UN peacekeeping has survived many crises throughout its history, but none has provoked such distinctive disgrace as peacekeepers committing sexual violence against those they are meant to protect. Two decades of incremental reform have not stopped sexual…
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Innovative entrepreneurship is a cornerstone to the development of a vibrant local private sector. This, in turn, can make a powerful contribution to the ecosystem of peace. Peace is therefore not the sole preserve of the state: entrepreneurs can also be convincing peace brokers.This issue brief focuses on how entrepreneurship can contribute to preventing conflict […]
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With a growing number of UN staff working on a widening array of tasks in environments that are ever more challenging and complex, the need for effective and efficient management of peace operations is evident. Yet since 2000, when the UN started introducing reforms to strengthen its capacity to manage and sustain peacekeeping operations, few […]
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“We need far more political will and far more investment,” said Alexandra Bilak, Director of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), discussing the conclusions of her organization’s new report at an IPI event May 23rd on “Refocusing Attention to the Plight of IDPs.”“Not just humanitarian investment,” she said, “we need investment across the board.”Pointing out […]
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Speaking from her experience as Norway’s Minister of Defence, Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide gave an ultimatum to an IPI audience May 19th. “We need UN peace operations to work, and work better,” she said.The policy forum, “Plug and Play: Multinational Rotation Contributions (MRCs) for UN Peacekeeping Operations,” served as the launch event for a new […]
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