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THE PECULIARITIES OF PEACEKEEPING: A HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS JOSIAH SSEMPA
Abstract Peacekeeping is a staple in the global community today. It is relied on as a consistent avenue for countries to pursue resolution in intrastate and interstate conflict areas. This study explores the role of peacekeeping and then seeks to shed light on these research questions: firstly, what are some of the factors that result in failures on United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations (UNPKO)? And secondly, what is the nature of the United Nation’s problem with sexual exploitation? The paper finds that disinterest from the United Nations Security Council, the situational difficulty of the conflict, and or-
ganizational dysfunction in the UN Secretariat are key factors that greatly harmed the UN’s peacekeeping operation in Rwanda. The paper then turns to an analysis of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers and finds the Zeid Report instrumental in catalyzing important reform for this issue.
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PATRICK HENRY COLLEGE
