Peace

Why Illegal Deforestation Should Be Treated as a Security Issue

Examining the links between deforestation and security - charting a way forward for policymakers, law enforcement, and the multilateral system.

Addressing Afghanistan’s Crisis Will Require Dealing With the Taliban

Five steps that policymakers can take to prevent this coming humanitarian and political calamity.

Donors’ Dilemma: How to Help Hungry Afghans ... Not the Taliban

The dilemma facing donor countries on humanitarian aid for Afghanistan.

At the UN, Climate Change and Security Must Be Tackled Together

The UN must undergo an organisational shift in order to tackle the growing connections between climate change and conflict.

Rule of Law and Sustaining Peace: Towards More Impactful, Effective Conflict Prevention

Relief Is Not Enough: A Mandate for Diplomacy in Afghanistan

Broader political discourse with the Taliban is needed to prevent humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan.

UNU-CPR Bolsters Peace and Conflict Prevention Expertise

Dr Erica Gaston has been appointed Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at UNU-CPR.

Stress Testing the UN’s Regional Prevention Approaches

This project was driven by the key question: How can the UN better integrate its regional prevention work to more effectively respond to major crises?

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.

Should the UN Deploy a Peacekeeping Operation in Afghanistan? Wrong Question.

The need to first consider the demand side of the equation, what Afghanistan needs.