Despite recent achievements, significant gaps remain in UN policies aimed at promoting racial equality. This is not just a matter of appearance; it’s a matter of policy. Many of the issues the UN deals with —such as climate change, development, and security— have disproportionate effects on countries in the Global South and on marginalized and minoritized populations. Racial diversity is a crucial indicator that a multiplicity of experiences, perspectives, and life stories are making their way into discussions, decision making, and actions.
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As the war in Sudan reaches the 18-month mark with no signs of abating and increasing devastation for civilians, the UN Secretary-General recently presented a report to the Security Council on recommendations for the protection of civilians in the country. This article looks at what’s in the report, what isn’t, and where it may fall short.
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The next year could be decisive for Myanmar as the military junta weakens, the humanitarian crisis worsens, and genocidal acts against the Rohingya people are again escalating. In this interview, Chris Sidoti, a member of the Special Advisory Council on Myanmar and a former member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, provides recommendations on how the UN could improve its response.
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Youssef Mahmoud talks about the UN’s upcoming Summit of the Future and its Pact as it relates to people and the planet, the role of civil society, and the question of transformative action versus reform to sustain peace. Youssef also speaks to the ways the global majority is asserting its agency in the multilateral system, and the need to decolonize our thinking so as to make it work for everyone.
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This is not the first time the UN has tried to reinvigorate its commitment to improve its performance in preventing and responding to protection crises. The question today is whether the current agenda can learn lessons from HRuF and make a tangible difference where previous efforts have fallen short.
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There seems to be a disconnect between the overall diagnosis of the New Agenda for Peace and its prescriptions for peace operations.
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The next generation deserves a renewed effort to make the Summit of the Future a success.
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Even though civil society has been impacted by the UN counterterrorism architecture, opportunities for a broad range of civil society actors to meaningfully engage with counterterrorism programming and policy-making remain limited at best.
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Many of the root causes of the COVID-19 infodemic remain unaddressed.
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China will likely continue to shape peacekeeping along its preferences for a more technical and less overt political foreign policy tool.
