IPI together with the Permanent Missions of Finland and The Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN cohosted a policy forum on March 20th on the topic of “Specialized Police Teams in UN Peace Operations: A Survey of Progress and Challenges.”United Nations…
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With international challenges including terrorism, the refugee crisis, and the volatile security situation in fragile states directly affecting them, Africans are especially keen to take charge of their continent’s destiny.UN cooperation with regional organizations like the African Union (AU) is at an all time high, El Ghassim Wane, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, […]
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On May 19, 2016, the International Peace Institute’s Middle East and North Africa office (IPI MENA) hosted Ahmad Khalfan al-Mansoori, Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for World Peace (MRAWP). Mr. Mansoori spoke about the organization’s aims and vision to an audience consisting of ambassadors, government officials, various religious communities, corporate institutions, […]
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This expert seminar on environmental governance and peacebuilding was held in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 20, at the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)’s Headquarters. Researchers from multiple institutions including the Environmental Law Institute, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Stockholm University, University of Maryland, and Uppsala University, presented their most recent findings in the field of environmental […]
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Thabo Mbeki, a former President of South Africa who remains active in foreign policy, has been hailed as the most important African political figure of his generation. Adekeye Adebajo, editor of a new book on the politician, said the pan-African philosopher’s legacy will be “African identity.”Mbeki set out a sweeping vision of an African renaissance […]
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An IPI event considered the challenges pertaining to mixed migration flows to Ethiopia, a country that currently hosts the largest number of refugees on the African continent.Clementine Awu Nkweta-Salami, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Representative in Ethiopia, said that while repatriation is at its lowest level since the 1980s, the vast majority of […]
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