What are the current challenges to successful United Nations peacekeeping?
Certain factors are critical for success of a United Nations peacekeeping operation. The international community must have correctly diagnosed the problem before prescribing peacekeeping as the treatment. A majority or all parties to the conflict have to be willing to stop fighting: there must be a peace to keep. All key parties to the conflict must consent to the UN role in helping them resolve their dispute. Members of the Security Council must agree on the operations desired outcome, and a clear and achievable mandate. Deployment must be fast. Peacekeeping must be part of an overall strategy to help resolve a conflict, which requires a myriad of political, economic, development, human rights and humanitarian efforts to be conducted in parallel. Political and economic attention must be given to the entire region concerned so that progress in achieving peace in one country is not undermined by neighbors problems. The international community must be prepared to stay the course. Real pe
