The Four Gaps: Challenges to UN Peacekeeping Operations

Søren Jessen-Petersen, the former Head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK 2004-2006), spoke in Washington, D.C. this summer on challenges faced by UN missions. Currently, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) oversees 18 peacekeeping missions, employs more than 110,000 troops, and manages a budget of $7.2 billion, up from $2.7 billion in 2001, […]

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63rd Session of the UN General Assembly – Democratization, Legal Reforms, and International Courts

In his opening remarks before the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, incoming President Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua called for democratization of the United Nations, reform of the 15-member Security Council, and adoption of an ambitious 160-item agenda. All but eleven of the items have been discussed previously. High on his list […]

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