Contemporary UN peace operations are expected to implement ambitious protection of civilians (POC) mandates while supporting host states through conflict prevention, peacemaking, and peacebuilding strategies. Reconciling these people-oriented POC mandates…
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In light of the passing of Whitney MacMillan, IPI President Terje Rød-Larsen has issued the following statement:“It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of our long-time Board member Whitney MacMillan. He passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Vero Beach, Florida, of natural causes.“Whitney served on IPI’s Board of […]
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Sanctions can end up hindering humanitarian assistance and the provision of life-saving medical care in armed conflict, and forestalling that outcome was the subject of a January 28th policy forum at IPI, co-hosted with the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations.The discussion centered on a new IPI report, Making Sanctions Smarter: Safeguarding Humanitarian […]
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A number of European countries have deployed to United Nations missions in Africa after years of absence from the continent, and on January 21st IPI hosted a policy forum to discuss this renewed engagement and launch a policy paper on the subject. Co-sponsored by IPI, the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, and the […]
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Since 2013, after years of near absence from the continent, a number of European countries, along with Canada, have again deployed to UN peacekeeping missions in Africa. The European presence in UN peacekeeping in Africa is now nearly at its largest since the mid-1990s. These countries provide much-needed high-end capabilities, as well as political and […]
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