UN Reform

CIC's central source for insight and commentary on the UN reform process. Read more>>

 

UN Reform

Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

The Pathfinders are a group of member states, international organizations, global partnerships, and other partners who are working to foster peacful, just and inclusive societies that are free from fear and violence. The roadmap>>

Pathfinders

Global Peace Operations 2018: Year In Review

This new report adds fresh analysis and insights into recent developments in UN peace operations. Read more>>

 

Global Peace Operations 2018

The Arc of Protection: Toward a New International Refugee Regime

CIC Senior Policy Analyst Leah Zamore co-authors a groundbreaking study of the international refugee crisis, The Arc of Protection. Read the first five chapters of the draft book here>> 

The Arc of Protection

The Art of the Possible

The Congo Research Group argues that the United Nations Security Council should take bold steps to tackle the political crisis at the heart of the current conflict when it renews MONUSCO’s mandate. Read the full report here>>

 

The Art of the Possible

Sustaining Peace in Practice: Liberia and Sierra Leone

Liberia and Sierra Leone are undergoing important transitions. The countries provide important case studies on how the United Nations (UN) can ensure successful transitions, not only from peacekeeping to peacebuilding but also from conflict to building a sustainable peace. With the current UN focus on conflict prevention for sustaining peace, this policy brief provides practical recommendations on what this means in practice.

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Feb 28, 2018
Amanda Lucey, Liezelle Kumalo
Prevention and Peacebuilding

Innovative Financing to Sustain Peace: An Explainer

Impact Investment. Social Entrepreneurship. Corporate Partnerships. We’ve all heard these buzz words, but what do they actually mean? How can they be effectively applied to finance sustainable peace efforts in some of the world’s most difficult conflict areas?

In the first of this two-part article series, CIC Visiting Scholar Riva Kantowitz delves into the innovative methods and models that are being applied to fund global conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts. The article also raises important challenges to these methods, including the impact of the funding and how it is being used on the ground. 

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Jan 19, 2018
Riva Kantowitz
2030 Agenda, Peace Operations, United Nations
Prevention and Peacebuilding

Where Next? Ending Violence Against Children

Violence, Children, David Steven, SDG +16

As the 2030 Agenda enters its third year, those working to end violence against children must redouble their efforts to make significant progress towards SDG16.2.

This challenge paper by David Steven – the first in a series exploring next steps in implementation of the 2030 Agenda’s commitment to peace, justice and inclusion – is an update to If Not Now, When? Ending Violence Against all the World’s Children which recommended the formation of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.

Published ahead of the Solutions Summit in Stockholm, the paper reviews the progress of the global partnership, and what can be done over the next 18 months to maximize the opportunity that the 2019 High-Level Political Forum offers to step up efforts to protect children from violence.

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Jan 15, 2018
David Steven
2030 Agenda
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

An Integrated Approach to Prevention: The Links between Prevention, the 2030 Agenda, and Sustaining Peace

An integrated approach to crisis and conflict prevention requires clarity on what is meant by prevention, and how the concept of prevention fits with the 2030 Agenda, sustaining peace, and other relevant frameworks. This new briefing paper by Sarah Cliffe and David Steven proposes a new paradigm for prevention that has three levels: (i) universal prevention strategies that aim to build healthy societies that manage conflict productively, provide safety and security, increase resilience, and enhance social, political, and economic inclusion; (ii) “at risk” prevention strategies that target groups, communities, and countries that face elevated risk of conflict, or where violence is highest and resilience lowest; and (iii) prevention strategies that are tailored to situations of ongoing conflict or crisis. 

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Dec 19, 2017
Sarah Cliffe, David Steven
2030 Agenda, Crises, International Security, Peace Operations, Post 2015 Development, Transnational Threats
Prevention and Peacebuilding, Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

CIC's Barnett Rubin Addresses Arria-Formula Meeting on Afghanistan at the Security Council

CIC, Barnett Rubin, Arria-Formula, Afghanistan

At the most recent Arria-formula meeting on Afghanistan on November 27, 2017, Barnett Rubin spoke on the importance of regional approaches in fostering development and peace. In his talk, Partners for Afghanistan: Linking Security, Development and Peace in the Central Asian Region.

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Nov 28, 2017
Barnett Rubin
China, Central Asia, South Asia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

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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, and Spanish. 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.

  • Prevention and Peacebuilding

    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.