Conflict Prevention and Mitigation / Post Conflict Reconstruction

Colombian Government Reaches New Peace Agreement with Rebels (November 12, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On November 12, 2016, the Colombian government reached a new peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

UN Security Council Issues Two Resolutions on Somalia Reinforcing Embargoes (November 9-10, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On November 9, 2016, the United Nations Security Council, acting under its Chapter VII authority, passed a

UN Security Council Issues Resolution on Multinational Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (November 8, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On November 8, 2016, the United Nations Security Council, acting under its Chapter VII authority, passed a

UNSC Condemns the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and Renews the Mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (October 31, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 31, 2016, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2314 condemning the use

Launch of Oxford Guidance on the Law Relating to Humanitarian Relief Operations in Situations of Armed Conflict (October 30, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 30, 2016, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in conjunction with the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Arme

Colombia Rejects Peace Deal with FARC After Plebiscite (October 2, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 2, 2016, the people of Colombia narrowly rejected a peace deal negotiated betwe

UN Security Council Condemns North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Tests (September 9, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On September 9, 2016, the United Nations Security Council issued a press statement condemning the Democratic People’s R

UN Security Council Approves Additional Peacekeepers for South Sudan (August 12, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On August 12, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution approving the deployment of an additional 4,0

Preliminary UN Investigations Find Government of South Sudan Committed Widespread Violations Against Country’s Population (August 4, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On August 4, 2016, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said in a

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Waters off Japan (August 3, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On August 3, 2016, North Korea fired an intermediate range ballistic missile into Japan’s exclusive economic zone (E