The conflict has been propped up by blame games, ineffective diplomacy, recurring geopolitical tensions and proxy warfare in the Great Lakes region, and the Congolese state’s weak commitment to addressing grievances that drive armed group proliferation.
Analysis
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China will likely continue to shape peacekeeping along its preferences for a more technical and less overt political foreign policy tool.
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UN mission transitions still result in gaps in the protection of civilians experiencing violent conflict.
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The political role of the UN may not have diminished overall, but shifted.
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One of the most enduring lessons learned over the past 75 years of peacekeeping is that peace cannot be imposed.
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This spring marks 75 years since the UN first deployed a peacekeeping mission. Here are some of the challenges peacekeeping is facing, and opportunities for the future.
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The ten-year anniversary of the historic trial coincides with a process of erosion in judicial independence in the country.
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Major challenges remain in pursuing justice for peacekeepers who have been victims of attacks.
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Left unaddressed, painful legacies of past political violence will continue to infiltrate the institutions, processes, and assumptions that inform definitions of peace and approaches to sustaining peace.
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Updates to the COE manual addressing some of the particular obstacles faced by women peacekeepers are a tangible step toward meeting gender parity goals in UN peacekeeping operations.
