Project
Children and Extreme Violence: Cradled by Conflict
Understanding child recruitment by armed groups, including terrorist organizations, and identifying obstacles to releasing children from such groups.
Report
Cradled by Conflict: Child Involvement with Armed Groups in Contemporary Conflict
This report seeks to understand how and why children become associated with, are used, and exit non-state armed groups in contemporary conflict.
Media Coverage
Why MONUSCO Should Focus on Protection Instead of Going Back on the Offensive
The killing of fourteen UN peacekeepers were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier this month.
Blog Post
Can We Sustain Peace by Fighting Human Trafficking in Conflict? Lessons From Libya
A "prevention first" approach and its potential impact on the upcoming Security Council debate.
Media Coverage
Secretary-General Guterres and Changes within MONUSCO
The UN's peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Media Coverage
The Politics of the Kurdish Independence Referendum
The politics of the Kurdish independence referendum.
Project
Group Cohesion and Peace Processes
Internal cohesion of non-State armed groups during peace processes.
Project
Diplomacy and Good Offices in the Prevention of Conflict
A joint flagship study between the UN the World Bank on the prevention of violent conflict.
Project
Preventing Violent Urban Conflict
A joint flagship study on Preventing Violent Conflict between the UN and the World Bank.
Project
UN Sanctions and the Prevention of Conflict
The UN and the World Bank are undertaking a joint flagship study on Preventing Violent Conflict.