Conflict Prevention
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An examination of the ideas behind chapter VI of the Charter, the pacific settlement of disputes, with particular reference to the crucial role of the Secretary-General as well as of the more recent emphasis on proactive measures that go beyond the eye of the storm to consider broad societal processes as well.  This volume’s analysis would include the host of initiatives and innovations to prevent the outbreak of violence or mitigate its impact on the functioning of states and communities:

  • The continually evolving role of the Secretary-General, especially good offices and including the use of special representatives.
  • The changing use of Chapter VI for the pacific settlement of disputes.
  • Preventive diplomacy and the “culture of prevention.”
  • Peace-building and development as brakes on conflict and prevention facilitators.
  • The role of post-conflict peace-building, including demobilization and reintegration (not just factions but entire social groups).
  • Advocacy for disarmament and development measures and actual reductions in expenditures in the 1990s.
  • The efforts to circumscribe the use of child soldiers.
  • The role of globalization in helping or hindering preventive actions.





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