In 2024

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  Issue Briefs 12-17-2024by Phoebe Donnelly and Evyn Papworth

  Connecting Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment in UN Peace Operations

  Activists and researchers have long called attention to the harm UN peacekeepers can cause to populations where they deploy, including through sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) of civilians in the host community. More recently, researchers have pointed out that some UN peacekeepers also commit sexual harassment (SH) and assault against their peacekeeping colleagues while deployed. […]

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  Issue Briefs 11-04-2024by Alice Debarre

  Safeguarding Humanitarian Action from the Unintended Effects of Sanctions: Resolution 2664 and the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida Regime

  Resolution 2664, adopted by the UN Security Council on December 9, 2022, was a landmark resolution that created a clear and well-defined humanitarian carve-out for UN sanctions. The application of the carve-out to the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida regime was particularly important given the far-reaching impact of that regime. It applies across multiple countries, including some of […]

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  Issue Briefs 10-03-2024by Lauren McGowan

  The Protection and Promotion of Civic Space in UN Peacekeeping Operations

  UN peacekeeping operations have a vital role to play in protecting and promoting civic space. Shrinking civic space undermines human rights, generates instability, and impacts the ability of missions to execute their mandates. Supporting civic space is also connected to core areas of missions’ work, including support to political processes, the protection of civilians, and […]

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  Issue Briefs 09-09-2024by Paul D. Williams

  The United Nations Support Office Model: Lessons from Somalia

  The UN support office model, developed over the past fifteen years in Somalia, has been a vital tool in enabling African Union (AU) missions to operate effectively. The UN support office in Somalia has performed essential functions, including logistical support, casualty evacuation, airlift, and long-distance resupply for AU forces. It is now being examined with […]

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  Issue Briefs 03-29-2024by Dirk Druet

  Cybersecurity and UN Peace Operations: Evolving Risks and Opportunities

  This paper discusses the growing potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities of UN peace operations. Fast-moving changes in the cyber capabilities of state and non-state actors, the changing nature of asymmetric warfare, and the positioning of the UN in relation to global and regional geopolitics are increasingly placing peace operations in the crosshairs of complex cybersecurity threats. In […]

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