Min vän frågade bekymrat: ”Har du bestämt dig än för var du kommer vara i november?”. Det var en månad före USA:s presidentval. Hans familj hade redan då bestämt sig för att de skulle fly New York under valet på grund av rädsla för våldsamheter. Själv har jag valt att stanna i New York, där […]
Successful international peace operations call for strong and collaborative mission leadership teams, which are fully drawing on the benefits of diversity – including cultural, gender and geographic diversity. Peace operations today are called on to tackle complex challenges. The conflicts are often complicated and the settings often unpredictable, at times even dangerous. In the same […]
On 29 May, we commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and, in Sweden, the Veterans Day, paying tribute to individuals who have served in peace operations. All of those who contribute to peace operations in an effort to make this world a better place are worthy of great praise. In acknowledgement of their […]