UN peacekeeping is experiencing a crisis of confidence. Though conflict levels have nearly doubled in the past five years, some UN member states, incl

  Despite a growing number of protection crises globally, the international community has become reticent to deploy United Nations (UN) peacekeep

This policy brief examines the critical intersection between climate change and the protection of civilians in South Sudan, focusing on how the UN Mis

Over the past three decades, UN peace operations have increasingly integrated robust human rights mandates, recognizing their vital role in conflict p

From Sudan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Mali, many United Nations (UN) transitions are now taking place in complex and insecure e

Amid the escalation of conflict, the role of Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) becomes crucial to safeguard civilian lives. This report, "The Role of

The Security Council renewed the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on March 15, 2023. The new mandate emphasizes the Miss

Once the world's largest and most expensive peacekeeping mission, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of

Two years after the formation of a transitional unity government that includes South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, his long-time rival Riek Machar, a

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has a new mandate. Weeks of negotiations between members of the UN Security Council concluded on June 29 with a re