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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 and an office in Manama.

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News, Events, Publications about State Fragility

  • Panel Discussions 03-15-2017

    “Women Empowerment Not Only the Right Issue, It’s the Right Economics”

    Ayodele Odusola, UNDP’s Chief Economist for Africa, made this observation at an IPI policy forum, co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United Nations, on March 15th, 2017 on “Peace and the Gender Gap: Women’s Economic Empowerment in Fragile Communities.”“Africa loses $95 billion a year by not fully engaging women […]

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    State Fragility, Sustainable Development, Women‚ Peace and Security
  • Panel Discussions 12-09-2014

    Small States in a Multilateral World

    Despite their size and limited resources, small states have an important and crucial role to play in the multilateral system and can leverage their power through cooperation.This was the main message of a roundtable discussion held at IPI on December 9th on the topic of “Size and Influence: How Small States Influence Policymaking in Multilateral […]

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    State Fragility
  • Policy Papers 07-16-2014by Patrice Sartre

    Responding to Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea

    The Gulf of Guinea has become notorious for violence, conflict, and political instability, which often have origins in bad governance, corruption, and failures of social and economic development. How can national governments and multilateral organizations best respond?

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    State Fragility
  • Conferences 06-16-2014

    Stability in the Sahel and the Maghreb: The Roles of Women, Youth, and the Elders

    To counter the pervasive insecurity and violence in the Sahel and Maghreb regions, and address the political, social, and economic marginalization that have been driving them, it is urgent to devise strategies that send reassuring messages to the beleaguered populations living in these regions. This was the key message that emerged from a regional seminar […]

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    State Fragility, Women‚ Peace and Security
  • Speaker Events 03-26-2014

    Derek Plumbly on Lebanese Resilience Amid Rising Challenges

    Lebanon has exceeded expectations in dealing with the continuing fallout from the crisis in neighboring Syria, said Derek Plumbly, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, on March 26th. Speaking at the International Peace Institute, Mr. Plumbly praised the Lebanese people for “actually sustaining a measure of stability in their country.”Since civil war broke out three […]

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    Peacebuilding, State Fragility
  • Meeting Notes 01-16-2014Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie and Fiona Blyth, rapporteurs

    Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea: Assessing the Threat, Preparing the Response

    This meeting note addresses current and emerging threats in the Gulf of Guinea, including piracy, and the conditions that contribute to their rise, such as economic inequality and poor governance. The report summarizes key themes from a roundtable discussion held at IPI last June on the security challenges in the region.

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    State Fragility
  • Panel Discussions 10-10-2013

    Meeting on Sudan Examines Strengthening the Resilience of Communities

    The International Peace Institute organized a discussion on October 10, 2013 that looked at how to strengthen the resilience of communities in Sudan to ensure that humanitarian assistance is more sustainable and to avoid the aid dependency trap.Ten years after the beginning of the conflict in Darfur and more than $10 billion in humanitarian aid […]

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    State Fragility
  • Panel Discussions 06-06-2013

    Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea: Assessing the Threats, Preparing the Response

    On June 6, 2013, an expert roundtable meeting at the International Peace Institute examined the underlying causes of instability in the Gulf of Guinea region. Participants said that insecurity, transnational organized crime, border disputes, and people and drug trafficking are on the rise in the Gulf of Guinea, and that these multidimensional challenges have emerged […]

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    State Fragility
  • Speaker Events 05-10-2013

    SRSG Ramos-Horta Optimistic for Stability in Guinea-Bissau

    In his briefing to the Security Council the day before appearing at IPI on May 10th, José Ramos-Horta, Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau, told the Council that the beleaguered country “exists in name only.”

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    State Fragility
  • Panel Discussions 04-22-2013

    Peace and Stability in the Post-2015 Development Framework

    It will be difficult for fragile states to achieve peace, stability, and sustainable development unless institutional silos containing security, diplomacy, and development are broken down. This was the key conclusion at a policy forum held at the International Peace Institute on April 22, 2013, organized by the Permanent Mission of Timor-Leste to the UN, the […]

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    State Fragility
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Recent articles from
the Global Observatory

  • “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

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