In advance of the Security Council’s open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), IPI, together with the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN, co-hosted a policy forum on April 17th on the topic of “Preventing and Responding to…
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Transnational organized crime (TOC) has developed into a powerful force impacting lives both locally and globally, having benefitted from the increasing integration of the global economy and regional proliferation of state fragility. Particularly in the post-conflict context where multilateral organizations are mandated to support the government in re-building state capacities, there is a lack of […]
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Traditional approaches to peacemaking, which often have excluded female participants, are not working, as the numerous entrenched conflicts around the world demonstrate, Geir O. Pedersen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, told an IPI audience.
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For years, combating sexual violence in conflict has been a key element of UN Security Council mandates, but dealing with terrorist groups like the Islamic State and Boko Haram is challenging the way the Council responds to sexual violence perpetrated by non-state actors.This was the topic discussed at an April 14th event on “Violent Extremist […]
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The drastic increase in conflicts around the globe has seen the world’s displaced population pass 55 million people, and the fact that 80% of them are women and children is prompting many to rethink how the international community is responding.
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