COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future
8th May 2020 | by Cedric de Coning
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.
Protecting civilians after UNAMID: Options for a follow-on mission in Sudan
22nd April 2020 | by Ralph Mamiya
While the closure of the African Union-United Nations hybrid operation in Darfur is set for late this year, the size and scale of the follow-on mission for Sudan requested by the new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been the topic of significant debate.
The impact of COVID-19 on the performance of peace operations
3rd April 2020 | by Cedric de Coning
Between the African Union, European Union, OSCE, NATO and United Nations there are approximately 160,000 civilian, police and military personnel deployed in more than 50 missions.
Principled Peacekeeping Works
20th March 2020 | by Cedric de Coning
Over the past few years, the performance of UN peacekeeping operations has come increasingly under the spotlight. It started with financial pressure, especially but not exclusively by the United States Government, to reduce the overall cost of UN peacekeeping operations.
ThucyBlog n° 7 – Les opérations de maintien de la paix sont-elles efficaces ?
4th February 2020 | by Cedric de Coning
Le réseau sur l’efficacité des opérations de paix (Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network – EPON) est un groupe de recherche international constitué de plus de 40 institutions qui mènent collectivement des recherches sur l’efficacité de certaines opérations de paix.
Are peace operations effective? Emerging trends and observations from the studies of the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network
7th November 2019 | by Cedric de Coning
Discussing some of the cross-cutting trends and observations that have emerged from the first four EPON studies that have been published.
Assessing the effectiveness of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
6th November 2019 | by Alexandra Novosseloff
Since the release of the EPON report on the effectiveness of MONUSCO, the national context has changed, and with it the attitude of the host state towards the UN mission.
