Zuma in bid to sway Kabila
President Jacob Zuma, accompanied by nine ministers, held bilateral talks with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph...
Military officers trained on new peacekeeping skills
Military personnel drawn from East Africa have completed a six-week course on peacekeeping missions. The training, also known as the...
African Union urged to hasten troop deployment to Burundi
The African Union's peace and security council on Saturday recommended the organization hasten plans for sending troops to Burundi if...
Mali armed groups sign peace deal
Former Tuareg rebels in northern Mali and rival pro-government armed groups said they sealed a peace deal on Thursday to end hostilities...
Tackling the Peace Operations Dilemma: Q&A with José Ramos-Horta
The United Nations must strengthen relationships with regional organizations such as the African Union in peace operations and seek to...
Mozambique declares itself free of landmines
Mozambique has declared itself free of landmines, ending two decades of work to rid the country of a legacy of war that killed or maimed...
Peacebuilding Review Urges Long-Haul Approach for UN
In the United Nations’ quest for peace, the decision to create the Peacebuilding Commission, the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), and...
Transforming Peacebuilding: Can the Internationals Put the Locals First?
Despite so many efforts to make internationally designed peacebuilding and development projects sustainable after the outsiders have...
New Book Suggests Failures of Peacebuilding Linked to Habits of the Well-Intentioned
At the heart of Séverine Autesserre’s new book is a conundrum: If international peacebuilders are well-meaning people versed in the...
With UN Withdrawal, Sierra Leone Takes Lead of Own Peacebuilding Process
The closing of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) on March 31, 2014 was a celebrated milestone...
