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  Policy Papers 05-09-2022

  UN Peacekeeping and Protection of Civilians from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

  While all UN multidimensional peacekeeping operations are mandated to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), the missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, as well as in the Central African Republic, are also mandated to protect civilians from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). While SGBV is often used […]

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  Issue Briefs 05-01-2022by Katherine DeLand

  Vaccine Equity in Conflict-Affected Areas: The Challenges of Development, Production, Procurement, and Distribution

  While the wide-ranging impacts of COVID-19 are being felt in all countries and communities, the pandemic is having a disproportionately large impact on vulnerable populations, such as people living in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence. Vaccines hold enormous promise to mitigate these impacts, but the complications inherent to armed conflict make accessing vaccines […]

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  Policy Papers 04-08-2022by Phoebe Donnelly, Dyan Mazurana, and Evyn Papworth

  Blue on Blue: Investigating Sexual Abuse of Peacekeepers

  It is commonly assumed that the main threats to uniformed peacekeepers originate from outside of peacekeeping missions. However, many women (and some men) deployed as military or police peacekeepers are subjected to sexual abuse by other members of the organizations they serve. Until now, there has been little research specifically focused on this sexual abuse […]

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  Policy Papers 03-31-2022by Agathe Sarfati

  An Unfinished Agenda: Carving Out Space for Humanitarian Action in the UN Security Council’s Counterterrorism Resolutions and Related Sanctions

  Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, the UN Security Council has developed two main streams of work related to counterterrorism: the sanctions regime established by Resolution 1267 and measures under Resolution 1373. However, these resolutions and related sanctions regimes have been criticized for failing to safeguard and facilitate impartial humanitarian action. In response, […]

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  Policy Papers 03-22-2022by Damian Lilly

  The UN Agenda for Protection: Policy, Strategic, and Operational Priorities

  In his 2020 Call to Action on Human Rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres committed to developing an “Agenda for Protection.” The agenda provides an opportunity for the UN to reaffirm that the protection of crisis-affected populations is fundamental to its purpose and values. To be effective it should address the lessons learned from previous efforts […]

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