On March 12, 2020, the mandate of the UN peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was renewed for one year. The new mandate—outlining what tasks the UN Security Council expects the Mission to perform over the coming year—is a cautious and compromise-filled document, which is what allowed the Council to achieve consensus on the mandate…
On December 19, 2019, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2502, outlining a new mandate for the peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo—known by its French acronym MONUSCO. Changes to a peacekeeping mission’s mandate instruct peacekeepers on what shifts to make in their policies, activities, and operations on the ground. So, what…
CIVIC released a new policy brief today on peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Analysis in the brief can contribute to conversations around the future of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) and how to plan for an eventual exit of the Mission that does not endanger the lives…
“It has been six or seven years since the crisis started and I think we can say with absolute certainty that the situation is worse than before,” warned one humanitarian actor, describing the environment in Mali in May of 2019. The official told CIVIC, “The population is being pushed into the abyss.” Over the past…
The following audio story is one piece in a collection on our VOICES blog focused on the gendered experience in conflict and how gender differences should factor into the protection of civilians. At CIVIC, we work to identify good practices and critical gaps in the effective protection of civilians by UN peacekeeping operations, and to promote…
The following video is one piece in a collection on our VOICES blog focused on the gendered experience in conflict and how gender differences should factor into the protection of civilians. In many of the countries where peacekeeping operations are deployed, gender-based violence (GBV) and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) are taking place at significant levels…
On March 15, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2459, extending the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year. Following the signing of ceasefire agreements in 2017 and a revitalized peace agreement in September 2018, violence has subsided in many areas of South Sudan. However, as a…
Data-Driven Protection: Linking Threat Analysis to Planning in UN Peacekeeping Operations examines the challenges and gaps that UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face when conducting threat analysis and using it as the basis of integrated Mission action. The report reviews how information is collected, stored, shared, analyzed,…
