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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 Mary Anne Feeney

Mary Anne Feeney, Senior Director of External Relations

Mary Anne Feeney is the Senior Director of External Relations at International Peace Institute (IPI) and serves as part of the Management Team of the organization. In this capacity she works to...
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Mary Anne Feeney is the Senior Director of External Relations at International Peace Institute (IPI) and serves as part of the Management Team of the organization. In this capacity she works to form strategic partnerships to advance IPI’s mission to support and promote durable peace and sustainable development.

She currently leads IPI’s Events and Resource Development Teams. Prior to this position, Mary Anne served as the Director of Events at IPI. In that capacity, she managed IPI’s event planning team and oversaw the organization of hundreds of IPI meetings and events in New York and internationally that included policy fora, book launches, conferences, seminars, and workshops. These events featured all levels of leadership – from Heads of State to local NGO representatives from around the world. IPI events bring together all sectors working on international affairs, as well as all levels of leadership – to engage in meaningful discussion to increase understanding of a particular issue in order to promote peace and sustainable development. Events at IPI are rooted in the research programs and are purposely designed and organized to bridge divides, and inform and engage decision-makers and practitioners working in international relations. In particular, IPI events bring together the Secretariat and field staff of the UN, regional and sub-regional organizations, and their member states, along with leading scholars, experts, and influential civil society actors.

Before joining IPI, Mary Anne worked as the Executive Coordinator at Amnesty International USA. There she worked as the liaison between the Executive Director and the staff members of the organization. Mary Anne supervised the executive office and handled all external outreach for the Executive Director. She developed strategy for fundraising events and media outreach, coordinated special events, attended and spoke at various events on behalf of the Executive Director, coordinated with the research unit and relevant programs to plan the campaigning efforts of the launch of actions and reports, and edited the internal, national newsletter. She has worked in journalism as an editor of studentadvantage.com, and she was the co-founder of the online nonprofit academic service, virtuallyadvising.com.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications with a concentration in journalism from Fordham University and has completed some postgraduate work in international relations at New York University. She also earned a certificate in International Organizations Management from the University of Geneva.

Selected Publications

  • “Steps Taken in UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda, But Long Road Ahead” (The Global Observatory, July 2013)

Recent articles from
the Global Observatory

  • Why Congo’s M23 Crisis Lingers On

    May 30, 2023 by
    The conflict has been propped up by blame games, ineffective diplomacy, recurring geopolitical tensions and proxy warfare in the Great Lakes region, and the Congolese state’s weak commitment to addressing grievances that drive armed group proliferation.
    Analysis, africa, conflict
  • China’s Small Steps into UN Peacekeeping Are Adding Up

    May 24, 2023 by Courtney J. Fung
    China will likely continue to shape peacekeeping along its preferences for a more technical and less overt political foreign policy tool.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • As UN Missions Draw Down, Strengthening Community-Led Approaches to Protection of Civilians

    May 23, 2023 by Gay Rosenblum-Kumar

    UN mission transitions still result in gaps in the protection of…

    Analysis, peacekeeping, protection of civilians
  • Human Survival Depends on Biodiversity: Interview with Brad Cardinale

    May 22, 2023 by Jill Stoddard

    Brad Cardinale, an ecologist who focuses on the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in natural systems discusses the scale…

    Interviews, biodiversity, climate change, ecology
  • Mediation in Peacekeeping Contexts: Trends and Challenges for Mission Leadership

    May 19, 2023 by
    The political role of the UN may not have diminished overall, but shifted.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • How Not to Do UN Peacekeeping

    May 17, 2023 by Cedric de Coning
    One of the most enduring lessons learned over the past 75 years of peacekeeping is that peace cannot be imposed.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • 75 Years On, the Uncertain Fate of UN Peacekeeping

    May 16, 2023 by Jenna Russo
    This spring marks 75 years since the UN first deployed a peacekeeping mission. Here are some of the challenges peacekeeping is facing, and opportunities for the future.
    Analysis, peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping at 75, united nations
  • Ten Years After Genocide Trial in Guatemala, Justice System Suffering Trust Deficit

    May 10, 2023 by Vaclav Masek

    The ten-year anniversary of the historic trial coincides with a process of…

    Analysis, americas, rule of law, transitional justice
  • As Crimes against Peacekeepers Increase, How to Find Accountability

    May 4, 2023 by Agathe Sarfati, Jill Stoddard
    Major challenges remain in pursuing justice for peacekeepers who have been victims of attacks.
    Analysis, peacekeeping
  • A New Agenda for Peace: Making Peace Plural and Healing Historical Traumas

    April 27, 2023 by Youssef Mahmoud

    Left unaddressed, painful legacies of past political violence will continue to infiltrate the institutions,…

    Analysis, peace and security, sustaining peace, united nations

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About the International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute 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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