IPI and the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN cohosted a policy forum on April 10th on “Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Peace Operations Settings: Multilateral Responses.”Since 2020, there have been at least a dozen…
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One year after the establishment of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), the peace process in the country is making some progress, but reconciliation is still the key challenge for the war-torn country, said Babacar Gaye, United Nations special representative and head of the UN mission in CAR.Speaking at IPI two […]
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For years, combating sexual violence in conflict has been a key element of UN Security Council mandates, but dealing with terrorist groups like the Islamic State and Boko Haram is challenging the way the Council responds to sexual violence perpetrated by non-state actors.This was the topic discussed at an April 14th event on “Violent Extremist […]
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Amin Awad, the director of the Middle East and North Africa Bureau of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), says the refugee crisis across Syria and Iraq has reached unprecedented levels and warns that in the absence of a political solution, the international community should increase the funding of humanitarian efforts in the region.Mr. […]
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When 16-year-old Abdelaziz from Bahrain joined the group known today as the Islamic State, it was because he felt “imprisoned” and “tied up” in his life at home and longed to be free, living the honorable life of his “brothers” fighting in Syria. After deceiving his parents, Abdelaziz managed to get into Syria and joined […]
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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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