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News, Events, Publications about Protection of Civilians

  • Meeting Notes 02-06-2020

    Priorities for the 2021 Peacekeeping Ministerial: Reflections from an Expert Roundtable

    The Republic of Korea will host the next UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference in April 2021. In the context of the secretary-general’s Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative, the objective of the 2021 ministerial is to strengthen UN peacekeeping, in part by improving the performance and impact of UN peacekeeping operations, closing capability gaps through concrete pledges, […]

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    Multilateral System, Peacekeeping, Protection of Civilians, Sustaining Peace, Technology, Women‚ Peace and Security
  • Panel Discussions 11-12-2019

    Protection of Civilians in the Context of Peace Operations: Translating UN Policies into National Frameworks

    When the Security Council mandated the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone to protect civilians in 1999, there was neither a clear definition of POC (protection of civilians) nor a way to account for action peacekeepers had taken to protect civilians. Over the last two decades, the UN Secretariat and peacekeeping missions in the […]

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    Peacekeeping, Protection of Civilians
  • Panel Discussions 11-01-2019

    Gender and Protection of Civilians

    The United Nations agendas for Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) and for Protection of Civilians (POC) both deal with protecting vulnerable populations. The comparison of these two agendas and opportunities to enhance protection were the focus of a November 1st IPI-Canada roundtable discussion, held under the Chatham House rule of non-attribution.Discussants expressed concern that protection […]

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    Protection of Civilians, Women‚ Peace and Security
  • Panel Discussions 05-24-2019

    Strengthening the Human Rights Compliance Framework for the G5 Sahel Joint Force

    The G5 Sahel Joint Force was launched in 2017 by Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Chad, and Mali to unite their efforts to address common security threats in the region. In a resolution authorizing the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to provide operational and logistical support to the force, the United Nations Security Council […]

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    Human Rights, Protection of Civilians
  • Panel Discussions 05-22-2019

    Twenty Years of Protecting Civilians through UN Peacekeeping Operations: Successes, Challenges, and New Frontiers

    Twenty years ago, the United Nations Security Council established the first explicit Protection of Civilians (POC) mandate, resolving that the UN peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone afford protection to civilians under imminent threat of physical violence.On May 22nd, during the week in which the Security Council held its annual POC open debate, IPI, in partnership […]

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    Protection of Civilians
  • Issue Briefs 02-28-2019by Alice Debarre and Namie Di Razza

    Pursuing Coordination and Integration for the Protection of Civilians

    In recent years, the UN and its member states have promoted comprehensive approaches and integrated structures and processes to improve coherence and consistency between political peacekeeping, humanitarian, human rights, and development efforts undertaken by the UN and its partners. For POC specifically, coordination between the military, police, and civilian components of peace operations; between peace […]

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    Humanitarian Affairs, Protection of Civilians
  • Panel Discussions 12-03-2018

    The Accountability System for the Protection of Civilians: A Shared Responsibility

    Almost 20 years since the first Protection of Civilians (POC) mandate was established for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, POC has become an essential element of peace operations. However, gaps in means and resources, command-and-control issues, inadequate training and expertise of UN personnel, and caveats imposed by troop-contributing countries have all hampered the actual delivery […]

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    Protection of Civilians
  • Panel Discussions 10-26-2018

    Protecting Civilians and Managing Threats

    A day-long seminar was held at IPI on October 26th on the difficulties faced by United Nations peace operations in protecting civilians in complex environments, areas where creative solutions are needed to address non-state armed groups (NSAG) and violent extremism.Co-sponsored by IPI, the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) of the French Ministry […]

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    Peacekeeping, Protection of Civilians, Violent Extremism
  • Policy Papers 10-26-2018by Namie Di Razza

    Protecting Civilians in the Context of Violent Extremism: The Dilemmas of UN Peacekeeping in Mali

    In the non-permissive environments where they are often deployed, UN peace operations need to be increasingly creative to implement their mandate to protect civilians. They face particularly acute challenges in contexts marked by violent extremism, such as Mali, where attacks by terrorist groups have greatly constrained the capacity of peacekeepers to protect local populations.This paper […]

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    Protection of Civilians
  • Policy Papers 10-25-2018by Ralph Mamiya

    Engaging with Non-state Armed Groups to Protect Civilians: A Pragmatic Approach for UN Peace Operations

    Engaging non-state armed groups (NSAGs) is an essential tool for the protection of civilians (POC), a priority mandate and core objective for peace operations. Beyond the use of force to prevent or stop armed groups from threatening local populations, multidimensional missions can use a wide range of unarmed strategies, such as dialogue and engagement, to […]

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    Peacekeeping, Protection of Civilians
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