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Women in Multilateral Peace Operations in 2024: What is the State of Play?
(SIPRI:
October 2024)
Peace operations and conflict management
Indian Formed Police Unit participate in a medal parade, 2008. Photo: Christopher Herwig / UN Photo
Peace operations and conflict management have been core elements of SIPRI’s work since the end of the cold war. Currently, SIPRI's work within peace operations and conflict management consists of three main pillars: (a) peace operations data and trends; (b) the future of peace operations in the New Geopolitics of Peace Operations Initiative; and (c) gender and peace operations and conflict management. In addition, based on its many years of experience, SIPRI has taken on many evaluation and 'lessons learned' studies, as well as consultancies regarding topical peace operations issues.
RESEARCH INITIATIVES
SIPRI collects statistics on all ongoing multilateral peace operations in order to identify and analyse important developments and trends in this area.
The initiative aims to enhance understanding about UN and non-UN peace operations and their role in dealing with non-traditional security challenges.
This initiative looks at how emerging powers will shape the future of peace operations.
SIPRI conducts applied research on various dimensions and dynamics of police in peace operations.
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Dr Jaïr van der Lijn is a Senior Researcher and Director of the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme.
Timo Smit is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI European Security Programme and the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme.
Dr Claudia Pfeifer Cruz is a Researcher in the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme.
Gretchen Baldwin is a Researcher in the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme.