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Moving Beyond Zero Tolerance: Preventing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in UN Peace Operations” by Sabrina Karim, Sky Kunkel, DeAnne Roark, Angie Torres-Beltran, Cameron Mailhot, Sumin Lee, Radwa Saad, Priscilla Torres, Emily Jackson – POLICY BRIEF NO. 01, JUNE 2024, Gender and Security Sector Lab.Full Brief
Executive Summary
Video Presentation
June 2024
The Transition Home: Key Challenges for African UN Peacekeepers Upon Return” by Sabrina Karim, Maggie Dwyer, T. Debey Sayndee, Clair MacDougall, Sky Kunkel, Addison Barton, and Mike Kriner – POLICY BRIEF NO. 02, OCTOBER 2024, Gender and Security Sector Lab.Full Brief
Executive Summary
Video Presentation
October 2024
The Future of Peacekeeping Needs Everyone. A Path Forward for Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peace Operations” Sabrina Karim, Sarah Rowse, Inka Lilja, Zinab Attai, Kathleen Fallon – POLICY BRIEF NO. 03, APRIL 2025, Gender and Security Sector Lab.
Cornell University – GSS Lab and DCAF. A meta-analysis of 20 MOWIP assessments, examining key barriers to women’s participation in UN peace operations, with recommendations for T/PCCs and the UN.
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Executive Summary
April 2025
Training on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse for Uniformed Peacekeepers: Effectiveness and Limitations”,  by Phoebe Donnelly, Sabrina Karim, DeAnne Roark, and Muhibbur Rahman, with additional support from Sky Kunkel and Emily Jackson – POLICY BRIEF NO. 04, July 2025.
This paper presents the first quantitative analysis of SEA training effectiveness, based on survey data from over 4,000 uniformed personnel across ten countries.
Full BriefJuly 2025