The upcoming Summit of the Future is an opportunity to turbocharge efforts toward a more peaceful, secure, and sustainable world. Discussions on revitalizing the work of the General Assembly and the Security Council reform can further serve as avenues…
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On March 30th, IPI’s Vienna Office hosted a roundtable on “Russia and the maintenance of international peace and security” with Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. The event was held under the Chatham House rule of non-attribution.Participants included bilateral as well as multilateral ambassadors, high-ranking representatives of […]
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International peacebuilding is more likely to succeed when it can connect with local- and community-level efforts. This was the main message of a policy forum on “Local Peacebuilding Successes: Lessons for the International Community,” held at IPI on March 13th.The event gathered local peacebuilding leaders from the Central African Republic, Burundi, Guatemala, Mali, and Timor-Leste […]
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Mounting evidence shows that women’s involvement not only speeds peace negotiations, it also leads to peaceful relations between states, according to a group of gender experts and peacemakers speaking at IPI on March 12th.Discussing “Gender Equality and Peaceful Societies: From Evidence to Action,” a policy forum co-hosted by IPI and the Permanent Mission of Thailand […]
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On March 12, 2015, the IPI Vienna Advisory Council met for its annual gathering. As a board of experienced personalities in the scope of IPI’s work, the council is supporting IPI through advice with respect to its research, analysis, policy development, outreach, convening and other programmatic activities.IPI President Terje Rød-Larsen welcomed the members and discussed how IPI […]
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Since its establishment in 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has made valuable contributions to the fight for international justice by deterring individuals, groups, and governments from committing mass atrocity crimes. Despite these achievements, however, the court still faces obstacles and widespread criticism, some of it politically motivated.This is what emerged from a March 10th […]
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