Mogens Lykketoft, President of the United Nations General Assembly, told an IPI meeting assessing the results of 2015’s three major UN reviews that the greatest hope of this process was that the UN, “in peace and security, will be much more relevant for the members than it has been in recent years.”The reviews—on peace operations, […]
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In 2015, on the occasion of its seventieth year of existence, the UN undertook a comprehensive assessment of its peace and security work through three reviews on peace operations, peacebuilding, and the implementation of the women, peace, and security agenda. These reviews aimed to strengthen the effectiveness, coherence, and relevance of the UN’s peace and […]
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On Wednesday, April 6, IPI hosted Vesna Pusić of Croatia at a lunchtime Global Leaders Series event featuring official candidates vying to become the new UN secretary-general. After making a ten-minute presentation, she participated in a wide-ranging question-and-answer format with members of the audience and those following via video.Dr. Pusić is Deputy Speaker of the […]
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Francesco Mancini, Non-resident Senior Adviser at IPI, tells TRT World that the United Nations remains a “relevant body for world decision-making,” despite deadlock among its members about the way forward for Syria and the refugee crisis.He offered two suggestions for UN reform. He said it was necessary to better equip peacekeepers for asymmetric warfare. He […]
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As the United Nations celebrates is seventieth anniversary, the organization faces growing systemic stresses placed on it by emerging global challenges and rapidly shifting political and security dynamics. Such challenges have sparked a renewed interest in reform.The latest report by IPI examines past initiatives for change within the UN, as well as obstacles to reforms […]
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In a speech delivered at IPI on September 30th, Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga gave a sobering historical analysis of the gains and setbacks made by the international system over the past century and, focusing on the UN, she called for a rethinking of the organization’s structure and approach to peace.
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