The A4P process doesn’t introduce fresh proposals, but Security Council members can make good use of it to review their expectations of existing UN peace operations, and to revamp the mandating process.
Analysis
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If peacebuilding and sustaining peace is about inclusion, amplifying marginalized voices, and transforming otherwise violent scenarios into non-violent conversations, then taking advantage of the spaces football creates is essential.
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As many dictators before him, the quasi-dictator Ortega has forgotten that in order to get to power, he depended on others.
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An examination of the ways in which the court’s work has been politicized points to what can be done to make it a more effective institution.
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Often an array of questions expressed that in some way relate to the fundamental question: “why women?”
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Economic mismanagement and issues in securing the country’s border are just some of the signs that without a change in approach, there is a risk of a destabilization in the country.
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The joint force should not become yet another pretext for not carrying out the needed governance reforms.
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July’s outburst of anger points to several factors driving southern Iraqi instability that extend beyond the recent escalating protest movement.
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Nobody wants to create a complex or time-consuming reporting system to track A4P. The best option would be to find light-weight mechanisms.
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At a moment where multilateral institutions for peace and security confront enormous responsibilities, a more effective partnership is in the interest of both organizations and African member states.
