https://ethionegari.com/2025/02/24/ethiopian-army-joins-au-peacekeeping-mission-in-somalia/
Feb 24, 2025 - Ethiopian Army to Join New African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/member-states-approve-responsible-peacekeeping-budgets-but-deny-requests-for-important-civilian-staff/
On June 30th, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) approved the annual UN peacekeeping budgets.
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https://asianews.network/china-denies-reports-of-willingness-to-participate-in-ukraine-peacekeeping-mission/
Aug 26, 2025 - Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said China's stance on the Ukraine 'crisis' "has always been consistent and clear."
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https://germanyunsc.org/german-police-officer-serves-as-police-commissioner-in-the-unmiss-peacekeeping-mission-in-south-sudan/
The new UNMISS Police Commissioner Meinolf Schlotmann is the first German Police Officer deployed at this level in a UN Mission since 2013. This new...
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https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2025/10/elsie-initiative-fund-opens-new-call-for-proposals-to-advance-inclusive-peacekeeping
The Fourth Programming Round provides a new opportunity for Member States and UN entities to implement gender-responsive approaches to peacekeeping.
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https://opencanada.org/techno-solutionism-and-the-business-of-conflict-in-united-nations-peacekeeping-operations/
Oct 17, 2025 - Emerging technologies and corporate interests are increasingly reframing peacekeeping operations and humanitarian activities.
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/publications/research/data-driven-protection/
Few things are more important to a peacekeeping mission than its ability to maintain a strong understanding of its operating environment and the threats that...
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https://www.pressenza.com/2025/11/book-review-public-diplomacy-and-peacekeeping-journalism/
Nov 22, 2025 - After years of intense and meticulous preparation, a group of authors, experts, and researchers from Moscow State University (MGU) has set an ambitious
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/presentation-protection-peacekeeping-and-the-individualization-of-war/
three overarching questions aimed at improving civilian protection in peacekeeping.
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https://natoassociation.ca/the-humanitarian-security-balance-canadas-role-in-un-and-nato-peacekeeping-operations/
For many Canadians, peace and humanitarian operations evoke familiar images: soldiers protecting civilians in conflict zones, medics tending to refugees, and...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/backlash-in-beni/
On November 25, 2019, angry protesters in the town of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) burned down the town hall and attacked the cars and...
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https://opencanada.org/peacekeeping-is-not-peaceful/
Oct 6, 2020 - Soldiers will almost always face violence, even when deployed as peacekeepers.
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https://www.accord.org.za/work/peacekeeping/
Jul 15, 2020 - Seeking to preserve the peace, however fragile, once fighting as been halted.
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/early-warning-and-rapid-response/
Based on CIVIC's past research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Mali, and the Central African Republic, as well as secondary sources,...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/time-running-out-for-pk-missions/
The deadline for Member States to approve the budgets of UN peacekeeping operations is this Sunday, June 30. For the second year in a row, the UN’s Fifth...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/pk-presence-may-reduce-violence-against-civilians/
The evidence is mounting. Academic studies are finding that the presence of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations correlates with reduced violence,...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/un-security-council-renews-peacekeeping-mission-in-mali-what-has-changed/
One major reason for this striking level of continuity for MINUSMA in the transformed Malian context is that it was always going to be incredibly difficult for...
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https://germanyunsc.org/shaping-the-future-of-blue-helmet-missions-peacekeeping-ministerial-2025/
Jun 3, 2025 - As host of the Berlin Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025, Germany welcomed the UN Secretary General, ministers and senior officials from 135 UN member states,...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/a4p-too-late-for-civilians-in-the-car/
The UN Security Council voted today to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), known by its acronym, MINUSCA.
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https://theconversation.com/the-un-is-reinventing-peacekeeping-haiti-is-the-testing-ground-268267
A recent Security Council resolution to curb violence in Haiti was not just a local issue but a broader idea about how to stay relevant as a global...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/publications/policy/integrated-united-nations-approaches-to-protection-during-peacekeeping-transitions-lessons-learned-from-monusco/
From Sudan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Mali, many United Nations (UN) transitions are now taking place in complex and insecure...
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https://en.republika.co.id/berita/t6adau415/prabowo-discusses-sending-peacekeeping-troops-to-gaza-with-the-indonesian-national-army
The Indonesian National Army will assist UN peacekeeping force contingent to Gaza.
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/publications/research/let-us-be-a-part-of-it/
Provides a detailed look at how military, police, and civilian components of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/publications/policy/prioritizing-the-protection-of-civilians-during-peacekeeping-transitions/
Focusing on MONUSCO's ongoing transition as a case study, this Policy Brief offers lessons for UN peacekeeping transitions in challenging contexts. These...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/wps20-language-on-gender-in-resolutions-authorizing-un-peacekeeping-operations/
CIVIC developed a chart tracking references to gender-related issues in UN Security Council resolutions that authorize the ongoing deployment of the UN...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/2021-c34-report/
Last week, the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (referred to as the C-34 and comprised of peacekeeping troop, police, and financial...
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https://www.justsecurity.org/78681/how-the-un-can-strengthen-its-peacekeeping-mission-in-the-central-african-republic-amid-a-changed-conflict/?fbclid=IwAR2UPS4CyY7Uon69k_lMsuhA223UIbz6HFYHiJb5bOVRlhiOk8JEZXvTRGA
Oct 20, 2021 - A Security Council divided over rights violations by Russian paramilitaries must maintain civilian protection as a priority.
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/op-ed-human-cost-of-cuts/
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took a turn for the worse in 2017 and the New Year is unlikely to bring much relief to Congolese civilians.
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https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/issue/peacekeeping-and-peacebuilding/
Violent conflict can destroy lives and wreck the economic and social fabric of societies. The international community can take tangible actions to prevent...
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https://hiiraan.com/news4/2025/Jan/199986/updf_gears_up_for_expanded_peacekeeping_role_in_somalia.aspx
The mission, which began operations on January 1, 2025, will run for the next five years and has seen Uganda take control of two additional sectors—sectors 1...
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https://www.ksl.com/article/51330407/innocent-bystander-shot-killed-by-member-of-peacekeeping-group-at-salt-lake-rally
Jun 15, 2025 - Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, died Saturday after being shot during a \
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/a-challenge-for-peacekeeping/
UNMISS continues to have an important role to play in protecting civilians, and this role is reflected in the new mandate, which maintains POC as the first...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/publications/policy/protection-civilians-un-peacekeeping-mission-south-sudan/
Initial observations and recommendations by the Stimson Center, Better World Campaign and Center for Civilians in Conflict WASHINGTON (Sept. 3, 2015)...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/five-reform-areas/
Peacekeeping operations are a principal tool, and one of the most expensive and visible ways, that the UN intervenes to prevent and mitigate conflict.
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/not-just-a-numbers-game/
In this current environment riddled with uncertainty, Member States should demonstrate flexibility and strive to match the mandates of peacekeeping missions...
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https://opencanada.org/five-questions-left-unanswered-following-canadas-peacekeeping-commitment/
Sep 22, 2020 - Four ministers promised new funding and troops for peace operations in Africa last week. Was it an announcement or a placeholder? Steve Saideman unpacks their...
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-gaza-isf-deputy-commander-peacekeeping-force-board-peace-5942141
Feb 20, 2026 - Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously said that the country’s military will be deployed strictly for humanitarian purposes and not combat...
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https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/explainer/gender-equality-in-peacekeeping-why-it-matters-for-global-security
Peacekeeping is more effective when it considers the different ways that women, men, boys, and girls are affected by conflict. To achieve this, we need to...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/declaration-of-shared-commitments-on-us-peacekeeping/
Almost two decades ago, following consecutive catastrophic peacekeeping failures in Rwanda and Srebrenica, world leaders turned the protection of civilians...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/our-work/where-we-work/peacekeeping/
Driven by the voices of those caught in conflicts, CIVIC undertakes research and advocacy and provides technical assistance to promote stronger, and more...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/data-driven-protection-linking-threat-analysis/
Data-Driven Protection: Linking Threat Analysis to Planning in UN Peacekeeping Operations examines the challenges and gaps that UN peacekeeping operations in...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/fifth-committee-pk-budget-2021/
On June 29, 2021, the UN General Assembly’s budget and administrative committee (the Fifth Committee) approved the annual budgets for peacekeeping operations.
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/engaging-local-populations-as-partners-in-un-peacekeeping/
On November 2, 2020, the Permanent Missions to the UN of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Uruguay in partnership with the Center for Civilians in Conflict...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/prioritising-protection-civilians-peacekeeping-central-african-republic-odi-hpn/
The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) has resulted in more than 300,000 refugees and over 630,000 internally displaced people as of June 2014....
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/lead2protect-civics-peacekeeping-director-on-the-implementation-of-the-kigali-principles-during-poc-week-side-event/
Five years ago today, I had the privilege to speak at the conference hosted by the Republic of Rwanda on the protection of civilians and UN peacekeeping, where...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/minusca-strengthens-community-engagement/
The UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (known by its French acronym MINUSCA) relies on 78 CLAs to perform critical protection of civilian...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/publications/policy/strengthened-planning-in-un-peacekeeping-operations/
United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are one tool that Member States can employ to help promote international peace and security and prevent or halt...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/publications/policy/civic-inputs-ocha-peacekeeping-operation-mali/
Civilian harm is a risk in any military intervention, including peacekeeping operations, such as the one being considered for Mali. While a peacekeeping force...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/as-us-threatens-cuts-un-peacekeeping-saves-lives-in-car/
Despite well-publicized failures, proposed US budget cuts would undo what good has been done to make UN Peacekeeping better.
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https://theglobalobservatory.org/2018/10/in-us-failure-pay-peacekeeping-bills-larger-financing-questions-raised/
Dec 10, 2018 - The UN’s special political missions are paid for out of the UN’s regular budget, but paying for most peacekeeping missions involving police and military...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/wps20-assessing-the-effectiveness-of-female-engagement-teams/
As part of a broader research project on how peacekeeping Missions are analyzing and responding to CRSV, CIVIC assessed the effectiveness of FETs and mixed...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/event-peacekeeping-early-warning-and-response-tracking-systems-and-the-protection-of-civilians-in-mali/
The panel discussion combined CIVIC’s independent field research on peacekeeping EW/RR with the technical experience of UN practitioners who are implementing...
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https://blueskynetwork.com/case-study-peacekeeping-organization-chooses-blue-sky-network/
Nov 9, 2023 - Blue Sky Network (BSN) is a proud provider of satellite tracking services to the various government entities, as well as law enforcement and global...
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https://civiliansinconflict.org/blog/staffing-gender-posts-to-strengthen-pk-missions/
In this video, our Senior Peacekeeping Researcher, Lauren Spink, explains the impact of including dedicated gender specialists in peacekeeping missions and...
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