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    The International Peace Institute (IPI) is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank dedicated to managing risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development. To achieve its purpose, IPI employs a mix of policy research, strategic analysis, publishing, and convening. With staff from around the world and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and an office in Manama.

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Staff Daniel Forti

Daniel Forti, Research Fellow

Daniel Forti is a Research Fellow at IPI’s Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations. His current work focuses on issues related to UN peace operations, and on peace and security partnerships...
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Daniel Forti is a Research Fellow at IPI’s Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations. His current work focuses on issues related to UN peace operations, and on peace and security partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations. 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). He tweets at @FortiD.

Recent Research Reports

  • “Contingent-Owned Equipment and Environmental Considerations in UN Peacekeeping Operations” (New York: International Peace Institute, September 2022) (with Emmanuelle Cousin)
  • “The Road to Seoul: Previewing the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial” (New York: International Peace Institute, November 2021)
  • “Independent Reviews of UN Peace Operations: A Study of Politics and Practice” (New York: International Peace Institute, October 2021)
  • “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)

Recent Web Articles

  • “The 2022 UN Peacekeeping Budget: Signs of Progress or a Fleeting Moment of Consensus?” (The Global Observatory, July 2022)
  • “The Politics Must Follow – Commentary on the Future of UN Peacekeeping” (German Review on the United Nations, Edition 2/2022, April 2022) (in German)
  • “Analyzing Member State Pledges from the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial” (The Global Observatory, February 2022) (with Mark Wood)
  • “New insights into UN Peacekeeping and Peacemaking: Q&A with Anjali Dayal” (The Global Observatory, October 2021) (with Priya Swyden)
  • “Can the UN and AU Navigate the Shifting Landscape of Multilateral Peace Operations?” (The Global Observatory, July 2021) (with Priyal Singh)

Recent articles from
the Global Observatory

  • Climate Change in the Security Council: What New Council Members Can Achieve in 2023

    January 30, 2023 by

    2023 could be a good year for advancing climate-related issues in the…

    Analysis, climate change, peace and security, security council
  • How Negotiations on Contingent-Owned Equipment Can Help “Green” UN Peacekeeping

    January 20, 2023 by Daniel Forti, Emmanuelle Cousin

    The UN General Assembly’s COE Working Group has a fork-in-the-road opportunity to advance UN…

    Analysis, climate change, peacekeeping
  • How Useful Are the UN’s Broad Protection of Civilian Mandates?

    January 18, 2023 by Alexander Gilder
    The UN should consider both the successes of the whole-of-mission approach and the pitfalls of its ever-burgeoning understanding of PoC.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, protection of civilians
  • Investing in People and Enhancing Resilience for Sustaining Peace with Adaptive Peacebuilding

    January 17, 2023 by

    Context-specific approaches to peacebuilding that empower local…

    Analysis, peacebuilding, sustaining peace
  • The Multilateralism Index: Measuring Transformation in a Time of Crisis and Uncertainty

    January 9, 2023 by Adam Lupel

    A better understanding is needed of where the multilateral system is working, where it is not, and where it is headed.

    Analysis, multilateralism
  • Does the UN Need a More Coherent Approach Toward “De Facto” Authorities?

    January 6, 2023 by Damian Lilly

    As a result of shifting dynamics in certain conflicts, as well as recent coups, the UN is having to engage with de facto authorities in a growing number of country…

    Analysis, united nations
  • The Nitty Gritty of Climate Policy: Taking Stock of COP27, Looking Ahead to COP28

    January 5, 2023 by

    The agreement to establish a fund for loss and damage was a historic win for developing countries, but progress…

    Analysis, Climate and Our Common Future, climate change
  • Milestone in the Security Council: What the New Humanitarian “Carve-out” Means for UN Sanctions Regimes

    December 16, 2022 by

    Last week,  the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2664, a cross-cutting humanitarian carve-out for all UN sanctions regimes–including the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida regime–to safeguard the timely and effective conduct of…

    Analysis, humanitarian affairs, security council, terrorism
  • 2022 Editor’s Choice: Global Observatory Must Reads

    December 15, 2022 by the Global Observatory
    The editors of the Global Observatory have compiled some of 2022’s notable and most-read articles that speak to both global events and new thinking on peace and security, United Nations (UN) peacekeeping, gender and security, and the climate crisis.
    Further Reading
  • Year in Review: Top International Peace Institute Reports of 2022

    December 15, 2022 by the Global Observatory
    The International Peace Institute's 10 most-read reports of 2022.
    Further Reading

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