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

In August 2022, at the direction of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, the Department of Defense (DoD) released the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Re

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

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Sovereign states are responsible for their civilians’ protection in line with relevant principles that govern armed conflicts. International humanitar

US law prohibits security assistance to any government that restricts the delivery of US humanitarian aid. But the provision in question — Section 620

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

In Somalia’s armed conflict, thousands of people - most of whom are civilians - are killed every year by various armed actors. In south-central Somali

English Since 2014, the Tillabéri region located in Western Niger, bordering Mali, Benin, and Burkina Faso, has faced insecurity linked to armed oppos

Russia has weaponized information as part of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. It has used information operations and