Recent articles from
the Global Observatory
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Refugee advocate Foni Joyce discusses how to create opportunities for young refugees around the world.
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Too many states and peoples have responded to problems by unilaterally using force or by turning inward, building barriers instead of bridges, and stifling dissent, under the guise of fighting external threats.
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Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…
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The main drivers of change are members of the new generation of Africans, who are in touch with the world through the communications revolution and attending public and private…
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Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, discusses the interaction of the global refugee and migration crisis with humanitarian law and action.
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In short, the new occupant of the UN’s top floor requires more than anything else an overarching vision about institutional reform rather than waste the opportunity by choosing low-hanging fruit or merely reacting to…
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Migration and asylum claims are often discussed behind closed doors and related policies are considered strictly internal issues.
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Trend lines of increasing crackdowns on civil society and increasing levels of overall violence will undermine the possibility of achieving a “whole of…
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Persistent capacity gaps mean that peacekeeping mandates cannot meet the high expectations placed upon them.
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The immediate reason or trigger for the revolts is difficult to identify, but disputes about land—which is closely tied to heritage and identity—were central.
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