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region: Africa

  • Meeting Notes 06-14-2021

    Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2021: The Case of MINUSMA

    The UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in June 2021. This comes in the midst of a challenging political context and deteriorating security environment in Mali.In this context, the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Stimson Center, and Security Council Report organized […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Meeting Notes 05-20-2021

    Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2021: The Case of UNITAMS

    In June 2021, the UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for the first time. This comes at a pivotal moment in Sudan’s transition, with the Sudanese transitional government facing high expectations from the Sudanese public amid a rapidly changing environment.In this […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Meeting Notes 02-25-2021

    Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2021: The Case of UNMISS

    Nearly one year after the creation of a transitional government in February 2020, the main pillars of the June 2018 permanent cease-fire and September 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan continue to hold, but their implementation has progressed at a worryingly slow pace.In this context, the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Stimson Center, and Security […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Policy Papers 02-18-2021by Daniel Forti

    Walking a Tightrope: The Transition from UNAMID to UNITAMS in Sudan

    The UN’s transition in Sudan started out in 2014 as a process to close the African Union–United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in the face of waning international support and overwhelming pressure from an autocratic regime. But in 2019, Sudan’s revolution and ongoing political transition radically transformed how the UN engages with Sudan. UNAMID’s […]

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    Peace Operations Transitions
  • Policy Papers 09-24-2020by Priyal Singh and Daniel Forti

    Beyond 2020: Exploring the Potential for a Strong UN-AU Peacebuilding Partnership

    Effective and sustainable multilateral peace and security initiatives in Africa depend on a strong partnership between the United Nations and the African Union. While their strategic partnership has grown since 2017, collective peacebuilding efforts still lag behind cooperation in other areas. Different institutional mandates, policy frameworks, and operational practices have led them to carve out […]

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    Peacebuilding, Regional Organizations
  • Panel Discussions 07-27-2020

    African Leadership Centre Fellows Debate Governance, Security and Peace in a Post-Pandemic World  

    Current and past fellows of the African Leadership Centre held a virtual discussion on July 27th on “Rethinking Governance, Security and Peace in the Time of COVID-19: Implications for African Leadership.”To stimulate the discussion, an article by one of the current fellows was shared ahead of the event.IPI Senior Adviser Youssef Mahmoud said the purpose […]

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  • Issue Briefs 07-16-2020by Gabriel Delsol

    UN Peacekeeping Operations and Pastoralism-Related Insecurity: Adopting a Coordinated Approach for the Sahel

    In recent years, pastoralism has increasingly become associated with violent conflict. In the Sahel, pastoralism-related insecurity is directly linked to macro-level conflict dynamics in contexts with UN peacekeeping missions, including Mali, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Darfur, Abyei, and South Sudan. However, the UN system has been slow to adopt […]

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    Peacekeeping
  • Policy Papers 07-09-2020by Jimena Leiva Roesch and Masooma Rahmaty

    Localizing the 2030 Agenda in West Africa: Building on What Works

    Despite advancement in some areas, countries around the world are still not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The transformation needed to achieve these goals depends on innovation and initiatives that build on existing capacities and fit the needs of local contexts, yet the 2030 Agenda remains largely unknown at the local […]

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    Sustainable Development
  • Issue Briefs 06-08-2020by Agathe Sarfati

    Operationalizing the Sustaining Peace Agenda: Lessons from Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Papua New Guinea

    The twin resolutions on peacebuilding and sustaining peace adopted by the General Assembly and Security Council in 2016 made a breakthrough in the UN’s conception of peacebuilding. Significant work has since been undertaken to reconfigure the UN system to work toward the implementation of these resolutions, and the UN Peacebuilding Commission has launched a comprehensive […]

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    Sustaining Peace
  • Policy Papers 05-29-2020by Patryk I. Labuda

    With or Against the State? Reconciling the Protection of Civilians and Host-State Support in UN Peacekeeping

    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 and the state-centric logic of UN-mandated interventions ranks among the greatest challenges facing peace operations today.This report explores how peace operations implement POC mandates when […]

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    Protection of Civilians
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