Africa: Explainer - UN Peace Operations Work to Create, Preserve Peace

Africa: Explainer - UN Peace Operations Work to Create, Preserve Peace

Supporting the first democratic elections after brutal civil wars in Mozambique and Cambodia. Disarming thousands of child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Helping to secure Namibia's independence from South Africa. These are some of the contributions of UN operations around the world to help countries transition from conflict to lasting peace.

Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace

Supporting the first democratic elections after brutal civil wars in Mozambique and Cambodia. Disarming thousands of child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Helping to secure Namibia’s independence from South Africa. These are some of the contributions of UN operations around the world to help countries transition from conflict to lasting peace.

Five Themes from the Secretary-General’s Review of UN Peace Operations

On August 20th, the UN finally released the long-anticipated review of the secretary-general on the future of all forms of UN peace operations. For months, policymakers and others in the peace operations community have waited for the report, which was originally anticipated at the beginning of the year but experienced numerous delays due to interdepartmental hurdles and an extended period of review by the secretary-general. The report was produc…