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 needs of children must be regarded from the very outset of a peace process. This was the call to action from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, at a February 6th IPI event on the topic of “Peacemaking and Child Protection: New Guidance on the Rights and […]
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“Never in the history of mankind has there been an opportunity like the digital revolution,” César Alierta, President and Chairman of Foundation Telefónica, told a February 3rd meeting at IPI on new partnerships for digital education.“We think that by 2020, the world will need over 400 million boys and girls with digital education that now […]
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“With half of the world’s population under 25 years of age, and 17 goals to be achieved in 14 years, we just can’t afford to leave half of the population behind,” Ahmad Alhendawi, then the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, observed at IPI’s January 27th 777 Club reception on the theme of young people’s roles […]
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The United Nations’ chief humanitarian officer in the Sahel region of Africa said that Nigeria was key to saving the region’s people from the ravages of the terrorist group Boko Haram, but that it needed the help of the international community to do so.Toby Lanzer, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, […]
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