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Women, Peace and Security Agenda Highlights Importance of Inclusion in Conflict Prevention
Women, Peace and Security Agenda Highlights Importance of Inclusion in Conflict Prevention
Women’s participation, protection and rights are critical for sustainable peace. The Agenda has gained traction since its inception, but…
Politically Speaking
Mar 8
2022: A Look Back
2022: A Look Back
After a year marked by the invasion of Ukraine and its consequences, we review some situations around the globe on which the United Nations…
Politically Speaking
Dec 29, 2022
Remembering Francesc Vendrell
Remembering Francesc Vendrell
Francesc Vendrell, the veteran peacemaker who died on 27 November this year at the age of 82, will be remembered by many for his patient…
Politically Speaking
Dec 29, 2022
Cooling Tensions as the Temperature Rises: The Implications of Climate Change for Mediation and…
Cooling Tensions as the Temperature Rises: The Implications of Climate Change for Mediation and…
An increasing body of evidence shows the effects of climate change can exacerbate existing risks of violence and insecurity. Mediators need…
Politically Speaking
Dec 5, 2022
“All Necessary Measures?”
“All Necessary Measures?”
Politically Speaking talks to Ian Martin, former Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Libya, and author of a new book that…
Politically Speaking
Nov 30, 2022
Peacebuilders Highlight Gains and Challenges in Timor-Leste
Peacebuilders Highlight Gains and Challenges in Timor-Leste
The Peacebuilding Commission hosted a meeting with the Government of Timor-Leste on the work of peace in the 20-year-old state.
Politically Speaking
Nov 29, 2022
When Providing Electoral Support, Context Is Everything, Says Former Deputy Special Representative…
When Providing Electoral Support, Context Is Everything, Says Former Deputy Special Representative…
In the fifth and final installment of DPPA’s Electoral Series — interviews with senior United Nations officials on electoral support and…
Politically Speaking
Nov 24, 2022
National Ownership, Regional Cooperation Are Vital for Credible Elections
National Ownership, Regional Cooperation Are Vital for Credible Elections
In the fourth installment of DPPA’s Electoral Series videos, Special Representative Parfait Onanga-Anyanga points to the importance of…
Politically Speaking
Nov 16, 2022
Broad Political Engagement Is Essential For a Peaceful Acceptance of Election Results
Broad Political Engagement Is Essential For a Peaceful Acceptance of Election Results
In the latest installment of the DPPA Electoral Series — interviews with senior United Nations officials on electoral support and its…
Politically Speaking
Nov 8, 2022
Security Council Votes to Impose Sanctions on Individuals, Groups Responsible for Violence in Haiti
Security Council Votes to Impose Sanctions on Individuals, Groups Responsible for Violence in Haiti
The resolution adopted today calls for targeted measures against gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, whose group is currently…
Politically Speaking
Oct 21, 2022
What’s the Key to Preventing Electoral Violence?
What’s the Key to Preventing Electoral Violence?
In the latest installment of DPPA’s Electoral Series videos, the UN’s top official in South Sudan talks about how to counter and prevent…
Politically Speaking
Oct 18, 2022
It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Local and National Conflicts
It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Local and National Conflicts
Mediation strategies that integrate local initiatives are essential to preventing and ending violent conflict and building peace in a…
Politically Speaking
Oct 5, 2022
On the Road With the Peace Caravans of Guinea
On the Road With the Peace Caravans of Guinea
The new social cohesion project — launched by the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the United Nations system in Guinea…
Politically Speaking
Sep 28, 2022
Insecurity in the Sahel: Meeting on the Margins of the General Assembly, Leaders Will Discuss…
Insecurity in the Sahel: Meeting on the Margins of the General Assembly, Leaders Will Discuss…
António Guterres will be joined by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the President of the Economic Community of West African…
Politically Speaking
Sep 20, 2022
Folke Bernadotte, First UN Mediator, Assassinated on This Day in 1948
Folke Bernadotte, First UN Mediator, Assassinated on This Day in 1948
The pioneering Swedish diplomat’s legacy is alive and well, continuing to inspire generations of United Nations peacemakers.
Politically Speaking
Sep 17, 2022
Peace is Priceless, Peace Is Possible: DPPA Launches Multi-Year Appeal 2022 Mid-Year Report
Peace is Priceless, Peace Is Possible: DPPA Launches Multi-Year Appeal 2022 Mid-Year Report
Voluntary funding from Member States enabled the Department to respond quickly to new and existing crises around the globe, all in a year…
Politically Speaking
Sep 16, 2022
A Ceasefire How-To: New Guidance Helps Chart the Path Out of Conflict
A Ceasefire How-To: New Guidance Helps Chart the Path Out of Conflict
The United Nations and peacemakers the world over have accumulated a wealth of experience on mediating or facilitating ceasefires. Much of…
Politically Speaking
Sep 14, 2022
Seeds of Change: How Indigenous Women’s Ancestral Knowledge Can Bolster Climate Security
Seeds of Change: How Indigenous Women’s Ancestral Knowledge Can Bolster Climate Security
T o mark the upcoming International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we spoke with Lola Cabnal, a Guatemalan indigenous leader, to…
Politically Speaking
Jul 29, 2022
Young Peacebuilders Highlight the Platforms — and Obstacles — on the Way to Sustainable…
Young Peacebuilders Highlight the Platforms — and Obstacles — on the Way to Sustainable…
The case for including youth in efforts to build peace and pave the way to development is obvious. We spoke with two trailblazers from…
Politically Speaking
Jul 29, 2022
“Terribly Lonely”: The Psychological Impact of Mediating Violent Conflict
“Terribly Lonely”: The Psychological Impact of Mediating Violent Conflict
When we think of peace talks, we often picture dispassionate, impassive go-betweens calmly trying to bring often hot-headed adversaries…
Politically Speaking
Jul 29, 2022
EXPLAINER: How to Lose an Election — Preventing Electoral Violence
EXPLAINER: How to Lose an Election — Preventing Electoral Violence
Elections are sovereign and deeply political processes that distribute power and legitimize the authority to govern. Accepting defeat is…
Politically Speaking
Jun 30, 2022
Ignored No More?: Young Peacebuilders Make Their Mark
Ignored No More?: Young Peacebuilders Make Their Mark
Across the globe, young people are devising creative ways to prevent violence and consolidate peace. Against existing barriers and new…
Politically Speaking
Jun 30, 2022
Eyes in the Sky for Peace: Geospatial Data in Conflict Prevention
Eyes in the Sky for Peace: Geospatial Data in Conflict Prevention
Most of us feel the effects of climate change most directly through water: when there’s not enough of it or too much, or when it is unsafe…
Politically Speaking
Jun 30, 2022
Security Council Roundup: May 2022
Security Council Roundup: May 2022
In May, with the United States presiding over the Security Council, food security and conflict, technology and security, and protection of…
Politically Speaking
May 31, 2022
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