Peacekeeping and peacebuilding

SADC member states must ensure that the operation in eastern DRC can overcome the challenges faced by its predecessors.

This seminar explores how Africa can leverage the pact's outcomes and decisions to address continental challenges.

This seminar explores how Africa can leverage the pact's outcomes and decisions to address continental challenges.

Before the unique mission can get off the ground, a funding crisis could see it replaced by a traditional UN-led operation.

The UN urgently needs to adapt to new geopolitical realities and demand renewed political engagement and consensus building.

Despite being recognised globally as an effective strategy, community-oriented policing has been underused in Africa’s peace missions.

The African Union has underutilised policing in its peacebuilding efforts – it’s time police had a voice in decision making.

Despite a growing military coalition, President Tshisekedi is failing to subdue the M23 rebels in his country’s east.

Should the African Union focus on a single situation – or apply UN Security Council Resolution 2719 to various conflicts?

Africa can’t afford to continue being absent from the UN’s pivotal shake-up of global governance.

The UN mission should be renewed and reinforced to help avert electoral violence and a relapse into conflict.

This policy brief outlines prospects for UN peace operations in light of current challenges, lessons learned and available opportunities.