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Australia in the UN Security Council

In this Lowy Institute Analysis, Richard Gowan reviews Australia’s time as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. Gowan argues that while it has not changed the world, Australia has acquitted itself well, bringing extra rigour and professionalism to the Council’s debates. It has carved out a niche on the issue of humanitarian access in the Syrian conflict, and solidified its reputation as a good international citizen and a serious country.

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Jun 12, 2014
Richard Gowan
Europe, South Asia
South Asia, United Nations
Prevention and Peacebuilding

The Laboratory of Development : The Impact of Social Policies on Children in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin America and Caribbean region is distinguished by the range of policies that it has developed to respond to both the opportunities and risks of contemporary globalization. From efforts to increase macroeconomic stability and major programs of economic reform, through innovative investments in social welfare and protection, to fresh approaches to compensating those providing environmental goods and services, the region has been at the forefront of developing new economic, social, and environmental policies.

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Jun 03, 2014
David Steven, Alejandra Kubitschek Bujones
Latin America
Emerging Powers, Food Security, Post 2015 Development, Resource Scarcity
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Pathways to Security Council Reform

Member states are increasingly looking to 2015 as a milestone for progress on United Nations Security Council reform. 2015 marks the seventieth anniversary of the UN, fifty years since the implementation of the last (and only) Council enlargement, and ten years since the 2005 World Summit. This paper provides an overview of the current context, an explanation of global perspectives on UNSC reform, and analysis of discussions on UNSC reform in and around the African Union.

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May 15, 2014
Richard Gowan, Nora Gordon
Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa
United Nations
Prevention and Peacebuilding

The United Nations “Peacebuilding Architecture”: Past, Present and Future

There is a broad agreement that the United Nations’ “Peacebuilding Architecture” (PBA) has failed to live up to the high hopes that existed when the 2005 World Summit agreed to establish the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and its related entities, the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and the Peacebuilding Fund.

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May 08, 2014
Alejandra Kubitschek Bujones, Alischa Kugel
Fragile States, United Nations
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Project Brief | A Window of Opportunity for Somalia: Will External Actors' Peacebuilding Frameworks Help or Hinder the Effort?

CIC has initiated a project to study external actors’ peacebuilding frameworks in Somalia. The purpose is to ascertain whether and how the international community is applying recent international learning on peacebuilding, and is able to forge coherent and effective approaches to helping countries pursue peaceful political settlements.

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May 06, 2014
Thomas Zimmerman
Horn of Africa
Fragile States, Peace Operations, United Nations
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

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