Mediation theory and practice now incorporates the idea of multi-track diplomacy and the fact that each conflict needs to be addressed at a number of different levels.
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If CAR is to truly make progress toward achieving the 2030 Agenda, it should act now to respond to the demands of Central Africans before the window of opportunity for addressing the past closes.
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Much has been said about the implications of resolution 2467, but less discussed is whether it will benefit girls and women whose communities are caught up in armed conflict and humanitarian emergencies.
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It remains to be seen whether the Mitsotakis cabinet will provide sustainable solutions to the pressing problems that Greece faces.
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There are a multitude of descriptions of what POC means, with different actors having diverging perspectives.
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Peace operations, across the spectrum, should retain and re-confirm their investment in the principles, goals, and actions of protection and human rights.
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Reaching consensus on the different circumstances, limits, and expectations of peacekeepers when it comes to intervening to protect civilians has been challenging.
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The lack of monitoring and evaluation is a problem for all of a peacekeeping mission’s activities, but it’s a particular gap for POC.
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A tricky question is how to conserve global public goods, such as forests, at a time when multilateral cooperation is waning.
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There is broad consensus that POC requires not only a militarized response, but also resolution of the armed conflicts that provide the context for attacks on civilians.
