Event

What is the impact of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan?

On the occasion of the International Day of Peacekeeping, NUPI has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar with a focus on the effectiveness of the UN missions in Mali and South Sudan.

28 May 2019

09:30 Europe/Oslo

Language: English

NUPI

Seminar

Themes

Peacekeeping is one of the most prominent tools available to the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security. The former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, referred to peacekeeping as the flagship enterprise of the UN.However, a mixed record of successes and failures, an unprecedented high number of fatalities, and new threats like violent extremism have raised questions as to whether UN peacekeeping is still fit for purpose. The UN and other international organizations conducting peace operations, including the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), are therefore under increasing pressure to justify the effectiveness and impact of their engagement.At this seminar, we will turn our attention to the effectiveness of the UN missions in Mali (MINUSMA) and South Sudan (UNMISS). Researchers from the Effectiveness of Peace Operations (EPON) research network will present findings from their research into these two operations. Each presentation will be followed by a panel, consisting of a representative from the UN missions as well as a representative from a local civil society organisations from the country.

PROGRAM:

09:30	Welcome and briefing on EPON, Cedric de Coning, NUPI
09:45	An Assessment of the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Adam Day, UN University
10:00	Panel on South Sudan
	Brig.Gen. Wang Chuanjin, Commander, Sector West, UNMISS
	Zacharia Diing Akol, The Sudd Institute
	Adam Day, UN University
	Moderator: Kari Osland, NUPI
10:45	Coffee break
11:00	An Assessment of the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Jair van der Lijn, SIPRI
11:15	Panel on Mali
	Natasja Rupesinghe, Research Fellow, NUPI
	Jair van der Lijn, SIPRI
	Sharon Wiharta, Peace Operations Specialist, Challenges Forum
	Moderator: Kari Osland, NUPI

The Executive Summary of the EPON report on the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is available here:

Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

The EPON report on the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is available here:

Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

NUPI has received funding from the Norwegian Research Council and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support EPON and its research, including via the UN Peace Operations project (UNPOP) and the Training for Peace (TfP) programme.The seminar will be live streamed on NUPI's YouTube channel: