UN Peacekeeping At A Precipice - Global Upfront Newspapers

Why Is It So Hard for Peace Operations to Exit Well? Lessons from UNAMID in Sudan - Peace News Network

Between 2019 and 2021, peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan closed most of their mission’s camps, handing over the sites and infrastructure built on them to local governments and partners. It was not to last. Within days of the handover ceremonies, looters ransacked most of the camps, stripping them of furniture and equipment, and torching what remained. […] The post Why Is It So Hard for Peace Operations to Exit Well? Lessons from UNAMID in Sudan appe…

UN Peacekeeping At A Precipice - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Armand Liebenberg, 1st July 2025 There are few images as iconic as that of a United Nations (UN) peacekeeper clad in a blue helmet, ushering civilians to safety or monitoring a fragile ceasefire along the line of contact. Yet, this image is rapidly becoming a relic of a bygone era. Today, the landscape of peace operations, particularly in Africa, is being fundamentally reshaped by the increased complexity of conflicts, driven by a proliferati…

Peacekeeping at a precipice - defenceWeb

There are few images as iconic as that of a United Nations (UN) peacekeeper clad in a blue helmet, ushering civilians to safety or monitoring a fragile ceasefire along the line of contact. Yet, this image is rapidly becoming a relic of a bygone era. Today, the landscape of peace operations, particularly in Africa, is being fundamentally reshaped by the increased complexity of conflicts, driven by a proliferation of non-state actors, increasingly…

UN turns 80: Why it needs to reinvigorate peacekeeping?

The current state of global conflict is not inevitable. As the UN turns 80, there is an urgent need for it to reclaim its foundational mandate, treating strategic peace engagement as central to its continued legitimacy and relevance.