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    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.

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News, Events, Publications about Humanitarian Affairs

  • Issue Briefs 11-04-2024by Alice Debarre

    Safeguarding Humanitarian Action from the Unintended Effects of Sanctions: Resolution 2664 and the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida Regime

    Resolution 2664, adopted by the UN Security Council on December 9, 2022, was a landmark resolution that created a clear and well-defined humanitarian carve-out for UN sanctions. The application of the carve-out to the 1267 ISIL/al-Qaida regime was particularly important given the far-reaching impact of that regime. It applies across multiple countries, including some of […]

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    Humanitarian Affairs, UN Security Council
  • Meeting Notes 12-12-2023

    Safeguarding Humanitarian Action in UN Sanctions and Counterterrorism Regimes: The Impact and Implementation of Resolution 2664

    Humanitarian organizations have repeatedly called attention to the challenges that counterterrorism resolutions and UN sanctions regimes can pose to humanitarian action. In response, the council has progressively incorporated language that better takes into consideration international humanitarian law (IHL), international human rights law (IHRL), humanitarian principles, and the need to protect principled humanitarian action from the […]

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    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, […]

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

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    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, […]

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    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 […]

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    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 […]

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    Humanitarian Affairs, Violent Extremism
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the Global Observatory

  • UN80: Seizing the Opportunity for a More Inclusive United Nations

    June 12, 2025 by Katja Hemmerich

    At the first informal briefing on UN80 by the UN secretary-general on May 12th, a significant number of member states, predominantly from the Global South, highlighted that this…

    Analysis, UN reform, UN80
  • Toward a Universal Approach to Financing for Sustainable Development: What Seville Can Deliver

    June 9, 2025 by Adolf Kloke-Lesch

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    Analysis, development, UN financing
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    June 4, 2025 by Max-Otto Baumann

    This article focuses on what UN80 reform means for the UN’s development pillar, which is expected to be a part of it. Proposals on…

    Analysis, development, UN reform, UN80
  • Resolution 2719 on Hold: Implications for the AU-UN Partnership

    June 3, 2025 by Bitania Tadesse

    For Resolution 2719 to succeed, it must be decoupled from its narrow association with peace enforcement and instead be leveraged across a broader spectrum of peacemaking approaches. The…

    Analysis, african union, peace operations
  • Is Public Trust in the UN Falling? A Look at Global Survey Data

    May 30, 2025 by Albert Trithart, Felix Romier

    At a UN Security Council meeting in February, member states referred to the “crisis of confidence in the UN,” a “palpable loss of trust,” “ruinous mistrust,” and an…

    Analysis, multilateralism, united nations
  • The 2025 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial: How to Do Less with Less

    May 29, 2025 by Jenna Russo

    The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial took place in Berlin earlier this month, bringing together one of the largest numbers of delegations of any ministerial. The UN is grappling with…

    Analysis, peace operations, peacekeeping
  • Building a Legal Foundation for Prevention and One Health in the Pandemic Agreement

    May 23, 2025 by Nina Jamal

    The adoption of the Pandemic Agreement at the…

    Analysis, environment, multilateralism, Pandemic Agreement, pandemics
  • How the Landmark Pandemic Agreement Addresses Technology Transfer and Access to Pandemic Response Products

    May 21, 2025 by Alexandra Finch

    One of the core goals of the Pandemic Agreement is to tackle global disparities in access to vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments. A key part of this effort involves technology transfer—the sharing of know-how, intellectual property, and manufacturing capacity. To that end, the agreement introduces a set of obligations aimed at shifting from a charity-based model to an end-to-end ecosystem grounded in equity. This article examines how effectively the agreement addresses technology transfer—one of the most contested issues in the negotiations. The post How the Landmark Pandemic Agreement Addresses Technology Transfer and Access to Pandemic Response Products appeared first on IPI…

    Analysis, multilateralism, Pandemic Agreement, pandemics
  • A New Pandemic Agreement: Multilateralism Under Strain, but Still Standing

    May 19, 2025 by Emmanuelle Cousin, Ricardo Miguel Matute Rojas

    Amid geopolitical fragmentation and rising nationalist sentiment, the negotiations leading to the Pandemic…

    Analysis, multilateralism, Pandemic Agreement, pandemics
  • Linking Feminist Foreign Policy and the Care Economy in Latin America: Bringing the Local to the Multilateral

    May 12, 2025 by Evyn Papworth

    Experts have highlighted that the Latin America and Caribbean region is unique in that several countries’ care policies are situated within their gender equality policies (encompassing a root cause approach) rather than being siloed within economic and poverty reduction policies. Recognizing the vital role of care work and transforming care systems to change the unequal distribution of labor is critical to addressing the root causes of gender inequality.  The post Linking Feminist Foreign Policy and the Care Economy in Latin America: Bringing the Local to the Multilateral appeared first…

    Analysis, americas, feminist foreign policy, women peace and security

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