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Innovative Finance to Sustain Peace: Mapping Ideas

bundles of Somali shilling notes are seen at a money exchangers stall on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu.

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Peacebuilding processes seek to transform the root causes of violence and conflict through social, political, and economic change. In a new article, Riva Kantowitz explores how innovative finance tools like social impact bonds, blended finance, and outcome funds may or may not be well placed to support these processes.

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Jan 08, 2019
Riva Kantowitz

INTERVIEW: The Congo Elections – Where Things Stand

THE CONGO ELECTIONS: WHERE THINGS STAND

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo went to the polls on December 30, 2018 to elect a new president, as well as national and provincial parliamentarians. The polls should mark the first democratic handover of executive power in the country’s history and could either cement or undermine its fledging democratic institutions. Jason Stearns, Senior Fellow and Director of the Congo Research Group answers some of the key questions surrounding the election.

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Jan 03, 2019
Jason Stearns
Congo Research Group

NYU CIC 2018 Annual Report

CIC Annual Report 2018

On the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are pleased to share some of the work we are most proud of from July 2017-June 2018 — work that we believe has contributed to advancing effective multilateral action to prevent crises and build peace, justice, and inclusion. 

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Dec 10, 2018
2030 Agenda, Afghanistan, Humanitarian Crises, Peace Operations, Rule of Law, United Nations
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project, Congo Research Group, Humanitarian Crises, Multilateral Reform, Peace and Security, Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Renewing the Commitment to Multilateralism: A High-level Dialogue of the Presidents of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the Security Council

Renewing the commitment to multilateralism

On October 31, 2018, the Presidents of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the Security Council convened publicly to discuss the challenges facing multilateralism, their effects on the work of the UN, and the need for member states to reaffirm and renew their commitment to the original ideals of the UN Charter. The panel was co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in association with the NYU Center on International Cooperation.

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Dec 05, 2018
Karina Gerlach
United Nations

UN Peacekeeping in Urban Environments: The Legacy of UNMIL

UNMIL

The Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory (FAST) and NYU CIC has been exploring the actual and potential material and socio-economic effects of UN peacekeeping missions in conflict-affected urban environments, with a particular focus on the departing mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Utilizing fresh perspectives such as urban planning and design, the project has examined the evolving spatial and technological infrastructure of UN peacekeeping; identified concrete opportunities to maximize the positive impact of UN missions on their immediate surroundings; and contributed to a more concrete, practical discussion of sustaining peace, prevention, and cross-pillar cooperation — a discussion that often remains abstract. We are proud to launch the findings from this project in a new publication entitled UN Peacekeeping Missions in Urban Environments: The Legacy of UNMIL​. 

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Nov 30, 2018
Leah Zamore
Humanitarian Crises, Peace and Security

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Programs in Focus

  • Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

    China-U.S. Cooperation in Central and South Asia

    This publication examines the main cooperation fields between China and the US in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the post-NATO period. In doing so, this study looks at the initiation of various bilateral joint projects as a distinctive turning point in China-US relations. It argues that existence of such bilateral projects and cooperation in this region does not only produce added value for the countries in question but also have the potential to enhance the mutual relations between China and US. This study also reveals the main common priorities and practices between China and the US and concludes that they have a partial convergence in their attitude towards the infrastructure projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

  • Congo Research Group

    All the President's Wealth: The Kabila Family Business

    For the past 20 months, the Congo Research Group has documented the vast and eclectic business portfolio of Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and his family. This report presents our conclusions, based almost entirely on legal documents.

    You can find the whole report and examine the underlying documents here

  • Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

    The Roadmap for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies: A Call to Action to Change our World

    The roadmap was developed by the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, a group of member states, global partnerships, international organizations, and other partners.

    It is available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. For a summary, see the overview and presentation.

    The Pathfinders group is convened by the governments of Brazil, Sierra Leone, and Switzerland, with support from the Center on International Cooperation.

  • Peace and Security

    Global Peace Operations Review

    The Global Peace Operations Review is a website providing analysis and data on the spectrum of issues surrounding global peace and security, including civilian-led peacemaking and peacebuilding as well as uniformed peacekeeping by the United Nations, regional organizations and ad-hoc coalitions. The site’s objective is to contribute to the effectiveness of all peace operations.

    We seek to provide the most comprehensive overview of multilateral contributions to conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and post-conflict peacebuilding. In doing so, we seek to integrate thematic and cross-cutting issues including, but not limited to, the women, peace and security agenda and countering violent extremism.