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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The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration, Peter Sutherland, told an IPI audience that the UN had to be in the lead in finding solutions to the worldwide crisis on refugees and migrants.Mr. Sutherland made his remarks at a July 20, 2016 event, “Ensuring No One is Left Behind: A High-Level […]
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At the United Nations, intelligence has traditionally been a “dirty word.” Yet, the organization has over the years engaged in many different forms of intelligence gathering and production, resulting in an ad-hoc approach and context-specific responses, as well as confusion around this concept amongst member states.With UN peace operations engaged in increasingly more complex and volatile conflict […]
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On Thursday, July 14, 2016, IPI hosted Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia at a lunchtime Global Leaders Series event featuring official candidates vying to become the new UN secretary-general. After making a presentation, he participated in a wide-ranging question-and-answer format with members of the audience and those following via video.Mr. Lajčák is a career diplomat currently […]
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An IPI forum took up the question of whether the International Human Rights system was something imposed on the Global South by the Global North, or if it had its origins in the South.The varying opinions regarding the geographical home of human rights, as well as, the “lack of trust and unity between the different […]
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On Tuesday, July 8, 2016, IPI hosted Igor Lukšić of Montenegro at a lunchtime Global Leaders Series event featuring official candidates vying to become the new UN secretary-general. After making a presentation, he participated in a wide-ranging question-and-answer format with members of the audience and those following via video.Mr. Lukšić is the former prime minister […]
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