Conflict Prevention and Mitigation / Post Conflict Reconstruction

International Protocol Launched Aimed to End Sexual Violence in Conflict (June, 11, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) in United Nations Peacekeeping: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Inspired by the successes of unmanned drone (unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs) surveillance of western countries, the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations towards the end of 2012 announced that it intended to actually begin using such technology in peacekeeping operations.[1] Subsequently, in January 2013, the UN announced that it would deploy UAVs for surveillance in the Kivu provinces (North and South) of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “to improve awareness and promote deterrence to those who move ar

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Volume: 
18
Issue: 
13
Author: 
Kasaija Phillip Apuuli
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U.N. Security Council Establishes New Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (April 10, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On April 10, 2014, the U.N.

UNICEF Releases Report on the Impact of Three Years of Conflict on Syrian Children (March 11, 2014)

Author: 
Jannat Majeed

On March 11, 2014, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a report identifying the situation in Syria

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2143 on Children and Armed Conflict (March 7, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On March 7, 2014, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2143, calling for increased efforts to

UN Security Council Resolution 2132 on Hostilities in South Sudan (December 24, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On December 24, 2013, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, issued

Draft of Security Agreement Between U.S. and Afghanistan Unveiled (November 20, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 20, 2013, Afghanistan released a draft of the Security and Defense Cooperation Agreement between the United Sta

UN Security Council Resolution 2123: Renewing Mandate of European Union Stabilization Force (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (November 12, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 12, 2013, acting under Chapter VII, the Security Council issued Resolution 2123 in which it reaffir