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Meeting Notes - November 14, 2002
A report of the Working Group on The Role of Private Sector in Armed Conflict, held April 5, 2002, at the Mission of Luxembourg to the United Nations, to examine private sector actors perceptions of and experiences with certain key existing and prospective measures, both voluntary and regulatory, to manage their behavior in conflict zones.
Books - October 19, 2002
Ecuador vs. Peru: Peacemaking Amid Rivalry
Although the 1995 Cenepa war between Ecuador and Peru was the first military conflict in South America in more than five decades, the Ecuador-Peru relationship might be characterized as one of enduring rivalry—punctuated by the threat of armed combat.
Books - October 15, 2002
Peacekeeping in East Timor: The Path to Independence
The UN intervention in East Timor amply illustrates the type of complex operation that the United Nations increasingly is being asked to undertake.
Policy Papers - October 14, 2002
Economic Priorities for Peace Implementation
There has been surprisingly little systematic analysis of how economic factors contribute to the success or failure of peace agreements.
Meeting Notes - October 13, 2002
Background Paper for the Conference on Policies and Practices for Regulating Resource Flows to Armed Conflicts, co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation and held at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study and Conference Center, May 20 to 24, 2002, Bellagio, Italy.
Meeting Notes - September 13, 2002
Policies and Practices for Controlling Resource Flows in Armed Conflict
A conference report summarizing discussions at the Conference on Policies and Practices for Regulating Resource Flows to Armed Conflicts, co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation and held at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study and Conference Center, May 20-24, 2002, Bellagio, Italy.
Meeting Notes - August 13, 2002
Economic Agendas in Civil Wars: Defining and Developing the Role of the UN
Policy recommendations emerging from the Symposium held March 25, 2002, co-organized by the International Peace Academy [now International Peace Institute] and the Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science, Programme for International Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (PICCR) and sponsored by the Government of Norway during its Presidency of the UN Security Council.
Policy Papers - July 14, 2002
Sharing Best Practices on Conflict Prevention
The UN does not act alone in conflict prevention. It is important for the UN to identify other actors with comparative advantages in certain aspects of conflict prevention, and to partner wisely with them.
Meeting Notes - July 13, 2002
Symposium Explores UN Role in Addressing Economic Dimensions of Armed Conflict
A report of a symposium held March 25, 2002, co-organized by the International Peace Academy [now International Peace Institute] and the Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science, Programme for International Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (PICCR) and sponsored by the Government of Norway as an integral part of its Presidency of the UN Security Council.
Meeting Notes - July 12, 2002
Past, Present and Future Challenges in Peacekeeping
Report of the seminar organized by IPA [now IPI] and the Best Practices Unit of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO) on October 29, 2002, in New York.
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New Book by “Ground Zero” Imam: Moderation in the Face of Extremism
While promoting interfaith understanding, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was attacked by extremists who used the issue to fan the flames of Islamophobia.
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