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Climate, Peace and Security in Sudan
16 May 2022In this new Fact Sheet, researchers from NUPI and SIPRI’s joint Climate-related Peace and Security Project (CPSR) explore the nexus between climate change and security in Sudan.
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EPON organizes a series of roundtable discussions at the United Nations Secretariat
6 May 2022The Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) is organizing a number of events in New York from 10 to 12 May 2022, aimed at sharing the research of the network with the UN community. The programme is as follows:
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Climate, Peace and Security in Iraq
5 Apr 2022In this new Fact Sheet, researchers from NUPI and SIPRI’s joint Climate-related Peace and Security (CPSR) Project explore the nexus between climate change and security in Iraq.
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How does climate change affect peace and security in South Sudan?
11 Mar 2022In this newly released fact sheet from the project Climate-related Peace and Security Risks (CPSR), experts look at how South Sudan is vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet South Sudan
11 Mar 2022The recent flooding in South Sudan is the worst in over 60 years. South Sudan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including droughts and flooding. Both long-term climate change, such as the gradual increase in temperatures, and short-term extreme climate...
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Webinar on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan 2022: Risks and opportunities in an uncertain peace process
22 Feb 2022The UN Security Council will renew the mandate of UNMISS in March 2022, marking the tenth renewal of the Mission's mandate since it began in 2011.
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet, Afghanistan
8 Feb 2022Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change: rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Currently, Afghanistan is experiencing its worst drought in 27 years, which, compounded with COVID-19...
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Climate change, peace and security in Afghanistan
7 Feb 2022How does climate change affect peace and security in Afghanistan? NUPI and SIPRI, under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project have published a new fact sheet on this topic. Read it here.
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The lessons of Cambodia for today’s Security Council and conflict resolution
11 Jan 2022Norway, President of the UN Security Council for January 2022, is convening a “mini-Oslo Forum” style meeting of the fifteen Council members and the UN Secretary-General on 13 January. By bringing the Oslo Forum – a well-known annual gathering in peace and security circles...
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Commentary: Russia’s ‘nyet’ does not mean climate security is off the Security Council agenda
13 Dec 2021On Monday, 13 December, Russia used its veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a thematic resolution on climate change and security put forward by Ireland and Niger. While the draft resolution contained specific actions, its main purpose was symbolic: to put...
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The UN Security Council, Afghanistan and Norway
4 Oct 2021The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are organizing a series of thematic roundtable meetings about current issues on the Security Council's agenda. The situation in...
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OP-ED: As UN Security Council Discusses Climate-related Conflict, What Role Should It Play?
22 Sep 2021Last month, the UN Secretary-General called the latest assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) a “code red for humanity,” noting that the evidence is irrefutable: global heating is affecting every region on Earth, with many of the changes...
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New Nordic-Baltic Network on Climate, Peace and Security Established
10 Jun 2021In order to establish a sustainable knowledge base on climate, peace and security issues in the Nordic-Baltic region, twelve research institutes have come together to establish a research network on climate, peace and security.
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Climate, Peace and Security in the Sahel region
7 Jun 2021NUPI and SIPRI, under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project have worked on understanding the interlinkages between climate, peace and security in the Sahel-region.
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Sahel
7 Jun 2021The Sahel region is highly exposed to climate change, but national and local factors mean that climate change will have differentiated impacts across the region. The region will gradually become hotter, with some areas experiencing increased, but erratic, rainfall.
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The link between climate, peace and security in Mali
26 May 2021NUPI and SIPRI, under the Climate-related Peace and Security Risks project have worked on understanding the interlinkages between climate, peace and security in Mali. Read more in a new fact sheet which contains recommendations on addressing climate change.
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Mali
26 May 2021Mali is characterised by short-term climate variability, and is vulnerable to long-term climate change due to high exposure to the adverse effects of climate change, but also high population growth, diminished resilience and multiple violent conflicts. Mali is forecast to...
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Important dialogue with Norwegian research communities about the UN Security Council
5 May 2021NUPI, PRIO and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organize meetings on current issues in the UN Security Council during the Norwegian membership period. Global health and security was on the agenda for the first meeting.
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan
11 Mar 2021South Sudan is highly vulnerable to climate change, including flooding, droughts and, most recently, a locust infestation. Long-term climate change, like a gradual increase in temperature, and short-term changes, like increased flooding, have indirect and interlinked implications...
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How does climate change affect peace and security in South Sudan?
11 Mar 2021How does climate change affect peace and security in South Sudan?
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The hidden consequences of Covid-19
1 Mar 2021It is no secret that the consequences of the pandemic we are now in the midst of, are enormous. But did you know that covid-19 may contribute to a reversal of the global work on women's rights? Or that it may lead to a dramatic decrease in peace operations?
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
3 Feb 2021Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are likely to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and reduce the people’s livelihood options, which in turn may have negative impacts...
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The impact of climate change on peace and security in Somalia
4 Feb 2021A new collaborative NUPI-SIPRI project examines how climate change affect peace and security in states and regions on the UN Security Council's agenda. On 4 February, the project launched its first fact sheet, looking into Somalia.
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Framing Peace Operations in a Changing Global Landscape
7 Dec 2020Today is the first day of this year’s Virtual Challenges Annual Forum VCAF20, which runs from 7 to 11 December 2020, with the overarching theme “Framing Peace Operations in a Changing Global Landscape”. The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) is co-hosting...
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NUPI replaces NRK P2's 'Ekko' this week
7 Dec 2020NUPI has produced ten hours of high quality radio about foreign policy and international relations. The programs will air on NRK P2 during week 50, Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 11.00. Tune in!
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What's next for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS)?
29 Oct 20202020 marks the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325. But the important Women, Peace and Security agenda seem to have had a backlash in recent years.
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COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future
19 May 2020(Forsvarets Forum) The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted UN peacekeeping operations. In the short-term, activities have been reduced to the most critical, rotations have been frozen, and most staff are working remotely. Most of the missions have adapted remarkably...
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Sustaining Peace in the time of COVID-19
12 May 2020NUPI is present with several events at the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. See them all here!
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Do peace operations work? And can they protect civilians?
16 Dec 2019These were some of the questions raised when researchers from the NUPI-led Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) shared their insights in Washington, D.C. and New York.
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EPON at Stockholm Forum for Peace and Development 2019
31 May 2019On 14-16 May 2019, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-hosted the 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development titled ‘From crisis response to peacebuilding: Achieving synergies’.
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New book: UN Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order
23 Oct 2018In this book launch interview, editors Mateja Peter and Cedric de Coning reflect upon findings from their most recent book, identifying four global transformations and their implications for UN peace operations.
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Four global transformations are changing UN peace operations
23 Oct 2018The global order is changing – how will that uncertainty impact UN peace operations?
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WORLD PEACEKEEPING DAY: UN Peacekeeping at 70
28 May 2018UN peacekeeping faces significant challenges and some question whether it can remain relevant, but most countries agree on the importance of the UN as the centrepiece of global governance, and that peacekeeping is its flagship enterprise.
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PODCAST: Cyberspace, international norms, and a new initiative in the UN?
23 May 2018In this NUPI podcast, cyber-expert Karsten Geier proposes a new way forward.
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Can a new approach change the UN?
23 Apr 2018The world is facing enormous challenges in light of protracted crises and conflicts. The United Nations are looking for answers with the new ‘sustaining peace’ approach. What are the chances of the new approach to change the UN and create sustainable peace? Cedric de Coning...
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Analysis: Nordic Peacekeepers for Ukraine: Back in Blue?
16 Feb 2018- Richard Gowan
Could the Ukrainian crisis inspire a new generation of Nordic peacekeeping?
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The UN we need?
24 Oct 2017Is UN Peace Operations adapting fast enough to remain relevant in today’s rapidly changing global landscape?
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New book: Rising Powers may fundamentally change peacebuilding
13 Sep 2017What exactly is new and innovative about the peacebuilding approach of the rising powers from the Global South?
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Global tax justice at crossroads
8 Aug 2017In a world of Trump and Brexit – who makes international tax policy?
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Article on UN from NUPI researcher most downloaded
20 Jun 2017Read Senior Research fellow John Karlsrud's opan access article.
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NUPI researchers brief UN Security Council
31 Mar 2017Dr. Patrick Cullen and Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud briefed the UN Security Council on hybrid war.
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– A ban on nuclear weapons is worthy of support
24 Mar 2017Sverre Lodgaard has looked into the possibilities and limitations of the negotiations now taking place.
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Special Issue: Forum for Development Studies
21 Mar 2017What is new and different about development as it goes more global today?
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Turning point for UN peacekeeping?
14 Mar 2017The UN should stop doing stabilization operations, according to NUPI researchers.
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UN Peacekeeping under new leadership
13 Feb 2017UN will have to address several challenges in the area of peacekeeping operations.
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Cross-regional group met next Secretary-General to discuss UN agenda
4 Nov 2016Eight countries, including Norway, that form a cross-regional group that has discussed UN reform issues and the agenda of the next UN Secretary-General met Secretary-General-Designate Mr. António Guterres in New York, 3 November. NUPI has provided support to the project.
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The cyber-frontier
10 Aug 2016How does digitalization lead to new kinds of global connections and disconnections in the developing countries? And which role does digitalization play for the UN's sustainable development goals? NUPI researchers set out to explore this in a new research project that maps...