#15YEARSOFCIVIC: Fundraising Campaign

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The world is experiencing more conflict and less peace than at any time in recent history. From the Middle East and North Africa to Southeast Asia and Europe, an increasing number of regions are wracked by conflict, with civilians bearing the brunt of the violence. In densely-populated areas, including cities like Aleppo and Mosul, greater…

Five Reform Areas for Effective Peacekeeping Performance

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By: Alison Giffen United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres rightly prioritizes performance by including it as one of the five pillars of his Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) reform initiative. Peacekeeping operations are a principal tool, and one of the most expensive and visible ways, that the UN intervenes to prevent and mitigate conflict. Improving peacekeeping performance…