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Invitation: Panel event on the UN’s use of PMSCs (5 March 2014)

Dear All, The Working Group on the use of mercenaries is pleased to invite you to a panel event on the United Nations’ use of private military and security companies (PMSCs).… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Industry Talk: The UN Talks Shop About Their Use Of PMSC’s

Industry Talk: The UN Talks Shop About Their Use Of PMSC’s inShare1 Last year in July, I wrote about this debate that the UN was having about it’s use of PMSC’s,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Privatization of peacekeeping: UN’s institutional capacity to control Private Military and Security Companies

Privatization of peacekeeping: UN’s institutional capacity to control Private Military and Security Companies Yigit, Huseyin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10945/37747 Date: 2013-09 Abstract: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) are perceived as a cost-effective… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Humanitarian action and the private sector: The UN Guiding Principles

Humanitarian action and the private sector: The UN Guiding Principles Kateri Carmola 10 December 2013 Last week in Geneva, the UN hosted its second annual forum on Business and Human Rights.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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In the Business of Peace: The Political Influence of Private Military and Security Companies on UN Peacekeeping

International Peacekeeping Volume 20, Issue 1, 2013 In the Business of Peace: The Political Influence of Private Military and Security Companies on UN Peacekeeping Åse Gilje østensen* pages 33-47 Published online:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Armies and Police Are Being Privatized Around the World and Business Is Booming

Armies and Police Are Being Privatized Around the World and Business Is Booming By Elliot Hannon An American private security guard pushes back Iraqi demonstrators in Baghdad.Photo by RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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UN rights experts call for international regulation of private military companies

Tuesday, November 05, 2013 UN rights experts call for international regulation of private military companies Elizabeth LaForgia at 8:17 AM ET [JURIST] The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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UN expert group calls for robust international regulation of private military and security companies

UN expert group calls for robust international regulation of private military and security companies NEW YORK/GENEVA (4 November 2013) – Governments worldwide must recognize the need for a legally binding international… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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UN expert group cites need for global instrument regulating private security companies

UN expert group cites need for global instrument regulating private security companies Chairman-Rapporteur of the five-member UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries Anton Katz. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine 4 November… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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UN: Private Security to Earn $244B by 2016

UN: Private Security to Earn $244B by 2016 UNITED NATIONS November 5, 2013 (AP) By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN Associated Press The private military and security business is growing by 7.4 percent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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