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China, Africa, and the UN

Mapping the evolving relationships between China, Africa, and the United Nations

This project explores the evolution of China's engagement with multilateral cooperation and the United Nations, with particular focus on debates within China surrounding multilateralism and global norms. Over the past decade, the expansion of multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operations, particularly in Africa where most UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding activity is concentrated, has stressed the ability of the international community to mobilize the necessary resources for effective response to conflict. This represents a particular challenge for China, whose contributions to UN peace operations are growing faster than those of any other developing country. Efforts to reform or reorient UN peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding efforts have suffered from a lack of coordination among member states and between member states and the UN system.

In collaboration with external partners, this project builds platforms for Chinese and Western scholars, together with those from conflict-affected regions in Africa, to share ideas and experiences; it provides opportunities for collaborative research on multilateral peace and security mechanisms. It further strengthens UN studies in China by developing new and constructive linkages between Chinese scholars and UN practitioners involved in addressing conflict, through exchanges, seminars, and workshops.

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Tatiana Carayannis
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