UN Peacekeeping

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India has told the UN Security Council that peacekeeping currently is in a “no man's land” and called for the next generation of reforms in peacekeeping based on incentivisation, innovation and institutionalization.

UN Peacekeeping

Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a unique and dynamic instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace.
It is distinguished from peacebuilding, peacemaking, and peace enforcement although the UN does acknowledge that all activities are “mutually reinforcing” and that overlap between them is frequent in practice.
Peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes in post-conflict areas and assist ex-combatants in implementing the peace agreements they may have signed.
UN peacekeepers often referred to as Blue Berets or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets can include soldiers, police officers, and civilian personnel.

Need for reforms

UN peacekeeping is a unique innovation of multilateralism to respond to threats to international peace and security.
However, at the current stage, peacekeeping is in a “no-man’s land, between trying to keep the peace in fragile environments and trying to enforce the maintenance of peace, where there is none to keep.

Need of the hour: Institutionalization

The institutionalization of an approach where all key actors, especially Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs), are associated in a consistent and predictable manner in the decision-making matrix has been now discussed for decades.
However, in practice, there is no effective improvement of the cooperation between TCCs, the Security Council and the Secretariat.

Innovation

Innovation in capacity building of peacekeepers needs to be a priority if nations are to move away from a culture of caveats that bedevils peacekeeping into a segmented activity.
Innovative options such as the co-deployment of peacekeepers from different countries engender a genuine spirit of partnership for peace and need to be promoted.

Source: The Hindu

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