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Review of the Global Focal Point for Police, Justice, and Corrections

Global Focal Point review 2018

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The Global Focal Point (GFP) has improved the United Nation's coherence in police, justice, and corrections, but has reached the limits of the initial model. This review by the Center on International Cooperation, the Folke Bernadotte Academy, and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs​ evaluates how the GFP has contributed to joint working arrangements that have produced real outcomes on the ground in post-conflict and crisis situations. It also considers the barriers that these efforts have faced and the need for adaptation going forward.

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Nov 28, 2018
Paige Arthur
Peace and Security

Doubling Peace Requires Doubling Down on Knowledge and Practice

At Geneva Peace Week, the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies made a call for a vision of halving violence by 2030. The call requires more robust partnerships, a deepening of knowledge, and greater commitment to action. 

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Nov 26, 2018
Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Inside the ADF Rebellion: A Glimpse into the Life and Operations of a Secretive Jihadi Armed Group

Inside the ADF Rebellion: A Glimpse into the Life and Operations of a Secretive Jihadi Armed Group

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Since the late 1990s, the Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has carried out brutal massacres, kidnappings, and lootings in the Beni territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, often in collaboration with other local militias and leaders. The ADF is one of the deadliest armed groups in the Kivus. Given the lack of prominent defections, its strict internal discipline, and lack of public communications, it has been difficult to understand its motives, internal structure, and bases of support. This report, for which the Bridgeway Foundation provided support, gives a rare glimpse into the organization.

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Nov 14, 2018
Jason Stearns
Congo Research Group

Towards Sustaining Peace through Participation of All: Synergies of a Cross-pillar Approach to Peace and Security, Agenda 2030 and Human Rights

Towards Sustaining Peace through Participation of All: Synergies of a Cross-pillar Approach to Peace and Security, Agenda 2030 and Human Rights

On July 13, 2018, for the first time, the Presidents of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the Human Rights Council convened publicly—alongside the Security Council presidency-holder—to underscore the centrality of cross-pillar approaches to achieving the United Nations’ core missions.

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Oct 26, 2018
United Nations

One Year into the Secretary-General’s Gender Parity Effort at the UN: Bright Spots and Clouds on the Horizon

One Year into the Secretary-General’s Gender Parity Effort at the UN: Bright Spots and Clouds on the Horizon

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ Gender Parity Strategy (GPS), which aims to ensure parity at all levels of the UN by 2026 (and by 2028 in the UN’s peace and security components), was launched in September 2017. An informal review of implementation one year later concluded that the strategy is on track when it comes to senior appointments, but significant challenges lie ahead in the middle-management levels and in peacekeeping missions, particularly in the context of a downsizing organization. Linking the GPS to broader gender equality issues also remains a work in progress, in order to get beyond discussions of “the numbers” to deeper substantive issues.

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Oct 08, 2018
Multilateral Reform, Peace and Security

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