Peace

Sustainable development is impossible without peace. The interconnected impacts of violence, conflict, and crime divert trillions of dollars each year away from development efforts, and deny billions of people their full human rights.

UNU research covers peacekeeping, the rule of law, and the effectiveness of judicial systems in the context of reducing violence, human trafficking, and exploitation. UNU projects on the changing nature of global violence, for example, provide insights into how humanitarian, development, and security actors must adapt to reduce violence and its impact on society and vulnerable populations.

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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.

01 Feb 2018

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.

03 Jan 2018

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.

10 Nov 2017

Media Coverage

Secretary-General Guterres and Changes within MONUSCO

The UN's peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

08 Nov 2017

Media Coverage

The Politics of the Kurdish Independence Referendum

The politics of the Kurdish independence referendum.

20 Sep 2017

Project

Group Cohesion and Peace Processes

Internal cohesion of non-State armed groups during peace processes.

12 Sep 2017

Blog Post

Strengthening UN Sanctions

Five general recommendations for strengthening UN sanctions.

07 Aug 2017

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.

01 Aug 2017

Project

Preventing Violent Urban Conflict

A joint flagship study on Preventing Violent Conflict between the UN and the World Bank.

01 Aug 2017

Project

UN Sanctions and the Prevention of Conflict

The UN and the World Bank are undertaking a joint flagship study on Preventing Violent Conflict.

01 Aug 2017

Media Coverage

China, Japan, and the Future of UN Peacekeeping

The firm commitment of China and Japan to UN peacekeeping.

24 Jul 2017

Media Coverage

Protecting Protection: How Antonio Guterres Should Use Funding Cuts to Reform Peacekeeping

The UN's protection of civilians.

31 May 2017