Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping has evolved from a primarily military model of observing cease-fires and the separation of forces after inter-state wars, to incorporate a complex model of many elements - military, police and civilian - working together to assist in implementing political agreements to help lay the foundations for sustainable peace. See also sections on peacebuilding and peace processes.
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United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Principles and Guidelines
| Date added: | 05/04/2011 |
Institution: United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO)
Publication Date: 2007
Keywords: Peacekeeping; International/Multinational Organisations; Comprehensive/Integrated Approach
Read Full Text Here: http://www.peacekeepingbestpractices.unlb.org/Pbps/Library/Capstone_Doctrine_ENG.pdf
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The United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Principles and Guidelines (known as the Capstone Doctrine) represent the first attempt in over a decade to codify the major lessons learned from the past six decades of United Nations peacekeeping experience. It is intended to help practitioners better understand the basic principles and concepts underpinning the conduct of contemporary United Nations peacekeeping operations as... Read More
UN Peacekeeping and the World Bank: Perceptions of Senior Managers in the Field
| Date added: | 28/02/2011 |
Author: Madalene O’Donnell
Institution: Center on International Cooperation, New York University
Publication Date: 2005
Keywords: Peacekeeping, Multinational/International Institutions
Read Full Text Here: http://www.humansecuritygateway.info/documents/UNDPKO_UNPKandtheWorldBank.pdf
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The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) plans, directs and supports peace operations of finite duration that promote political and security conditions key to sustaining peace. The World Bank, in contrast, supports long-term economic development and poverty alleviation. The increasing complexity of UN operations and the expanded engagement of the Bank in post-conflict transitions have increased the importance... Read More
The United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) - Political and Strategic Lessons Learned
| Date added: | 27/10/2011 |
Institution: United Nations Peacekeeping Resource Hub
Publication Date: 2006
Related Themes: International/Multinational Organisations; Comprehensive/Integrated Approach
Read Full Text Here: http://www.peacekeepingbestpractices.unlb.org/PBPS/Pages/Public/Download.aspx?docid=796&cat=34&scat=0
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The paper draws practical lessons, primarily at the operational level, from the 2004 - 2006 UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB). ONUB was faced with the challenge of defining its most productive role in an environment where it was not the only (or even the primary) international military force - a situation which is becoming increasingly common with the rise of “coalitions of the willing” and regional military alliance... Read More
The Strategic Context: Peacekeeping in Crisis, 2006–08
| Date added: | 20/04/2011 |
Author: Richard Gowan
Institution: International Peacekeeping, Vol.15, No.4, August 2008, pp.453–469
Publication Date: 2008
Keywords: Peacekeeping, Comprehensive/Integrated Approach
Read Full Text Here: http://www.cic.nyu.edu/staff/docs/gowan/strategiccontext.pdf
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The article argues that though the UN needs a stronger strategic culture, its strategic circumstances militate against this. Since 2006, the UN has struggled with a series of crises that have overshadowed efforts to develop the idea of integration.
At a time of increasing rivalry among major powers, the UN may not be able to develop comprehensive strategies aimed at transforming post-conflict societies. However, it may be able to achiev... Read More
The Purposes of Peace Operations
| Date added: | 28/02/2011 |
Author: William J Durch, Madeleine L England
Institution: New York University Center on International Cooperation
Publication Date: 2009
Keywords: Peacekeeping, Stabilisation, Multinational/International Organisations
Read Full Text Here: http://www.cic.nyu.edu/peacekeeping/docs/gowan_purposesofpeace.pdf
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This Essay traces the evolution and adaptation of peace operations, beginning with to the Cold War, followed by the post-Cold War environment and more recently to a new post-9/11 era. The Essay suggests that the more expansive purpose of recent peace operations, including those of the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or those of NATO in Afghanistan, contributes to blurring the line between peacekeeping and... Read More
Supporting Peace: The End
| Date added: | 06/04/2011 |
Author: William J. Durch
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Peacekeeping
Read Full Text Here: http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/images/prism2-1/Prism_43-56_Durch.pdf
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“The operating environments of complex Peace Support Operations (PSOs) are like parties with ugly drunks in a variety of guises.” How then to develop an exit strategy from such environments? The article focuses on the factors influencing development and the implementation of exit strategies for PSOs. In developing such a strategy, the article also considers the critical question as to when and to what degree the international community - and in pa... Read More
Human Rights and Gender Components of UN and EU Peace Operations
| Date added: | 06/04/2011 |
Author: Jeannette Boehme
Institution: German Institute for Human Rights
Publication Date: 2008
Keywords: Peacekeeping; Gender; Human Rights; International/Multinational Institutions
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http://www.humansecuritygateway.info/documents/GIHR_GenderHumanRights_UN-EUPeaceOperations.pdf
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Noting the dearth of publications dealing with how human rights and gender components put their mandates into practice and the impact of their work, this Study focuses on the functioning, challenges and achievements of human rights and gender components of UN and EU peace operations in facilitating the integration of human rights and gender perspectives into activities undertaken by such operations.
Economic Impact of Peacekeeping
| Date added: | 06/04/2011 |
Authors: Michael Carnahan, William Durch, Scott Gilmore
Institution: Peace Dividend Trust, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Publication Date: 2006
Keywords: Peacekeeping; Economic Recovery
Read Full Text Here: http://www.peacedividendtrust.org/en/data/files/download/EIP_PDFs/Economic%20Impact%20-%20Final.pdf
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United Nations peacekeeping missions presently spend about $5 billion a year and are regularly criticised for a wide array of damage they are thought to do to the war-torn economies into which they deploy. They are criticised for inducing inflati... Read More
Building on Brahimi – Peacekeeping in an era of Strategic Uncertainty
| Date added: | 28/02/2011 |
Author: Bruce Jones, Richard Gowan and Jake Sherman
Institution: NYU Center for International Cooperation
Publication Date: 2009
Keywords: Peacekeeping, Multinational/International Institutions, Stabilisation
Read Full Text Here: http://www.peacekeepingbestpractices
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This Report adds to the ongoing discussions on the future of UN peacekeeping. On the one hand, an optimistic forecast of future conflict trends suggests that demand for global peacekeeping will rise, whilst, on the other hand, peacekeeping is confronting a series of set-backs coinciding with military overstretch and the financial crisis which raise the risk that UN peacekeeping may contract once again. Whilst setting ou... Read More
A New Partnership Agenda: Charting a New Horizon for UN Peacekeeping
| Date added: | 28/02/2011 |
Institution: United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Publication Date: 2009
Keywords: Peacekeeping, Multinational/International Organisations
Read Full Text Here: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/newhorizon.pdf
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Citing the unique nature of United Nations peacekeeping as a global partnership, this “non-paper” notes that the scale and complexity of peacekeeping today are straining its personnel, administrative and support machinery. New political, military and financial challenges threaten to erode the unity of vision and purpose of the global peacekeeping partnership. A renewed partnership and a shared agenda are essential to ensuring that UN peacekeeping can meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. The non-pap... Read More