Security Council Overcomes Division to Adopt a MINUSMA Mandate that Advances Protection of Civilians Language

By Josh Jorgensen and Seán Smith   On Tuesday, June 29th, the UN Security Council renewed the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, for another year. During negotiations, Council members were grappling with the impact of significant shifts that occurred over the last year in MINUSMA’s operating environment – two coups d’état;…

Сivil-Military Dialogues: Improving the Protection of Civilians in eastern Ukraine

Сivil-Military Dialogues: Improving the Protection of Civilians in eastern Ukraine As a part of CIVIC’s EU-funded project “Building Capacity of Civilian Protection in Eastern Ukraine,” we worked to implement civil-military dialogues in six communities of Donetsk oblast from October 2020-March 2021. Civil-military dialogues are critical for improving cooperation and trust between the military and residents…