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News, Events, Publications about Peace Operations Transitions

  • Panel Discussions 12-16-2019

    The Peacekeeping Transition in Darfur: Gaining Advantage from Crisis

    A popular revolution in Sudan eight months ago ended the 30-year rule of dictator Omar Hassan al-Bashir, abruptly transforming the country’s governance institutions and beginning the reshaping of its social contract. It occurred at a time when the African Union (AU) and the United Nations were deep in preparations for the reconfiguration and eventual withdrawal […]

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  • Policy Papers 12-13-2019by Daniel Forti

    Navigating Crisis and Opportunity: The Peacekeeping Transition in Darfur

    In the face of evolving security dynamics and geopolitical pressures, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council initiated the withdrawal of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in 2017. This transition is a uniquely complex undertaking—all the more so following Sudan’s political revolution in April 2019, which required the […]

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  • Panel Discussions 09-18-2019

    Preparing for the Next Wave of UN Peace Operations Transitions

    There has been a 25% reduction in United Nations peacekeeping troops since 2014, and while that is “largely a story of success,” the future will be more complicated, said Jake Sherman, Director of the IPI Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations. Five years ago, the UN had 16 peacekeeping missions, 127,000 uniformed authorized personnel, more […]

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  • Issue Briefs 07-16-2019by Daniel Forti and Lesley Connolly

    Pivoting from Crisis to Development: Preparing for the Next Wave of UN Peace Operations Transitions

    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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  • Issue Briefs 04-22-2019by Fiona Blyth

    Transitioning to National Forces in Somalia: More Than an Exit for AMISOM

    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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  • Policy Papers 12-26-2018by Namie Di Razza

    Mission in Transition: Planning for the End of UN Peacekeeping in Haiti

    The process of reconfiguring, closing, and handing over responsibilities to a UN country team or host-state institutions is a crucial—and challenging—part of the life cycle of a UN peacekeeping mission. Transitions have been a central feature of UN peacekeeping in Haiti, in particular, which has gone through numerous transitions since the 1990s. This paper focuses […]

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  • Policy Papers 12-20-2018by Alexandra Novosseloff

    Lessons Learned from the UN’s Transition in Côte d’Ivoire

    In April 2016, after four years of progressive downsizing, the Security Council decided to close the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) within a year. This decision reflected a consensus that it was time for UNOCI to leave and hand over to the UN country team with no follow-on mission. However, the transition was abrupt, […]

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  • Policy Papers 12-18-2018by Daniel Forti and Lesley Connolly

    The Mission Is Gone, but the UN Is Staying: Liberia’s Peacekeeping Transition

    From 2003 to 2018, the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was ever-present throughout the country. The peacekeeping mission’s work, and its transition out of the country, are considered positive examples of how the UN can support countries through conflict and post-conflict phases. Nevertheless, UNMIL’s transition offers many lessons that member states, UN officials, and international […]

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  • Issue Briefs 08-02-2012Arthur Boutellis

    UN Peacekeeping Transitions: Perspectives from Member States

    This issue brief addresses the nature and timing of peacekeeping transitions, paying particular attention to the perspectives of UN member states and decisions by the Security Council.

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  • Meeting Notes 08-01-2012by International Peace Institute

    UN Transitions: Mission Drawdown or Withdrawal

    The meeting note summarizes a high-level discussion on the drawdown and withdrawal of peacekeeping and special political missions. It addresses the political dimensions of these transitions from the perspective of member states and examines the UN’s approach to planning and managing these transition phases.

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Recent articles from
the Global Observatory

  • The Roots of Pre-Election Carnage by Ugandan Security Forces

    January 15, 2021 by Sylvie Namwase
    It is time for Uganda to enact laws in keeping with international standards and redefine the relationship between police and military during law enforcement.
    Analysis, africa, elections
  • 2020 Editor’s Choice: Global Observatory Must Reads

    December 23, 2020 by the Global Observatory
    The editors have assembled some of 2020’s “must read” articles that were not about the pandemic, noteworthy either for their analysis, topic, timeliness, and/or popularity.
    Further Reading
  • Rising Numbers Flee Ethiopia as Internal Conflict Persists

    December 21, 2020 by Ilhan Dahir
    The conflict in Ethiopia has already claimed many lives and led to a major new displacement flow in the East Africa region.
    Analysis, africa, refugees
  • Safeguarding Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    December 10, 2020 by Joshua Wimpey, Markus Goldstein, Paula Gonzalez Martinez, Sreelakshmi Papineni
    COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.
    Analysis, coronavirus, women peace and security
  • Renewed Scrutiny of Citizenship Laws in the Gulf in COVID-19 Era

    December 8, 2020 by Dalya Al Alawi
    While the pandemic continues its march through the region, movements to change discriminatory citizenship laws have gained strength.
    Analysis, coronavirus, middle east
  • With Multilateral Efforts Bypassed in Nagorno-Karabakh, OSCE Struggles to Find Role

    December 3, 2020 by Stephanie Liechtenstein

    The ceasefire deal confirmed geopolitical realities and further strengthened Russian influence in the…

    Analysis, asia, frozen conflicts
  • Empowering “We the Peoples” in the UN’s 75th Year

    December 2, 2020 by Michaela Millender, Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu
    The UN75 report produced ten key findings that highlighted what respondents felt were both immediate and long-term priorities.
    Analysis, united nations
  • Advancing Climate-Sensitive Strategies in UN Field Operations

    November 24, 2020 by Pushkar M. Sharma
    The devastating effects of the climate crisis underscore why UN peace operations and special political missions must advance climate-sensitive strategies.
    Analysis, climate change, climate2020
  • How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Curb Deforestation in the Amazon?

    November 23, 2020 by Adriana Erthal Abdenur
    Some of the most promising innovations for enhancing the monitoring of forests involve artificial intelligence.
    Analysis, climate change, climate2020
  • Youth and Climate Action: An Interview with Nisreen Elsaim

    November 20, 2020 by Ahmed Gad, Jimena Leiva Roesch
    Nisreen Elsaim, a Sudanese climate activist and Chair of the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change, is a member of the secretary-general's youth advisory group on climate change.
    Interviews, climate change, climate2020

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