The UN is struggling to stay relevant amid increased competition from a multitude of more informal and less inclusive actors. Informal coalitions and clubs are increasingly important tools for security, trade agreements, regulation of international banking, and the handling of COVID-19. The new order is becoming particularly clear during the next UN General Assembly, when the G20 will, for the first time, arrange a foreign minister’s meeting in the ECOSOC chamber to consult and engage with UN member states.
Author: John Karlsrud
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Experience from MINUSMA has shown that UN peace operations and counterterrorism are an uneasy match.
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Although MINUSMA’s support to the G5 Sahel Force has been essential and critical, a number of challenges have prevented the force from fully benefitting from the support provided by the UN.
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The Cruz report is a welcome contribution to supporting reform, strengthening self-protection, and improving the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping. However, member states and the UN Secretariat alike should be careful that the right tools are not provided to UN peacekeeping for the wrong reasons.
