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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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  Policy Papers 03-10-2022by Joachim A. Koops and Christian Patz

  UN, EU, and NATO Approaches to the Protection of Civilians: Policies, Implementation, and Comparative Advantages

  The protection of civilians (POC) in armed conflict has become a core strategic objective for the United Nations system and for UN peace operations in particular. The UN, however, is not the sole actor engaged in POC. The European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), among other regional actors, have been developing their […]

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  Meeting Notes 03-01-2022

  Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2022: The Case of UNMISS

  The UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in March 2022. Deliberations on UNMISS’s mandate arrive as South Sudanese stakeholders and the UN are accelerating preparations for crucial governance milestones at the heart of the country’s political transition, as outlined in the Revitalized Agreement on […]

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  Issue Briefs 02-16-2022by Sarah Smith

  Gender-Responsive Leadership in UN Peace Operations: The Path to a Transformative Approach?

  Initiatives to increase gender equality or implement the women, peace, and security agenda in peace operations routinely fail when they lack support from leadership. Gender-responsive leadership is thus essential to the UN’s efforts to promote gender equality in UN missions and the countries where these missions are deployed. While the phrase “gender-responsive leadership” is not […]

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  Issue Briefs 01-19-2022by Damian Lilly and Bárbara Morais Figueiredo

  Enhancing the Protection of Civilians through Conventional Arms Control

  Conventional arms control and disarmament efforts have historically been framed as a humanitarian cause to limit human suffering. However, activities with an arms control component have only featured to a limited extent within the protection of civilians (POC) mandates of United Nations peace operations. Both issues feature on the agenda of the UN Security Council, […]

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