NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC)

🌐 For nearly three decades, the Allied Democratic Forces (#ADF) have been among the most violent armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. 🆕 A new report by Ebuteli, institut congolais de recherche sur la politique, la gouvernance et la violence and Congo Research Group analyzes how the ADF have adapted to military operations conducted against them by relocating to new territories in Ituri and North Kivu. 💡 The report also highlights the limitations of the joint FARDC–UPDF operation (Shujaa) and the emergence of local dynamics of violence that continue to exacerbate the security and humanitarian crisis. Download it now (French) 📥 https://lnkd.in/esf-sf_r #NYUCIC #DRC #RDC #CongoResearchGroup

“UN80 presents an opportunity to embed these tools within the organization itself,” but “legitimacy and trust in the UN will hinge less on the novelty of the tools it adopts than on whether AI is used to make governance more inclusive, accountable, and fair.” 📝 In October, I wrote a piece arguing that #UN80 is the United Nations’ chance to “turn its AI pledge inward”—not just shape global #AI norms, but use AI to strengthen how the organization actually functions, from efficiency to mandate implementation and system-wide coherence. 📰 Recent news that Microsoft is supporting UN80 through several AI-focused initiatives is an important signal in that direction. 💡 The Secretary-General spokesperson’s briefing highlighted initiatives, including a multi-million dollar innovation fund that uses AI to accelerate outcomes as part of the UN80 initiative, and AI training for staff and mobilizing other partners, like EY. This signals:  🌟 A clear step by the UN toward placing AI at the core of how it modernizes through UN80. 🤝 Microsoft’s role not only as a technology provider, but also as a coordinating private-sector actor in UN80, formalizing engagement through a dedicated team and coalition-building with other firms. 💪 Success requires AI to improve efficiency, strengthen coherence, and support how mandates are implemented across the UN. 🚨 There is a risk, however, that without system-wide coordination, political trust, and clear safeguards on external dependencies, new AI initiatives could deepen fragmentation, heighten tensions, and complicate UN80 reform. ‼️ Making AI and private-sector support work in practice will be a real test for UN80. Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/epRjXDeQ

❓ How has the United Nations responded to the evolving dynamic of transnational #OrganizedCrime in #Haiti over the past 20 years? 🔍 A new Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime report by #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow Sophie Rutenbar examines these dynamics and how they have contributed to the country’s current breakdown. This report: 🇺🇳 Assesses the extent to which UN peace operations have addressed organized criminal actors and illicit economies. 📊 Identifies structural limitations in past approaches. 💡 Extracts lessons applicable both to Haiti and to #PeaceOperations operating in comparable contexts worldwide. 🔗 Download it now: https://lnkd.in/eqimWvmR #NYUCIC #UN #MINUSTAH #PeaceOps

📢 Our new report examines two decades of UN engagement with #organizedcrime in #Haiti, from MINUSTAH to MINUJUSTH and BINUH. It traces how organized criminal dynamics evolved alongside international interventions and identifies why many security and governance improvements proved incomplete or reversible. It also presents a toolbox for peace operations seeking to address transnational organized crime, drawing on lessons from Haiti and other contexts where trafficking and illicit economies shape conflict dynamics. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebq2bnGe

🤔 How is the international “AI race” playing out in the Global South? ✈️ Following the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, #NYUCIC’s Non-Resident Fellow Branka Panic and other Responsible AI Fellows from The Stimson Center (Cristina Martinez Pinto + Jibu Elias) reflect on the opportunities and challenges in developing and deploying #AI, specifically in the Global South, in 2026 and beyond. 💡 Ahead of the AI Impact Summit in India, they highlighted three core themes on AI’s role worldwide: Technology, Trust, and Talent. Read the full policy memo ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/euZbJihQ #NYUCIC #AI4Peace #Technology #AI2026 #ArtificialIntelligence

❓ How can the justice sector support effective AI governance on the ground, and how can we harness AI to increase equal #AccessToJustice? 🌟 On February 5, join us for two expert panels to discuss these two gaps in the discourse on #AI, governance, and #justice. Panel 1️⃣: Justice for AI will focus on the current state of AI governance and the role that justice actors can play in localizing an #inclusive and #equitable AI revolution. Panel 2️⃣: AI for Justice will focus on the current challenges and opportunities that AI presents to the justice sector. Secure your spot now! 🔽 https://lnkd.in/e7scTs_j #SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #PeopleCenteredJustice #SDGs #AI #GlobalGoals

💬 On January 27, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies’ Associate Director Margaret Williams will moderate the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event, “The UN80 Process, the Repositioning of the UN Development System and SDG17: Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement.” 🎯 This event aims to provide a shared understanding of the UN80 reform proposals and the evolving UN Development System reform agenda, thus enabling engagement with Member States, UN staff, civil society, private sector, and development partners. 🙌 Organized in partnership with the Misión Permanente de España ante Naciones Unidas, Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN | Mission permanente du Canada auprès de l’ONU, Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, and the Permanent Mission of Australia. 🗓️ Check out all the side events to learn how partnerships accelerate #SDG progress ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eueZTSTg #NYUCIC #UN80 #UNReform #Multilateralism #Partnerships4SDGs