Civilian Capacity in the Aftermath of Conflict: Independent Report of the Senior Advisory Group

In March 2010 the Secretary-General appointed a Senior Advisory Group to review the civilian capacities provided by the international community in the immediate aftermath of conflict. Bruce Jones, CIC Director, served as a member as well as former CIC Associate Director, Rahul Chandran, who was the Team Leader of the Review. Jean Marie Guéhenno served as chairperson of the distinguished group. The review analyzed how the United Nations and the international community can help to broaden and deepen the pool of civilian experts to support the immediate capacity development needs of countries emerging from conflict, and made concrete recommendations for improvement. The final report proposes a framework called OPEN designed to:

• Enable national Ownership
• Work in global Partnership
• Deliver with Expertise
• Be more Nimble in the face of turbulent transitions

The final report of the Review was launched by the UN Secretary-General on on 7 March. Under-Secretary-General Susana Malcorra was designated by the Secretary General to facilitate informed decision-making and coordinated action in follow-up to the report.

Full Report and Key Recommendations

To read more about the Civilian Capacity Review click here.

Inter-regional Dialogue on Organized Crime and State Capture

The Center on International Cooperation organized an inter-regional dialogue to assess the links between organized crime and political/state actors. This seminar brought together investigative journalists, politicians, researchers and analysts from West and Southern Africa and Latin America to foster a dialogue between regions struggling to cope with and respond to the growing phenomenon of transnational organized crime and the impact it is having on peacebuilding and statebuilding.

The summary report of the event is available here.

The event took place February 9-11 in Lima, Peru.

Video footage of the seminar is linked below.

Thematic Discussion One | Framing the Issues: Organized Crime and State Capture or the Capture of Organized Crime by the State?

Thematic discussion Two | Understanding the Issues: The Devil Remains in the Detail

Thematic discussion Three | Building Resilience from Within

Thematic discussion four | Building Resilience from Without: A Case of Wishful Thinking?