Annual Report 2019
The second Annual General Meeting of the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) took place on 13th November 2019 in New York, at the Security Council Report.
The European Union Training Mission in Somalia: An Assessment
This SIPRI Background Paper provides an overview of the European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) and assesses its impact on Somalia’s conflict dynamics since it was established in 2010.
Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
This report assesses the extent to which the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is achieving its current strategic objectives, and the impact the Mission has had on the political and security situation in Mali.
Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in the DRC / MONUC – MONUSCO
This report assesses the extent to which the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is achieving its current strategic objectives and what impact the Mission has had on the political and security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), especially in the eastern part of the country where it is mostly deployed.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Peace Operations with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
A number of institutions and experts are engaged in developing and applying monitoring and evaluation methodologies and techniques to peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations. In recent years, these operations have been tasked with mandates that are more complex and ambitious than ever before and that strive for integration and system-wide coherence.
Assessing Complex Peace Operations: Some Considerations of Methodology and Procedure
As international peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations have increased in depth, scope, and number, so have also the budgets allocated to peacekeeping.
Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
This report assesses the extent to which the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is achieving its current strategic objectives and what impact the Mission has had on the political and security situation in South Sudan.
Measuring the Success of Peace Operations: Directions in Academic Literature
Some peace operations are seen as ‘successful’ and others as ‘unsuccessful’, often with little discussion of the yardsticks used for measuring such success or failure.
Annual Report 2018
The first Annual General Meeting of the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) took place on 5th December 2018 in New York, at the New York University Midtown Center.
Researching the Effectiveness of Peace Operations
The African Union (AU), European Union (EU), and United Nations (UN) are under increasing pressure to justify the effectiveness of the peace operations they deploy. Justifying this effectiveness requires precise assessments based on systematized and evidence-based data. Per now, however, this data is lacking, a gap the global research community could help address.