The Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Section of the UN Department of Peace Operations’ (DPO) Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) and the International Peace Institute (IPI) are pleased to invite you to a film…
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On October 31, 2014, IPI, in collaboration with the UN Departments of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Field Support (DFS), organized an expert roundtable to discuss effective benchmarks in peacekeeping missions.The event featured Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous; Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire Youssoufou Bamba; and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom Sir Mark Lyall […]
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In response to the crisis in Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) deployed a Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of some 250 civilian international observers.The Mission, launched in March 2014, is mandated to: gather information and report on the security situation; establish facts in response to incidents; and establish contacts and facilitate […]
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On October 20th-21st, 2014, IPI co-organized the latest Being a Peacekeeper Series roundtable, this time for the Western Balkans region. The meeting was hosted by the Government of Serbia and included senior participants from the Governments of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia as well as partner countries from […]
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The drastic increase in conflicts around the globe has seen the world’s displaced population pass 55 million people, and the fact that 80% of them are women and children is prompting many to rethink how the international community is responding.
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Speaking at an IPI Distinguished Author Series event on October 9th, author Howard French made a case for how Western underestimation of Africa’s economic promise has enabled China to establish an economic and human presence on the continent, leading to the permanent migration there of nearly 2 million Chinese.
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