differing views within the Secretariat and the Security Council over the…

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