UN peace operations are going through an accelerated period of reconfiguration and drawdown. Between June 2017 and March 2018, long-standing peacekeeping missions in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia closed, while the mission in Haiti was reconfigured into a transitional peacekeeping mission. Looking ahead, the Security Council has mandated the closure of the peacekeeping mission in Darfur […]
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The UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in June 2019. As Sudan undergoes an uncertain political transition and security gains in Darfur remain tenuous, these negotiations represent a critical moment to reflect upon the Security Council’s strategic engagement in the country.In this […]
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The UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in June 2019. Amidst the potential stagnation of Mali’s peace process, concerns over rising violence against civilians, and continued weaknesses of the Malian government in providing basic services, the upcoming negotiations on MINUSMA’s mandate […]
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The reforms to the UN development system, effective on January 1, 2019, marked the start of a new period for the UN presence in Liberia, making it one of the earliest test cases of a “next generation” UN country team. This comes less than a year after two other transitions: the withdrawal of the UN […]
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The G5 Sahel Joint Force was launched in 2017 by Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Chad, and Mali to unite their efforts to address common security threats in the region. In a resolution authorizing the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to provide operational and logistical support to the force, the United Nations Security Council […]
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Following decades of war, economic decline, and underinvestment, Sudan’s healthcare system entered a new phase of crisis in 2019 as peaceful protests led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir. Among those leading these protests were doctors and other medical personnel fed up with poor working conditions and medicine shortages. This speaks to the degraded […]
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The European Union’s relationship with the countries of the Sahel is an agenda for both security and development, but one cannot progress without the other, said Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary-General for Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) and Crisis Response at the European External Action Service (EEAS). “It’s clear there will be no peace in […]
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Abdoulaye Bathily was named Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Madagascar in April 2018 at a particularly precarious moment in the frequently distressed Malagasy public life. The country had had a 30-year history of national leaders being turned out of office before their terms were up when the outcome of a runoff second round […]
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When the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) deployed in 2007, the AU and the UN Security Council expected that the United Nations would eventually take over from the AU force. But while a UN peacekeeping operation remains a theoretical option for the council, its prospects have diminished. Instead, the focus of Somali and international […]
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Nigeria and South Africa have led most conflict-management initiatives in Africa in recent years, and both account for at least 60 percent of the economy of their respective sub-regions in West and Southern Africa. “The success of the political and economic integration in Africa thus rests heavily on the shoulders of these two regional Gullivers, […]
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While the extension does not alter the mission’s transition deadline, it does buy the Security Council more…
Taking into consideration the spirit of the March Security Council resolution and an evaluation of the state of MONUSCO makes clear the need for a controlled and sound plan for the mission’s exit from the DRC.
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