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Rule of Law and Sustaining Peace
How has the UN’s rule of law support contributed to lowering the risks of violent conflict?
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Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Five Goals to bolster the industry’s response to modern slavery and human trafficking.
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The Evolution of Inclusion: Three Decades of Policies and Programmes To Manage Exits From Armed Groups in Colombia
A history of DDR policy and programming in Colombia and lessons learned that can be applied to other contexts.
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Vigilante Groups and Militias in Southern Nigeria
Analyzing the landscape of anti-crime militias and vigilante forces in Nigeria's South over the past 20 years.
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Protecting Together
Identifying challenges confronting human rights and military components in volatile settings.
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Beyond Opportunism: The UN Development System's Response to the Triple Planetary Crisis
Capturing best practices and the constraints experienced by Resident Coordinators in relation to the Triple Planetary Crisis.
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Volunteer Security Outfits in North East Nigeria
Presenting evidence on conflict transitions and related programming for policymakers and practitioners.
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Peacebuilding and Authoritarianism: The Unintended Consequences of UN Engagement in Post-Conflict Settings
Developing a usable framework to ensure peacebuilding support is not distorted or co-opted.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Humanitarian Access
Examining the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on humanitarian access and operations.
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Governing Uncertainty
Surveying major trends that will shape the future of global governance over the next 30 years.
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The UN Security Council and Transitional Justice
How does Security Council language reflect the Council's approach to transitional justice, and what is the impact of this approach?
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UN Sanctions and Humanitarian Action: Review of Past Research and Proposals for Future Investigation
An overview of research conducted on the interplay of UN sanctions and humanitarian action and a roadmap for future research endeavours.
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Conflict Exit Data Management and Integration at the United Nations
Advancing MEAC to build the international community’s capacity to effectively support conflict exits going forward.
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Paving Pathways to Peace Talks with Sanctions Exemptions?
Outlining the existing constellation of exemptions related to peace talks and identifying implications for policy practitioners.
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Climate Change and Security: Perspectives from the Field
Examining the issue of climate-security from the perspective of UN field offices around the world.
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The Political Practice of Peacekeeping: How Strategies for Peace Operations are Developed and Implemented
Clear, evidence-based approaches for facilitating political resolutions to conflict.
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What can the UN Security Council do on Climate and Security?
Examining how climate change and security risks trigger the Security Council's mandate for action.
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Back From the Brink: UN Preventive Diplomacy in West and Central Africa
The UN’s contribution to reducing the risk of conflict-related violence in The Gambia and Gabon.
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When Dictators Fall: Preventing Violent Conflict During Transitions From Authoritarian Rule
The contrasting ways countries transition out of authoritarian rule and how the UN can influence pathways away from violence.
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Hybrid Conflict, Hybrid Peace: How Militias and Paramilitary Groups Shape Post-Conflict Transitions
The role of PGMs in conflict and post-conflict settings and how PGMs might help or hurt prospects for sustainable peacebuilding.