In MUN, we often call for the authorization of movilizing peacekeepers to conflict zones. UN peacekeepers have been expected to be at conflict-zones helping civilians and getting rid of conflicts with their wave of their wands. However, the reality of even mobilizng peacekeepers is difficult and causes speculation and disputes throughout the years. In the past, conflict zones were more simple as countries declare wars prior to WWII. However, no country has ever declared war since WWII, making conflict zones harder to identify. The authorization of UN peacekeepers are reviewed thoroughly, and because of previous misconducts of the UN peacekeepers, it is harder to get access.
Recently, scandals of the abuse and corrupt conducts of peacekeeping missions — especially in Cambodia, Mozambique, Bosnia, and Kosovo — has raised speculations on the power given to UN peacekeepers. These acts have jeopardised the credibilities of the peacekeeping missions, seeing that their mission was to do good, instead of harm in conflict or post-conflict zones. Most recently, the Central African Republic peacekeepers have been found to be guilty of committing sexual abuses amongst women and minors. With their committed crimes, it leaves host countries doubting whether they should consent to allowing peacekeepers within their own country. This leaves more and more countries in speculation of whether to allow peacekeepers.
Moreover, peacekeeping has been harder to be effective due to the countries providing little support to support the peacekeepers. In July 1995, during the end of Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war, Bosnian Serb forces invaded the eastern Srebrenica enclave and executed 8,000 Muslim males. Previously, the UN declared the area as a “safe zone”, to be free from any attack or any other hostile act.” As the attacks happened, the Bosnian Muslim fighters requested the UN for their surrendered weapons (one of the requirements when creating the “safe area”) to be returned. Despite the Serb forces continuously shelling Srebrenica, their request was refused, leaving them armless. The Dutch peacekeepers were only authorized to observe the situation, and did nothing when the massacres occurred.
The Rwanda genocide was another example of how the UN were unable to provide help to the conflict-zones. Resulting in highest massacre in such a short amount of time. The previous failures cause countries to doubt the skill of UN peacekeeping. Which is why it is not always easy to just authorizing the UN peacekeepers in action. Furthermore, the veto power of the P5 nations may also interfere in the non-P5 nation's wishes. With these in mind, it is not always easy to ask the United Nations for peacekeepers and fully expect them to solve the issues overnight.
Recently, scandals of the abuse and corrupt conducts of peacekeeping missions — especially in Cambodia, Mozambique, Bosnia, and Kosovo — has raised speculations on the power given to UN peacekeepers. These acts have jeopardised the credibilities of the peacekeeping missions, seeing that their mission was to do good, instead of harm in conflict or post-conflict zones. Most recently, the Central African Republic peacekeepers have been found to be guilty of committing sexual abuses amongst women and minors. With their committed crimes, it leaves host countries doubting whether they should consent to allowing peacekeepers within their own country. This leaves more and more countries in speculation of whether to allow peacekeepers.
Moreover, peacekeeping has been harder to be effective due to the countries providing little support to support the peacekeepers. In July 1995, during the end of Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war, Bosnian Serb forces invaded the eastern Srebrenica enclave and executed 8,000 Muslim males. Previously, the UN declared the area as a “safe zone”, to be free from any attack or any other hostile act.” As the attacks happened, the Bosnian Muslim fighters requested the UN for their surrendered weapons (one of the requirements when creating the “safe area”) to be returned. Despite the Serb forces continuously shelling Srebrenica, their request was refused, leaving them armless. The Dutch peacekeepers were only authorized to observe the situation, and did nothing when the massacres occurred.
The Rwanda genocide was another example of how the UN were unable to provide help to the conflict-zones. Resulting in highest massacre in such a short amount of time. The previous failures cause countries to doubt the skill of UN peacekeeping. Which is why it is not always easy to just authorizing the UN peacekeepers in action. Furthermore, the veto power of the P5 nations may also interfere in the non-P5 nation's wishes. With these in mind, it is not always easy to ask the United Nations for peacekeepers and fully expect them to solve the issues overnight.
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