This paper examines the displacement issues that should be addressed as part of a peace process for Ukraine.
Publications
Ukraine Options Paper: Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees
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Middle East
Gaza ceasefire plan in balance as US says Hamas proposed ‘changes’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Hamas that it is “time for the haggling to stop”, after its leaders proposed “numerous changes” to a plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Middle East
Interview of US Sec Antony Blinken by Al Jazeera
Interview of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken by Jalal Chahda of Al Jazeera.
Middle East
Hamas seeks ‘complete halt’ to war in Gaza proposal response
Hamas says it has submitted its response to a US-backed plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, with a senior group official telling the BBC that it still requires an Israeli commitment to a permanent ceasefire.
Ukraine
Ninety states headed to Ukraine peace summit but Russia absent
Ninety states from around the globe have signed up to attend a conference aimed at finding a route to sustainable peace in Ukraine, Switzerland has said, but Russia will not be represented.
Middle East
UN Security Council backs US Gaza ceasefire resolution
The United Nations Security Council has voted to support a US resolution backing a ceasefire plan for the war in Gaza.
Announcements
French-American Roadmap
A joint roadmap between the United States and France concerning the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Middle East
Biden, Macron talk Middle East and Ukraine during ceremonial state visit
Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden in Paris on Saturday for a state visit that included talks about the Middle East, Ukraine and trade.
Middle East
The US is making its biggest push yet to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?
In Middle East capitals, at the UN, from the White House and beyond, the Biden administration is making its most concentrated diplomatic push of the war in Gaza to persuade Israeli and Hamas leaders to take a proposed deal that would bring a cease-fire and release of more hostages.