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19 Feb 2025 / by Eugene Chen, Dawit Yohannes, Meressa K Dessu, Emmaculate A Liaga & Tsion Belay Alene
Demand-driven operations: a new approach to UN peacekeeping

The general crisis of confidence facing peace operations necessitates a shift from rigid models to context-specific approaches.
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19 Feb 2025 / by Tamrat Zeyede, Dawit Yohannes, Meressa Kahsu, Tsion Belay Alene & Emmaculate A Liaga
Funding for Somalia’s new AU peace mission hangs in the balance

With delays in activating a new UN-AU cost-sharing mechanism, both organisations must now re-double their efforts to secure funds.
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09 Dec 2024 / by Emmaculate A Liaga & Zenge Simakoloyi
Africa must prepare for Trump’s comeback

How will Donald Trump’s second-term policies affect US relations with the continent?
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29 Oct 2024 / by Denys Reva, David Willima & Emmaculate A Liaga
Charting Africa’s blue future: youth inclusion as a catalyst for peace and development

Empowering Africa’s vast youth population in the blue economy can help the continent achieve economic stability and development.
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25 Sep 2024 / by Emmaculate A Liaga & Meressa K Dessu
Will the Kenyan-led police mission in Haiti be replaced?

Before the unique mission can get off the ground, a funding crisis could see it replaced by a traditional UN-led operation.
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29 Aug 2024 / by Dawit Yohannes, Meressa K Dessu, Tsion Belay Alene & Emmaculate A Liaga
Summit of the Future: forging consensus on adapting UN mediation

The UN urgently needs to adapt to new geopolitical realities and demand renewed political engagement and consensus building.
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02 May 2024 / by Dawit Yohannes, Emmaculate A Liaga & Tsion Belay Alene
Time running out for Africa’s input on the Summit of the Future

Africa can’t afford to continue being absent from the UN’s pivotal shake-up of global governance.
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14 Feb 2024 / by Dawit Yohannes, Emmaculate A Liaga, Meressa K Dessu, Tsion Belay Alene & Eugene Chen
A New Approach to United Nations Peace Operations: Pathways for Demand-Driven Interventions

This policy brief outlines prospects for UN peace operations in light of current challenges, lessons learned and available opportunities.
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24 Nov 2023 / by Emmaculate A Liaga
Can revised AU policy give youth an active peacebuilding role?

The African Union and its member states must move beyond tokenism to ensure meaningful youth participation.
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04 Jul 2023 / by Dawit Yohannes, Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Emmaculate Liaga, Christian Ani, Priyal Singh and Meressa Kahsu
Regional conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Africa: pathway for the New Agenda for Peace

The New Agenda for Peace must recognise and promote African agency and leadership in regional responses to crises on the continent.

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24 May 2023 / by Dawit Yohannes, Meressa K Dessu and Emmaculate Asige Liaga
Could UN funding for AU peace missions become the norm?

Recent developments are positive for Africa but don’t lessen the need for a robust AU Peace Fund.

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25 Oct 2021 / by Dr Emmaculate Asige Liaga
South Sudan’s transitional government: realities, challenges and opportunities

The country's transition has been arduous due to structural political disputes and deep-seated corruption.

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