A peacekeeper with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) walks towards the wreckage of a UN vehicle that was hit the previous year in an ambush by rebel militia. (UN Photo/…

The closing ceremony of the 22nd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 31, 2014. (AU Commission/Flickr) Convened under the theme of agriculture and food security in Africa, the 22…

Francesco Mancini, Senior Director of Research at the International Peace Institute, has compiled a list of ten key issues to watch that are likely to impact international peace and security in 2014…

At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs.   - Peace & Se…

New types of UN peacekeeping brigades could compromise the United Nations' basic principle of impartiality and put UN personnel, their families, and other organizations at risk, said Major Genera…

Religious tensions have crept further into the increasingly brutal incidents of violence in the Central African Republic, where villager testimonials in this sub-Saharan country relate horrific…

The curfew is a good indicator of the delicate situation that Egypt is going through at the moment. The most remarkable thing about it is the extent to which the population is respecting it, pa…

Last week, at least 15 people died in protests demanding United Nations (UN) peacekeepers leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The week before, the military junta ruling Mali halted troop…

Over the past two decades, the Protection of Civilians (POC) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agendas have grown in parallel and are often linked in mandated language provided by the United Nations…

A bridge to understanding climate is understanding the data that is at its core. Today, scientists rely on the smallest measurements of temperatures, ocean currents, soil moisture, air quality, cloud …