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In an interview, George E. Moose, adjunct professor in International Practice at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washing University, talked about the United Nation's (UN) role in the post-conflict state. Moose said that a new management structure was needed within the UN system, with a mandate to draw upon and coordinate the activities of various elements and agencies. It begs the question of what kinds of inputs are needed for a credible and viable peacebuilding operation. He added that monitoring human rights is another area where experience over time has taught them to do things that were not originally envisaged in traditional peacekeeping operations. An essential problem of any peacekeeping operation is how to protect people's rights in this transition period, because if you cannot do that, then you have not dealt with what is often the principal grievance that led to conflict in the first place.
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Building Peace
The United Nations' Role In The Post-Conflict State
The new Peacebuilding Commission created within the United Nations states as its main objective: "to reinforce the UN's conflict resolution function, with a strong post-conflict feature to help prevent countries or regions from relapsing into war." Do you believe that there was a legitimate need for the creation of a new administrative body for building peace, and if so, why?I have come to the conclusion that a new management structure was needed within the UN system, with a mandate to draw upon and coordinate the activities of various elements and agencies. It begs the question of what kinds of inputs are needed for a credible and viable peacebuilding operation. The fact is that, depending on the situation, countries emerging from conflict need a range of services, ...See the full content of this document
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