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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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an IPI audience that a series of reviews undertaken to mark the UN’s 70th anniversary had revealed that efforts to bring better governance to the world were falling behind evolving threats to political and social stability.
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The deployment of United Nations peace operations in recent years to places where there is little peace to keep has resulted in increased casualties among peacekeepers, as spoilers and armed groups intentionally target UN personnel.
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Mass migration to Europe is raising havoc on the continent, where thousands of refugees encounter different responses in different countries, often bouncing from one border area to another. The European Union remains divided over the best way to deal with the crisis.
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The UN Security Council confronts a test of its relevance today as it struggles to meet the challenges of a new era, a key theme of the new book, The UN Security Council in the 21st Century. The book follows an earlier volume, The UN Security Council: From the Cold War to the 21st Century, […]
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A briefing on “Timor-Leste’s Story: Securing its Sovereignty over Land and Sea” was held at IPI on October 1st, during the opening week of the United Nations General Assembly.A high-level panel of current and former Timorese Presidents and Prime Ministers presented the status of the country’s quest to delimit its maritime boundary with its two […]
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