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 September 14, 2009 IPI hosted a policy forum to discuss how to strengthen the United Nation’s responses to sexual violence in conflict. The forum, which took place as the Security Council was preparing its debate on Resolution 1820 on Women, Peace and Security, provided a timely opportunity to take stock of both the political […]
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On September 10, 2009, IPI hosted a policy forum on terrorism with Jean-Paul Laborde, Special Adviser to the Under-Secretary-General, who discussed ongoing efforts to implement the UN’s Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.Mr. Laborde was joined by panelists Eric Rosand, Co-Director of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, and Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Senior Policy Analyst at IPI.Mr. Laborde […]
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Private military and security companies (PMSCs) play an increasingly visible role in conflict and postconflict situations. Properly regulated, they may offer efficient and responsive means of delivering security in insecure environments. But well-publicized abuses suggest that an adequate regulatory framework is urgently needed.On Tuesday, July 28, 2009, IPI hosted a lunchtime policy forum to highlight […]
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The head of a UN-mandated commission in Guatemala told an audience at IPI on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 that Guatemala’s economic elite has begun to understand the serious danger posed by international organized crime, and particularly narcotrafficking, and that the solution requires a stronger state capable of confronting it. Dr. Carlos Casteresana, the UN’s appointed […]
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On June 30, 2009, IPI and the Permanent Mission of Uganda to the UN co-hosted a lunchtime policy discussion with civil society representatives on the recently released Secretary-General’s Report on Peacebuilding in the Immediate Aftermath of Conflict.This informal discussion provided an opportunity for members of the Security Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and other key delegations […]
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