Projects

Projects at UNU-CPR

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Current Projects

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The future of UN peace operations

Shaping conversations and leading research on the dynamics affecting peace operations.

19 Oct 2024

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Thematic Review on Youth, Peace and Security

Examining how the Peacebuilding Fund has contributed to realizing the "YPS" agenda over the past five years.

09 Feb 2024

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Modern slavery risks among people lacking official documentation

This project examines modern slavery risks among people lacking documentation globally, including in Brazil, Kenya, and Nepal.

18 Jan 2024

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Countering transnational organized crime in conflict-affected states

Exploring past multilateral efforts to counter transnational organized crime in conflict-affected states and fragile states, and identifying more coherent and effective responses.

25 Jul 2023

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A Breakthrough for People and Planet

Building Momentum for the Summit of the Future and Beyond.

24 Jul 2023

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Development and Peace Responses to Forced Displacement: The Role of Political Will

Examining the importance of political will for shaping development and peace responses to refugee and IDP situations

24 Jul 2023

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Access to Justice for Migrants in the Global South

Understanding and addressing the injustices faced by migrants in the Global South

24 Jul 2023

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Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking

FAST mobilizes the financial sector to address modern slavery and human trafficking

24 Jul 2023

Completed Projects

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2024 PBF Thematic Review: Synergies between Human Rights and Peacebuilding in PBF-supported Programming

Evaluating the Peacebuilding Fund's role in fostering synergies between human rights and peacebuilding.

30 May 2024

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Survivor Inclusion Initiative (SII)

Supporting the recovery and reintegration of survivors of human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery through the provision of financial services.

02 May 2024

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Assessment Framework for UN Preventive Diplomacy: An Approach for UN Mediators and International Policymakers

A clear layout of the methodological challenges in evaluating political interventions in conflict and an impact assessment tool for practitioners.

10 Jan 2024

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Crime-Conflict Nexus: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Policy Research

UNU-CPR gathered over twenty international experts to discuss the crime-conflict nexus on 10-12 June 2015.

10 Jan 2024

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Child Migrants and Their Rights in Context

Recent jurisprudence, operational guidance, treaty body decisions and lawmaking related to children, climate and mobility.

12 Dec 2023

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Fragile Contexts Are Increasingly Battlegrounds in Geopolitical Contests

Rising global involvement in civil wars demands preventive measures like diplomacy frameworks and anti-intervention incentives.

12 Dec 2023

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UN Sanctions and Mediation 2.0: Moving From Evidence To Impact

Building on SMP 1.0 to influence policy and practice and bridge the gap between the sanctions and mediation communities.

01 Dec 2023

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Developing Freedom

Establishing a clear case for the global development community to prioritize anti-slavery and anti-trafficking in development programming.

16 Sep 2023

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Enhancing Due Process in UN Security Council Targeted Sanctions Regimes

Developing a new proposal to the UN Security Council for enhancing due process in UN targeted sanctions.

16 Sep 2023

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Database of Global Forest Governance Arrangements

Mapping global and regional governance arrangements on forests and other ecosystems relevant to biodiversity and climate change.

15 Sep 2023

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UN Sanctions and Humanitarian Action

Exploring the impacts of UN non-counter-terrorism sanctions on humanitarian action.

22 Aug 2023

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High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism

Concrete and practical recommendations for strengthening global governance

24 Jul 2023

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Earth Shattering: Financial Engagement at the Nexus of Modern Slavery and Natural Resources in Africa

Promoting synchronized action to tackle risks and abuses in cocoa production and gold mining value chains in Ghana.

24 Jul 2023

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Thematic Review on Climate-Security and Peacebuilding

Identifying entry points and pathways for building peace and mitigating conflict in climate-affected and fragile environments.

24 Jul 2023

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Stress Testing the UN’s Regional Prevention Approaches

This project was driven by the key question: How can the UN better integrate its regional prevention work to more effectively respond to major crises?

24 Jul 2023

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XCEPT Conflict Response: Multi-Actor Interventions in Cross-Border Conflict Contexts

Conducting research on coalition, multilateral, and coordinated interventions in varied cross-border conflict contexts.

24 Jul 2023

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Delta 8.7

Informing policies that contribute to achieving SDG Target 8.7 on modern slavery, human trafficking, and forced and child labour.

20 Mar 2023

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What is the Role of Financial Sanctions in Tackling Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking?

Key findings and recommendations on the use of sanctions to target modern slavery and human trafficking.

26 Jul 2022

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What can Global Governance do for Forests? Cooperation and Sovereignty in the Amazon

What is the relevance, effectiveness of global governance instruments in preventing activities defined under national laws as illegal deforestation?

27 Apr 2022

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The Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests: Déja Vu or Solid Restart?

The Glasgow Declaration on Forests at COP26 was a notable step in addressing deforestation, but improvements are urgently needed.

11 Feb 2022