Afghanistan’s future is at stake and the vital importance of containing spoilers while encouraging a broad and productive debate on peace cannot be overstated.
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Our knowledge of the threat of violent extremism and how to address it will continue to increase. The size of the UN’s bureaucracy should not have to grow with it.
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There is an urgent need to rethink how to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations not only in Myanmar, but also in other countries.
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The peace and security arrangement between federal and regional states has allowed special forces to instigate conflicts in unique ways.
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Peace operations are a highly resilient international institution for managing armed conflict.
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As members of the UN Security Council, the UK and US can work to integrate the prevention of CRSV into peacekeeping effectiveness and in efforts to protect civilians.
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Many within the UN community are not clear on what a gender analysis entails.
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Since 2019, insecurity has reached devastating levels. It has become clear that attacks can happen anywhere, targeting anyone.
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The UN system and member states urgently need to prioritize their duty of care to troops, police officers, and civilians.
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It is unlikely that the military will support full democratization until there is a party that the military trusts.
