For the final Monitor of the year, we feature a piece from Madam Graça Machel, the Chair of ACCORD’s Board of Trustees, on intergenerational justice and human rights in a
Financing AU peace operations via the UN will have several unintended but foreseeable negative consequences that need to be taken into account.
In the first article of our December edition of the Monitor, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the
SSG/R should be a key element of the political processes of states emerging from conflict and of the strengthening of rule of law institutions.
Resetting Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation for the 21st Century
UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposed myriad solutions to the world’s biggest challenges during this year’s High-Level Week.
The global order is rapidly changing. UN and African-led peace operations must adapt to both new geo-political realities as well as new threats and challenges.
After years of decline, conflict-related civilian deaths have increased sharply, and there are questions as to how the UN can better help prevent and manage conflict in an increasing complex and volatile peace and security environment
A sustaining peace perspective on climate change shows that the effects of climate change can exacerbate the drivers of conflict, and conflict can undermine the resilience of communities to cope with climate change
Multi-track approaches to peacebuilding and the role of women and youth in addressing inclusive political participation, peace, security and confidence building in the Great Lakes Region.