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Staff Daniel Forti

Daniel Forti, Senior Policy Analyst

Daniel Forti is a Senior Policy Analyst at IPI's Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations. His current work focuses on issues related to peace operations and partnerships between the United...
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Daniel Forti is a Senior Policy Analyst at IPI’s Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations. His current work focuses on issues related to peace operations and partnerships between the United Nations and the African Union. Daniel joined IPI in June 2018.

Daniel previously worked for the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), serving as a Researcher in the Office of the Executive Director from 2012-2016. His research focused broadly on African political conflicts, with specific interests in mediation and peace processes, multilateral peace operations, and social cohesion in South Africa. Daniel also served on the secretariat appointed to the Special Reference Group on Migration and Community Integration in KwaZulu-Natal, an independent commission led by Judge Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Daniel holds a Masters of International Affairs degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).

Select Research Reports

  • “White Paper on UN Peacekeeping and Sustaining Peace” (Prepared for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, October 2020) (with Richard Gowan)
  • “Beyond 2020: Exploring the potential for a stronger UN-AU peacebuilding partnership” (Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies and International Peace Institute, September 2020) (with Priyal Singh)
  • “Navigating Crisis and Opportunity: The Peacekeeping Transition in Darfur” (New York: International Peace Institute, December 2019)
  • “Strengthening the UN-AU Partnership in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management” (New York: International Peace Institute and Institute for Security Studies, October 2019) (with Priyal Singh)
  • “Pivoting from Crisis to Development: Preparing for the Next Wave of UN Peace Operations Transitions” (International Peace Institute: New York, July 2019) (with Lesley Connolly)
  • “The Mission is Gone but the UN is Staying: Liberia’s Peacekeeping Transition” (New York: International Peace Institute, December 2018) (with Lesley Connolly)

Select Web Articles

  • “Can a United African Voice Strengthen Effective Global Peacebuilding?” (The Global Observatory, November 2020) (with Priyal Singh)
  • “How COVID-19 has impacted the UN peacekeeping transition in Sudan” (ACCORD COVID-19 Conflict and Resilience Monitor, September 2020)
  • “UN Security Council Walks Tightrope with Creation of New Mission in Sudan” (The Global Observatory, June 2020)
  • “UNAMID’s Transition Continues Through Uncharted Waters” (The Global Observatory, April 2020)
  • “Africa Can Be More Influential in the UN Security Council” (ISS Today, March 2020) (with Gustavo de Carvalho) (re-published on The Global Observatory)
  • “Can the AU and UN Maintain Common Ground in Support of Sudan’s Transition?” (The Global Observatory, August 2019)
  • “Security Council Pauses UNAMID’s Drawdown While Core Transition Questions Remain” (Global Observatory: July 2019)
  • “After Annual Conference, UN and AU Move From Alignment to Impact” (Global Observatory: May 2019) (with Priyal Singh and Gustavo de Carvalho)

Recent articles from
the Global Observatory

  • Key Global Events to Watch in March

    March 2, 2021 by the Global Observatory
    A list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs compiled by the Global Observatory.
    Key Events
  • Where is UN Counterterrorism Headed 20 Years After 9/11? 

    February 26, 2021 by Alistair Millar, Eric Rosand
    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.
    Analysis, terrorism, united nations
  • Myanmar’s Military Coup and the “Age of Impunity”

    February 24, 2021 by Damian Lilly, Richard Bennett
    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.
    Analysis, democracy, southeast asia
  • Regional Special Forces Pose Threat to Peace and Security in Ethiopia

    February 22, 2021 by Bereket Tsegay
    The peace and security arrangement between federal and regional states has allowed special forces to instigate conflicts in unique ways.
    Analysis, africa, peace and security
  • Despite Challenges, UN Peace Operations Will Evolve, Not Disappear

    February 19, 2021 by Katharina P. Coleman, Paul D. Williams
    Peace operations are a highly resilient international institution for managing armed conflict.
    Analysis, peacekeeping
  • New Perspectives on Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

    February 16, 2021 by Amelia Hoover Green, Angela Muvumba Sellström, Ann-Kristin Sjöberg, Chiara Ruffa, Elisabeth Jean Wood, Karin Johansson, Louise Olsson, Roudabeh Kishi, Stephen Moncrief
    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.
    Analysis
  • How to Do a Gender Analysis: Practical Guidance for the UN Community

    February 12, 2021 by Phoebe Donnelly
    Many within the UN community are not clear on what a gender analysis entails.
    Analysis, women peace and security
  • How Did Extremism and Violence Become a Dangerous Reality in Burkina Faso?

    February 10, 2021 by Adele Orosz
    Since 2019, insecurity has reached devastating levels. It has become clear that attacks can happen anywhere, targeting anyone.
    Analysis, africa
  • Ensuring the UN’s Duty of Care for the Mental Health of Field Personnel

    February 4, 2021 by Namie Di Razza
    The UN system and member states urgently need to prioritize their duty of care to troops, police officers, and civilians.
    Analysis, peacekeeping
  • Myanmar Lays Bare Challenges of Military-Led Democratization

    February 3, 2021 by Darin Self
    It is unlikely that the military will support full democratization until there is a party that the military trusts.
    Analysis, southeast asia

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