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).

Recent Research Reports

• “Walking a Tightrope: The Transition from UNAMID to UNITAMS in Sudan” (New York: International Peace Institute, February 2021)
• “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)

Recent Web Articles

• “Learning From Recent Independent Reviews of UN Peace Operations” (The Global Observatory, April 2021)
• “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)