7 ) Peacekeepers should work in partnership with civil society to bridge the gap between missions and local communities .
8 ) Missions should encourage constructive engagement between government and civil society actors both at the national and local levels .
9 ) The United Nations needs to engage communities more constructively .
10 ) Missions need to develop suitable tools based on more rigorous contextual analysis to identify and map civil society actors .
Event Description .
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“ Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Africa ,” by Marisha Ramdeen , in the periodical Conflict Trends , Issue 2 , 2017 , published by the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes ( ACCORD ), 21 July 2017 .
“ Address by H . E . Mr . Miroslav Lavcak , President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly , to Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations ( C34 ),” 12 February 2018 .
“ Mali Case Study ,” January 2015 , found in the “ Mali Community of Practice ” on the SOLLIMS Africa Portal .
“ Made in Havana : How Colombia and the FARC Decided to End the War ,” by Renata Segura and Delphine Mechoulan , International Peace Institute , 27 February 2017 .
� “ Designing Peace : the Colombian Peace Process ,” by Dag Nylander , Rita Sandberg , and Idun Tvedt , Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (“ NOREF ”), 16 February 2018 .
� “ Understanding and Improving Engagement with Civil Society in UN Peacekeeping : from Policy to Practice ,” by the UN DPKO-DFS / DPET / PBPS Civil Affairs Team : Aditi N . Hate , Lisa Moore , and Dirk Druet , May 2017 .
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F . Effective UN Peacekeeping Transitions : Liberia Peacebuilding Plan
( Lesson # 2640 )
Observation .
Formulating an inclusive Peacebuilding Plan is an effective way to transition out of a United Nations Peacekeeping mission without losing gains in peace and stability . This was evident in Liberia when the United Nations Mission in Liberia ( UNMIL ) successfully drew down in March 2018 after 15 years in the nation following a brutal civil war . Though Liberia still
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