Annex A. Additional Peacekeeping Lessons Meriting Attention
How Small Efforts by Peacekeepers Can Make a Big Difference for the Local
Community
Author: CPT Andrew J. Madden (Drew)
“Small efforts that peacekeepers may take on a mission with regard to local people
may seem small or completely irrelevant, but these personal gestures may improve
conditions for local people and positively influence interactions and views between locals
and the peacekeepers.” Read more…
Trends in UN Peacekeeping: Increasing Numbers of Peacekeepers from
Neighboring Countries
Author: Katrina Gehman
“Increasingly over the last decade, United Nations peacekeepers have been deployed
to host nations that are more proximate geographically. This has several potential
political implications for future policy and decision-makers at the UN …” Read more…
Ensure Deployment of Women Police Officers in UN Peace Operations to Combat
Gender-Based Violence, Including Female Gender Mutilation
Author: Katrina Gehman
“Female Genital Mutilation is a human rights violation that continues to affect millions
of women and girls around the world, posing severe short and long term consequences
to health, life, and emotional wellbeing. During protracted conflict, the risk of gender-
based violence, including FGM, increases. As such, UN peacekeepers deployed on
missions in post-conflict settings must be aware …” Read more…
UNAMID Initiatives Contribute to Decreasing Child Soldier Recruitment in Darfur
Author: Katrina Gehman
“As conflict has continued in the Darfur region of Sudan, many children have been
recruited to be used as child soldiers. A March 2017 report from the UN Secretary-
General on children and armed conflict in the Sudan … demonstrates how initiatives
from the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) have decreased child soldier
recruitment in Darfur.” Read more…
Leadership Challenges with Multi-Continental Troops – UNIFIL Case
Author: David Mosinski
“Leadership on UN peacekeeping missions – with troops from many different nations
and cultures – presents an array of challenges for commanders, as experienced by an
officer assigned to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). His advice for
becoming an inter-culturally effective leader: integrate differences, bridge differences,
and tolerate differences.” Read more…
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