Meeting Notes - November 14, 2002

Security and Development in Sierra Leone

A report from a workshop held in New York on June 10-11, 2002.

Policy Papers - July 14, 2002

SHIRBRIG Deployment in UNMEE: Lessons Learned

The seminar examined the lessons learned from the formation's deployment to Ethiopia and Eritrea in autumn 2000 as a framework for the UN mission headquarters, UNMEE, and as the core of the military mission. The seminar also broadened the deliberations to examine the concept of SHIRBRIG, as well as the concept of rapid deployment itself.

The IPI expert seminar brought together more than 100 representatives from member nations, United Nations Headquarters, in particular from DPKO, non-government organizations, and serving and past members of SHIRBRIG itself.

Books - June 15, 2002

Building Peace in West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau

This study tackles contemporary issues that are of utmost significance to building peace in West Africa. 

Meeting Notes - June 13, 2002

Democracy and Land Reform in Zimbabwe

A report on the February 25, 2002, IPA [now IPI] meeting in New York.

Policy Papers - May 14, 2002

The Role of Civil Society in National Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Liberia

A case study report from IPI's Civil Society Project recounting the efforts of civil society actors including human rights groups, media, and women's, religious, and student groups to foster peace, reconciliation, and democracy in Liberia.

Meeting Notes - March 13, 2002

Toward a Pax West Africana: Building Peace in a Troubled Sub-region

A report on the IPA-ECOWAS September 27-29, 2001, Abuja Seminar exploring the development of ECOWAS's regional mechanism for security and development in West Africa.