Peace Operations Data
Topic(s): Food Security, Resource Scarcity
Alex Evans
Megan Gleason-Roberts
Alischa Kugel
As the U.S. gets more involved in Somalia, beware these three fallacies
The United States is getting more involved in Somalia, the nation in the Horn of Africa that has been wrestling with violent conflict and political instability for nearly three decades.
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Michael F. Harsch, Maximilian M. Meduna, Teresa Krug
Region/Country: Horn of Africa
Program(s): Peace and Security
Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States
Can the African Union help South Sudan?
The people of South Sudan is suffering under a terrible man-made catastrophe where millions have fled from their homes and many face starvation. Ending the three-year-old civil war is the first step to solve the crisis, but negotiations, led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), have faltered.
Event Date: Jun 15, 2017
Author(s): Jim Della-Giacoma
Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic(s): Humanitarian Crises, Peace Operations, United Nations
Turkey In Somalia: Shifting Paradigms of Aid
©South African Institute of International Affairs
As the global development landscape continues to evolve, new and emerging actors – countries transitioning from being aid recipients to aid providers – are becoming increasingly visible on the global scene. Although the approaches, interests and resources of emerging donors are far from uniform, their increasing presence in global development – particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings – could create new ways of thinking about foreign aid and contribute to more horizontal, equitable and efficient practices.
Publication Date: Nov 23, 2016
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Gizem Sucuoglu , Jason Stearns
Region/Country: Horn of Africa, Middle East
Topic(s): Global Governance, International Security
Program(s): Congo Research Group, Peace and Security
GPOR Annual Compilation now available via print-on-demand
For almost a decade, the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations (ARGPO) was the flagship publication of the Center on International Cooperation (CIC). During that time, CIC also released three editions of the Review of Political Missions.
Publication Date: Mar 21, 2016
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Center on International Cooperation
Region/Country: China, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Horn of Africa, Middle East, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa
Topic(s): Global Governance, United Nations
Suspending Money Transfers to Somalia Hurts the Poor, Not Terrorists
Earlier this month, Kenya suspended the licenses of 13 Somali money transfer agencies operating in Nairobi in a bid to limit funding to al-Shabab militants. In an email interview, Sarah Hearn, CIC associate director and senior fellow, discussed the role of remittances in Somalia's economy.
Read the full World Politcs Review inteview Suspending Money Transfers to Somalia Hurts the Poor, Not Terrorists
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Sarah Hearn
Topic(s): Fragile States, International Security
Who's going to cough up the cash to meet global poverty targets?
In July, Addis Ababa will host a crucial summit on financing for development. If September's summit on sustainable development goals (SDGs) in New York is when governments will decide what they want to achieve on poverty and sustainability by 2030, Addis is where they must set out how they will do so.
Read the full Guardian article Who's going to cough up the cash to meet global poverty targets?
Publication Date: Feb 17, 2015
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Alex Evans
Program(s): Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
Topic(s): Global Governance, Post 2015 Development
A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce
On October 23rd, the NYU Center on International Cooperation hosted a launch of A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce with author James Copnall. A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts is the first book focusing entirely on Sudan and South Sudan after the 2011 separation.
Event Date: Oct 23, 2014
Ban Ki-moon: 'World living in an era of unprecedented level of crises'
UN secretary general prepares to welcome more than 140 heads of state to organisation's general assembly this week.
Read the full Guardian article Ban Ki-moon: 'World living in an era of unprecedented level of crises'
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan
Region/Country: Europe, Horn of Africa, Middle East, West Africa
Topic(s): Crises, Fragile States, Humanitarian Crises, Transnational Threats, United Nations
Somalia's New Deal Compact: Balancing Flexibility and Accountability
Over the course of the next month, CIC is looking at the Somali New Deal Compact and discussing how its development and implementation have impacted its effectiveness as a peacebuilding framework. This post is third in a series.
Author(s): Thomas Zimmerman
Somalia's New Deal Compact: The Meaning of Ownership
Over the course of the next month, CIC is looking at the Somali New Deal Compact and discussing how its development and implementation have impacted its effectiveness as a peacebuilding framework. This post is second in a series. The first was on the Somali New Deal Compact's implementation to date.
Topic(s): Post 2015 Development
A New Deal for Somalia? : The Somali Compact and its Implications for Peacebuilding
This policy monitoring brief analyzes the process that led to the "Somali New Deal Compact," the framework's potential effectiveness as a peacebuilding tool, and potential ways to strengthen it. We find that the New Deal Compact in Somalia appears to have created a paradigm shift in international policy rhetoric around Somali ownership and leadership. However, the process to develop the Compact has also revealed a series of difficult trade-offs (related to process, risk, and implementation) between political and technical imperatives for both Somali and external actors.
Author(s) / Contributor(s): Sarah Hearn, Thomas Zimmerman
Topic(s): Fragile States
Jim Della-Giacoma
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