The departure of such a robust operation still leaves a gap that is difficult to fill for the remaining security actors.
Tag: peacekeeping
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China’s level of commitment to UNMISS objectives—and thus the general principles it would be expected to uphold in a DPKO leadership role—has been called into question.
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Slow progress in the peace process has not helped to decrease the appeal of jihadist groups, which have in the past served as a sort of military insurance policy against government forces, and have also provided lucrative illegal trafficking opportunities.
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For a policy tool that has been used since the 1940s, it is perhaps surprising that there is still no agreed list of tasks or set of criteria by which to measure the performance of UN peacekeepers.
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In short, the new occupant of the UN’s top floor requires more than anything else an overarching vision about institutional reform rather than waste the opportunity by choosing low-hanging fruit or merely reacting to member state initiatives.
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Persistent capacity gaps mean that peacekeeping mandates cannot meet the high expectations placed upon them.
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Although no fixed definition of state authority has been established, the UN Peacebuilding Support Office’s Capstone doctrine of 2015 identified various measures for missions, including developing political participation, operationally supporting the immediate activities of state institutions, small-scale capacity building, and supporting constitutional and institutional restructuring.
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In a practical sense, peacekeepers have often been unable to meet the expectations raised by the protection mandate, at times owing to a lack of resources and capabilities, most notably force enablers such as helicopters and intelligence capabilities.
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With the prospects of contentious elections to be held in 2017, the UN should heed the calls of many prominent Liberian officials to remain.
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If the Burundian government calls the AU’s bluff and refuses to invite MAPROBU onto its territory, this raises an even more fundamental set of challenges for the AU.
