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Title:Evaluating UN peacekeeping missions in resolving armed conflicts: a focus on the MONUC
Author:Mollel, Andrew
Year:2010
Periodical:Journal of African and international law (ISSN 1821-620X)
Volume:3
Issue:1
Pages:49-90
Language:English
Geographic term:Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Subjects:peacekeeping operations
UN
conflict resolution
Abstract:Peacekeeping is one of the major conflict resolution methods applied in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Using MONUC (Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies en République démocratique du Congo) as a case study, the author focuses on the capacity of peacekeeping as a tool for conflict resolution, paying particular attention to the dual goal of containing violence on the one hand and furthering peacebuilding efforts on the other. The legal status of UN peacekeeping operations is briefly discussed, and the arguments for and against the appropriateness, efficacy or otherwise of peacekeeping as a conflict resolution mechanism are addressed. The author traces the history of MONUC from its development from the ONUC (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo) to the current MONUC, analysing the operation's nature, organization, role and mandates, as well as its successes and failures in resolving the Congo conflicts. He concludes with an examination of the challenges and limitations that attend peacekeeping as a method of conflict prevention and management. As a response to these challenges, regional peacekeeping operations, in this case those operating under the auspices of the African Union Peace and Security Council, are recommended. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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