This SIPRI Research Policy Paper examines the interconnectedness of food insecurity, climate and environmental pressures, and violent conflict, proposing strategies to enhance peacebuilding within...
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Fit For Purpose: Effective Peace Operation Partnerships in an Era of Non-Traditional Security Challenges
By Jaïr van der Lijn FINAL REPORT OF THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF PEACE OPERATIONS III INITIATIVE Executive summary Multilateral peace operations are not necessarily thought of as important players in the...
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Climate, Peace and Security Research Paper: Insights on Climate, Peace and Security (December 2023)
Kheira Tarif, Katongo Seyuba, Anne Funnemark, Dr Elisabeth L. Rosvold, Asha Ali , Dr Kyungmee Kim, Cedric de Coning and Dr Florian Krampe Climate change is transforming and redefining the global...
Biosphere Security: Understanding the Connections between Conflict and Biodiversity
Worsening security, regionally and globally, presents one layer of risks to peace. A second, possibly more significant layer, is the unfolding environmental crisis. While substantial progress has...
Artificial Intelligence for Climate Security: Possibilities and Challenges
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI)—largely based on machine learning—offer possibilities for addressing climate-related security risks. AI can, for example, be used for developing...
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Democratic Republic of the Congo (November 2023)
Dr Thor Olav Iversen, Ingvild Brodtkorb, Katongo Seyuba, Anne Funnemark, Kheira Tarif, Asha Ali , Dr Kyungmee Kim and Dr Minoo Koefoed The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is faced with a...
War in the breadbasket: Landmines and food security in Ukraine
Marie Riquier and Henrique Garbino Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal in July 2023 and any further reduction of Ukrainian grain exports are likely to have serious implications for both...
Women in Multilateral Peace Operations 2023: What is the State of Play?
In the year 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women and peace and security stressed the link between gender equality and international peace and security. The resolution...
Why peace and localization are key to transforming food systems
Alain Leroy and Emilie Chazelle In 2022 over a quarter of a billion people were acutely food insecure and required urgent food assistance, in 58 countries or territories. Conflict and insecurity...
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SIPRI Yearbook 2023: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security - Summary
1. INTRODUCTION: INTERNATIONAL STABILITY AND HUMAN SECURITY IN 2022 Dan Smith, SIPRI director Global security in 2022 showed a marked deterioration compared with a decade ago. Worldwide, there was...
Food security programming: Strengthening preparedness, responses and prevention
Dr Simone Bunse and Mirella Bilalagic The threat of acute food insecurity is once again growing after years of progress in bringing levels down. An estimated 258 million people experienced dangerous...
Mapping Pathways for Peace through the Composition of Official Development Assistance
Mapping the changing composition of official development assistance (ODA) against peace and conflict patterns in recipient countries over time can enhance the understanding of how pathways to peace...
Integrating Gender Perspectives into International Humanitarian Law
International humanitarian law (IHL) aims to limit the impacts of armed conflict through rules and protections. However, while IHL seemingly accords protection to ‘all persons’, it may fail to do so,...
Five ways to protect civilians in contemporary armed conflict
29 August 2023 The findings of the United Nations Secretary-General’s latest annual report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict are not surprising given the news headlines of the past...
Improving the Prospects for Peace in South Sudan: Spotlight on Measurement
By Marie Riquier A convergence of entrenched insecurity and climate change is having serious socio-economic implications in South Sudan where humanitarian conditions, including food insecurity,...
Beyond the UN Security Council: Can the UN General Assembly tackle the climate–security challenge?
Dr Adam Day and Dr Florian Krampe The wildfires raging in Canada are yet another reminder that climate change is already having an impact on all our lives. As the smoke clears around the United...
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Humanitarian Protection in the Liptako-Gourma Region: Local Protection and Humanitarian Mechanisms (2020 - 2022)
As part of the research programme ‘Humanitarian Protection in the Liptako-Gourma region’, these infographics summarize the main findings of the research, which seeks to understand the impact of...
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Humanitarian Protection in the Liptako-Gourma Region: Local Protection Mechanisms and Humanitarian Response - Field Research Conducted in the Liptako-Gourma Region (August - September 2020)
By Dr Virginie Baudais, Dr Shourjya Deb, Frédéric Baele, Prof. Tiéman Diarra, Dr Oumarou Hamani and Dr Thomas Ouédraogo Located at the borders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the Liptako-Gourma...
SIPRI Map of Multilateral Peace Operations, 2023
This map shows all multilateral peace operations that were active as of May 2023. They are complemented with all ongoing field-based UN Special Political Missions, OSCE field operations, missions and...
Enhancing the Conflict Sensitivity of National Adaptation Plans
With climate change potentially influencing conflict risks, addressing conflict considerations in national adaptation plans (NAPs) may help facilitate the design of conflict-sensitive measures that...