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News, Events, Publications about Atrocity Prevention

  • Panel Discussions 04-19-2018

    Negotiating Peace After Wars of Atrocity

    An April 19th policy forum at IPI took up the vexing dilemma that arises when peacemakers face choices between settling an armed conflict and holding to account those responsible for severe human rights violations.“Many think that peace is more important than justice or vice-versa,” said Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, […]

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    Atrocity Prevention, Mediation, Peace Processes
  • Panel Discussions 10-13-2016

    Kikoler: Make the Case for Prevention

    Panelists at an IPI policy forum on “Preventing Mass Atrocities in an Era of Global Transition” agreed on the need to define a prevention agenda, which would reorient the work of the United Nations away from crisis response. However, they said, to implement such an agenda, the case for prevention will need to be made […]

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    Atrocity Prevention
  • Panel Discussions 05-17-2016

    Ending Mass Atrocities is a Lengthy Project

    Panelists at an IPI policy forum on, “How Mass Atrocities End: What are the Lessons from the Past for Today?” agreed that putting an end to mass killing is the beginning of a larger undertaking of ending atrocities.“Diminishing mass atrocities is quite a separate project than rebuilding in their aftermath,” Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Research Director, World […]

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    Atrocity Prevention
  • Panel Discussions 09-26-2015

    Elders Propose Veto Reform in Cases of Atrocities

    A high-level panel took up the subject of preventing mass atrocities and how the United Nations Security Council can do better at the International Peace Institute on September 26th 2015, during the week marking the opening of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly.The expert panel focused in on assessment of proposals to prevent […]

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    Atrocity Prevention, Responsibility to Protect
  • Policy Papers 06-25-2015by Alex J. Bellamy and Adam Lupel

    Why We Fail to Prevent Mass Atrocities

    In the twenty years since the Rwandan genocide, the United Nations has developed an extensive body of policies, principles, and institutions dedicated to preventing mass atrocity crimes. But in recent years the killing of unarmed civilians has become all too prevalent again, from Syria to Iraq and South Sudan to the Central African Republic. So […]

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    Atrocity Prevention
  • Panel Discussions 03-10-2015

    Assessing the Deterrent Effects of the ICC

    Since its establishment in 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has made valuable contributions to the fight for international justice by deterring individuals, groups, and governments from committing mass atrocity crimes. Despite these achievements, however, the court still faces obstacles and widespread criticism, some of it politically motivated.This is what emerged from a March 10th […]

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    Atrocity Prevention, Peace and Justice
  • Panel Discussions 09-26-2014

    Putting Human Rights at Forefront of UN Agenda: 7th Annual Trygve Lie Symposium

    “The prevention of grave human rights violations must be an immediate and urgent priority for the international community,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende at IPI on September 26th. “Governments have the primary responsibility to promote and protect human rights.”Mr. Brende spoke at the Seventh Annual Trygve Lie Symposium organized jointly by IPI and the […]

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    Atrocity Prevention, Human Rights
  • Panel Discussions 09-09-2014

    Preventing Mass Atrocities: Why We Fail, and What Can be Done About It

    In the twenty years since the Rwandan genocide, the United Nations system has developed a considerable body of policies, principles, and practices dedicated to the goal of preventing future atrocities.Yet, in 2014, large-scale killings have taken place at an alarming rate, as the tragedies in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Syria, and Iraq demonstrate. […]

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    Atrocity Prevention
  • Panel Discussions 04-22-2014

    Adama Dieng: Action, Not Only Warning, Needed On Genocide Prevention

    Genocide is a process with many “signposts along the road,” said Adama Dieng, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on April 22nd. “What we need is not more early warning, but early action,” he added at a panel discussion on the lessons learned in the 20 years since […]

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    Atrocity Prevention
  • Speaker Events 02-19-2014

    Gary Bass: Forgotten Genocide May Portend Future Stain on UN Inaction

    The inability of the United Nations Security Council to halt mass atrocities in East Pakistan some 40 years ago has parallels to current inaction in North Korea, argued Gary Bass, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, on February 19th. He likened a recent UN report accusing North Korea of crimes against […]

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the Global Observatory

  • A New Agenda for Peace and the Climate Emergency

    September 25, 2023 by Cedric de Coning, Gracsious Maviza, Kheira Tarif
    The New Agenda for Peace serves as a stark warning that the damage being done now will have significant implications for humanity’s future wellbeing, safety, and stability.
    Analysis, climate change, New Agenda for Peace
  • “A New Agenda for Peace” Interview with UN Director Asif R. Khan

    September 15, 2023 by Jenna Russo

    Asif R. Khan, Director of UNDPPA's Policy and Mediation Division and a lead penholder of the New Agenda for Peace, reflects on the policy brief and next steps ahead of the Summit of the Future.

    Interviews, New Agenda for Peace
  • The Role of African Multilateralism in the New Agenda for Peace

    September 13, 2023 by Bitania Tadesse

    The New Agenda for Peace provides an opening for continental actors to advance priorities at the global level. However, this requires the AU to deliver on…

    Analysis, africa, multilateralism, New Agenda for Peace
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    September 6, 2023 by Maya Ungar

    The New Agenda for Peace sets a clear vision for…

    Analysis, multilateralism, New Agenda for Peace, UN reform
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    September 5, 2023 by Daniela Sepúlveda Soto, Evyn Papworth

    The adoption of FFPs in Latin America is an opportunity to see how the region reimagines international feminist agendas and…

    Analysis, americas, women peace and security
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    Many Western countries and BRICS members may have more shared interests than the doomsday headlines suggest.
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    August 24, 2023 by Adam Day
    The next generation deserves a renewed effort to make the Summit of the Future a success.
    Analysis, multilateralism, united nations
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    August 3, 2023 by Annabelle Bonnefont, Franziska Praxl-Tabuchi

    Even though…

    Analysis, civil society, terrorism, united nations

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