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  Meeting Notes 06-14-2021

  Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2021: The Case of MINUSMA

  The UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in June 2021. This comes in the midst of a challenging political context and deteriorating security environment in Mali.In this context, the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Stimson Center, and Security Council Report organized […]

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  Issue Briefs 06-11-2021by Liezelle Kumalo

  Perceptions and Lived Realities of Women Police Officers in UN Peace Operations

  Over the past decade, the UN has undertaken several initiatives to increase the number of women police officers deployed to peace operations. Collectively, these initiatives have increased the proportion of women police officers deployed to UN missions. However, women police still face challenges deploying to missions and effectively contributing to mission mandates.This paper interrogates the […]

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  Meeting Notes 05-20-2021

  Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2021: The Case of UNITAMS

  In June 2021, the UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for the first time. This comes at a pivotal moment in Sudan’s transition, with the Sudanese transitional government facing high expectations from the Sudanese public amid a rapidly changing environment.In this […]

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  Issue Briefs 05-03-2021by Shilpa A. Venigandla

  Protection, Justice, and Accountability: Cooperation between the International Criminal Court and UN Peacekeeping Operations

  Most countries that host UN peacekeeping operations face an impunity gap. Their national courts often lack the capacity to prosecute international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and grave violations of human rights. As a result, special or hybrid courts and international courts, like the International Criminal Court (ICC), often have to […]

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  Issue Briefs 04-28-2021by Agathe Sarfati

  Transitions from UN Special Political Missions to UN Country Teams

  The UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) currently manages twenty-five special political missions (SPMs) that have a field presence. Nonetheless, research and guidance on UN transitions has mainly focused on peacekeeping operations. This paper takes a first step toward filling that gap by exploring transitions from SPMs to UN country teams (UNCTs).Focusing on […]

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