MONUSCO’s mandate renewal is an opportunity for the UNSC to prove its relevance as a protection actor in the DRC.
Tag: protection of civilians
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There are a number of reasons why it is difficult for peacekeepers to protect civilians from sexual and gender-based violence, particularly those forms that fall outside of conflict-related sexual violence.
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Without a corresponding political process, UN protection activities are an ineffective bandaid in situations of widespread violence.
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Protection threats are expanding and aggravating in the time of the pandemic.
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Questions of whether or how much any new UN special political mission in Sudan should be involved with tasks associated with “protection of civilians” has been a particularly controversial point, as there appear to be differing views within the Secretariat and the Security Council over the need, wisdom, and practicality of providing the new mission with protection-related tasks.
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There are a multitude of descriptions of what POC means, with different actors having diverging perspectives.
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Reaching consensus on the different circumstances, limits, and expectations of peacekeepers when it comes to intervening to protect civilians has been challenging.
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The lack of monitoring and evaluation is a problem for all of a peacekeeping mission’s activities, but it’s a particular gap for POC.
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There is broad consensus that POC requires not only a militarized response, but also resolution of the armed conflicts that provide the context for attacks on civilians.
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There are certain steps that can be taken to improve contact skill training and address the gaps in knowledge and practice.
