How to Reduce Crime in Violent Urban Contexts

What can be done to reduce crime in violent urban contexts?

Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: Governing the UN Development System in the Age of Sustainable Development

The United Nations Development System will have to make adjustments to its governance structures as the UN moves towards the finalization of the SDGs.

Addressing Two Problems With Peacebuilding

The United Nations' peacebuilding architecture should be improved by strengthening both its funding and its operations.

Non-Military Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations: Experiences and Lessons

A narrow interpretation of PoC, looking primarily at tools and activities that provide more immediate protection from specific and imminent threats.

Leaving No One Behind: Addressing Gender Inequalities in Conflict

What can be done to improve gender equality in fragile and conflict-affected states?

Can the UN Demobilize and Disengage Violent Extremists?

What role can the United Nations play in helping to disarm, disengage, and reintegrate former extremists?

Why the 2015 NPT Review Conference Fell Apart

Why the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty deliberations could not reach a consensus at its Ninth Review Conference in 2016 and resulting implications.

Six Walks in a Humanitarian Wood

With the World Humanitarian Summit approaching, Rahul Chandran outlines six ideas to improve the global humanitarian system.

Hoai Thi Thanh Pham

A Report From the 2015 NPT Review Conference – Weeks 1 & 2

Midway through the 2015 Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), there are both signs of progress and divisions.