The problems of donor coordination and horizontal integration in Haiti are well documented. It probably goes without saying that ensuring coherence in a UN system which in Haiti is made up of nine UN agencies — FAO, OCHA, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO/PAHO — as well as the UN Stabilisation Mission (MINUSTAH) is 
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October | 2012
Vertically Integrated Peacebuilding and Urban Violence in Haiti
By: Geoff Burt | Monday, October 29th, 2012Fragile Progress Towards Reform in Guinea-Bissau
By: Jonathan_Blackham | Sunday, October 28th, 2012Since the death of the incumbent President Malam Bacai Sanhá on January 9 2012, the small African nation of Guinea-Bissau has been in turmoil. In accordance with the constitution, elections began following the president’s death, with Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior winning the first round. However, on April 12 ahead of the second round, elements
Planning for SSR in a Post-Assad Syria
By: Vanessa Humphries | Friday, October 12th, 2012Even though the 18-month long civil war in Syria shows no signs of abating, many are wondering what will occur should the Assad regime collapse. Under this premise, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), in partnership with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), recently brought together 45 opposition representatives from Syria to discuss
Politics Stymie Nepal’s Peace Process
By: Asif Farooq | Friday, October 12th, 2012Six years since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed, Nepal remains mired in a political impasse with no obvious solution in sight. Deadlines for producing a constitution have been extended one after another for the last six years. The government is under serious political strain with its major parties quibbling against each other on
Highlighting Electoral Security
By: Isaac Caverhill-Godkewitsch | Thursday, October 11th, 2012The issue of violence around elections is as prevalent as ever. Venezuela and Georgia recently went through contentious elections and emerged unscathed. Kenya may yet face similar fears in their upcoming elections, especially with recent outbreaks of violence from disaffected youth gangs. What are global leaders doing to deal with security and elections? Last month, the Global
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