Resource Library
Downloadable version of all publications from the Assembly for Peace initiative, alongside selected research, commentary and analysis from UNU-CPR and other partners.
This Resource Library brings together publications produced through the Assembly for Peace initiative, together with selected reports, commentary and analysis from UNU-CPR researchers, partner organizations and other experts. Publications produced through the Assembly for Peace initiative include additional follow-on research and analysis undertaken independently by UNU-CPR following the publication of the Assembly for Peace Handbook (2024). These provide additional or updated summaries and cases of practice, as well as additional analysis of historical trends and procedural developments related to the General Assembly’s peace and security practice.
Publications from the Assembly for Peace initiative
Other research and analysis
Additional research papers, analysis and expert commentary relevant to General Assembly peace and security practice, published by UNU-CPR or on partner sites.
From peacekeepers to naval convoys: weighing the options and legal limits on more concerted General Assembly action on Gaza (opens in new tab)
Just Security, 18 September 2025
By Erica Gaston
Explores how the General Assembly might take stronger collective action in response to the situation in Gaza, examining legal bases, precedents and practical options.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías
The world needs an assembly, not a board, of peace (opens in new tab)
UNU-CPR, February 2026
By Erica Gaston and Adam Day
When the General Assembly votes for its president (opens in new tab)
NYU Center on International Cooperation
Essential Peacekeeping for a Divided World (opens in new tab)
UNU-CPR, September 2025
By Lynn Hastings and Alexander Costy
Additional resources and partners
Links to UN and non-UN resources, handbooks and materials that support learning and institutional memory on General Assembly powers and practice.
Charts and tables
Comparison tables, summary figures and the Uniting for Peace chart.
Additional learning materials * (new)
Explainers, briefings and teaching material on Assembly practice.
External Resources * (new)
Official UN documents, databases and websites worth knowing.
External partners
Research institutes and civil society organisations working on the same ground.