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The United Nations secretary-general made public last week his report on the Activities of the United Nations system in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. This marks the start of three months of negotiations over an updated UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Many hoped the secretary-general’s report would offer a robust call for much-needed changes.
9 March 2021
Biden administration officials have made clear that ending endless wars, revitalizing American diplomacy and multilateral leadership, and defending against authoritarianism are central to their vision for U.S. foreign policy. What would that vision look like translated into bold U.S. leadership at the United Nations?
1 February 2021
In 2020 Saferworld released a new discussion paper exploring the impact and future threats of this shift - A fourth pillar for the United Nations? The rise of counter-terrorism. Watch these video explainers to find out what we discovered and what we suggest can be done:.
7 January 2021
Predictions of the demise of United Nations peacekeeping have so far been premature. The world is adrift in a sea of volatility. Current trends – including rising conflict, authoritarianism, and heavy-handed security practices – mean there will be plenty of “peace” for UN operations to keep in the next decade.
29 September 2020
Increased pressure on UN peacekeeping operations to engage in counter-terrorism risk bogging down blue helmets in unwinnable wars and destroying their claim to impartiality in the process. This short-term thinking could change UN peacekeeping as we know it.
7 September 2018
As the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres releases his new Peacebuilding and sustaining peace report, Larry Attree argues that the UN must boldly address five big challenges constraining its peace efforts.
12 February 2018