Skip to content

International Peace Institute

  • Our work
    • The Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations
    • Revitalizing Multilateral Cooperation
    • Peace Operations & Sustaining Peace
    • Peace‚ Climate‚ and Sustainable Development
    • Women‚ Peace and Security
    • Humanitarian Affairs and Human Rights
    • Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Office
    • African Junior Professionals Fellows Program
    • IPI en français
  • Events
  • Publications
  • About

    The International Peace Institute is an independent, non-profit organization working to strengthen inclusive multilateralism for a more peaceful and sustainable planet. Through its research, convening, and strategic advising, IPI provides innovative recommendations for the United Nations System, member states, regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. With staff from around the world and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and an office in Manama.

    About IPI

    • Job Openings & Internships
    • Our Mission
    • Board & Council
    • Contact
    • Team
    • News

    Support IPI

    • Ways to Give
    • Annual Report & Financials
  • Donate
  • Follow Us
    • Subscribe to our communications
    • Join us on Twitter
    • Like us on Facebook
    • Connect on LinkedIn
    • Follow us on Instagram
    • Flux RSS
    • YouTube
Donate

News, Events, Publications about Humanitarian Affairs

  • Meeting Notes 06-06-2023

    A Humanitarian Perspective on the Independent Assessment in Afghanistan

    In March 2023, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for a twelve-month period. In parallel, the council adopted Resolution 2679 (2023), which requested that the UN secretary-general provide the Security Council with an integrated, independent assessment of the international community’s approach to Afghanistan by November 17, […]

    Read more
    Humanitarian Affairs
  • Panel Discussions 12-01-2022

    Strengthening Data to Protect Healthcare in Conflict Zones: Toward the Implementation of UN Commitments

    Over the past two decades, attacks on healthcare in situations of armed conflict have been reported at alarming levels. By collecting data on these attacks, states can better understand the scale and scope of the problem, protect health services and workers, and prevent future attacks.On December 1st, IPI with the support of the Government of […]

    Read more
    Health, Humanitarian Affairs
  • Issue Briefs 11-21-2022by Rohini Haar and Susannah Sirkin

    Strengthening Data to Protect Healthcare in Conflict Zones

    Attacks on healthcare in situations of armed conflict have been reported at alarming levels over the past two decades. In response to this problem, the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2286, which urges states to collect data on attacks on medical personnel, transport, and facilities. This data is essential to understand the scale and […]

    Read more
    Health, Humanitarian Affairs
  • Panel Discussions 11-01-2022

    IPI at Geneva Peace Week 2022

    A delegation of IPI staff traveled to Geneva to contribute to the Geneva Peace Week, which focused on the overarching theme of “Peace is Possible.”On Monday, October 31, 2022, IPI President Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein participated in the high-level panel on “What’s ‘New’ on the New Agenda for Peace?” alongside the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding […]

    Read more
    Health, Humanitarian Affairs, Peacebuilding
  • Issue Briefs 05-01-2022by Katherine DeLand

    Vaccine Equity in Conflict-Affected Areas: The Challenges of Development, Production, Procurement, and Distribution

    While the wide-ranging impacts of COVID-19 are being felt in all countries and communities, the pandemic is having a disproportionately large impact on vulnerable populations, such as people living in areas affected by fragility, conflict, and violence. Vaccines hold enormous promise to mitigate these impacts, but the complications inherent to armed conflict make accessing vaccines […]

    Read more
    Health, Humanitarian Affairs
  • Policy Papers 03-31-2022by Agathe Sarfati

    An Unfinished Agenda: Carving Out Space for Humanitarian Action in the UN Security Council’s Counterterrorism Resolutions and Related Sanctions

    Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, the UN Security Council has developed two main streams of work related to counterterrorism: the sanctions regime established by Resolution 1267 and measures under Resolution 1373. However, these resolutions and related sanctions regimes have been criticized for failing to safeguard and facilitate impartial humanitarian action. In response, […]

    Read more
    Humanitarian Affairs, UN Security Council
  • Policy Papers 03-22-2022by Damian Lilly

    The UN Agenda for Protection: Policy, Strategic, and Operational Priorities

    In his 2020 Call to Action on Human Rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres committed to developing an “Agenda for Protection.” The agenda provides an opportunity for the UN to reaffirm that the protection of crisis-affected populations is fundamental to its purpose and values. To be effective it should address the lessons learned from previous efforts […]

    Read more
    Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, Protection of Civilians, Sustainable Development, UN System
  • Panel Discussions 06-24-2021

    Safeguarding Humanitarian Action in Counterterrorism Contexts: Addressing the Challenges of the Next Decade

    On June 24th, IPI and the Permanent Mission of Germany, with the co-sponsorship of the Missions of Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland to the UN, cohosted a virtual event entitled “Safeguarding Humanitarian Action in Counterterrorism Contexts: Addressing the Challenges of the Next Decade.”This virtual policy forum was convened as an official side-event on the […]

    Read more
    Humanitarian Affairs, Violent Extremism
  • Speaker Events 03-15-2021

    Bangladeshi Envoy Appeals for Lasting Solution to Rohingya Crisis

    Bangladesh Ambassador to Bahrain Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam, joined by speakers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), launched an urgent appeal to the international community for a lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis, and urged the multilateral system to facilitate the voluntary, safe and sustained repatriation […]

    Read more
    Humanitarian Affairs
  • Panel Discussions 01-28-2020

    Ensuring that Sanctions Do Not Impede Humanitarian Action

    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 […]

    Read more
    Humanitarian Affairs, Sanctions
  • Next →

Recent articles from
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
  • WPS in the New Agenda for Peace: Seeing Patriarchy but Missing Innovation

    September 11, 2023 by Phoebe Donnelly
    Bold language on transforming patriarchy is not matched with concrete proposals to advance the WPS agenda and gender equality more broadly.
    Analysis, New Agenda for Peace, women peace and security
  • The New Agenda and Peace Operations: Don’t Bet Against the Future

    September 7, 2023 by Arthur Boutellis
    There seems to be a disconnect between the overall diagnosis of the New Agenda for Peace and its prescriptions for peace operations.
    Analysis, New Agenda for Peace, peacekeeping, united nations
  • “New Agenda for Peace” Outlines Reform for UN’s Fracturing Multilateral Governance

    September 6, 2023 by Maya Ungar

    The New Agenda for Peace sets a clear vision for…

    Analysis, multilateralism, New Agenda for Peace, UN reform
  • What Can We Say about the Emerging Feminist Foreign Policies in Latin America?

    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
  • BRICS and the West: Don’t Believe the Cold War Hype

    August 30, 2023 by Cedric de Coning
    Many Western countries and BRICS members may have more shared interests than the doomsday headlines suggest.
    Analysis, BRICS, multilateralism
  • What Could a Successful Summit of the Future Look Like in 2024?

    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
  • Civil Society Engagement with the United Nations on Counterterrorism–A Perilous, Uphill Challenge

    August 3, 2023 by Annabelle Bonnefont, Franziska Praxl-Tabuchi

    Even though…

    Analysis, civil society, terrorism, united nations

IPI 777 United Nations Plaza, New York

Email: ipi@ipinst.org

Phone number: +1-212-687-4300

United Nations

Middle East Regional Office
51-52 Harbour House,
Bahrain Financial Harbour
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Phone: +973-1721-1344

About the International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute is an independent, non-profit organization working to strengthen inclusive multilateralism for a more peaceful and sustainable planet. Through its research, convening, and strategic advising, IPI provides innovative recommendations for the United Nations System, member states, regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. With staff from around the world and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and an office in Manama.

About IPI Global Observatory

The Global Observatory provides timely analysis on trends and issues related to global security.

Follow Us:

Twitter Facebook Youtube Instagram LinkedIn RSS

Subscribe to our communications:

Subscription page

Latest tweets:

@ipinst
© 2023 IPI International Peace Institute | Privacy Policy