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UN Peace Operations & Human Rights: A Thematic Study

Written by

Charles T. Hunt
Professor at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Senior Fellow at United Nations University - Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR)
Adam Day
UN University
Fiifi Edu-Afful
Senior Research Fellow and the Deputy Program Head of the Peace Support Operations Programme at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)
Emma Bapt
Hafsa Maalim
Abigail Gérard-Baldé
Wendy MacClinchy
Nadia Nata
Claudia Pfeifer Cruz

Ed.

Cedric H. de Coning
Research Professor
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Summary:

This study of the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) examines the contributions of the UN’s human rights work within a wide range of UN peace operations, including peacekeeping missions, special political missions (SPMs), and regional prevention offices. The core questions of this study were: (1) How does the UN’s human rights engagement contribute to the overall impact of UN peace operations, including the protection of civilians (POC)? (2) Overall, how do UN peace operations themselves contribute to human rights outcomes? and (3) What lessons can be drawn by comparing different UN peace operations in terms of building better synergies between human rights-focused activities and the other work of missions?
The goal of the report is to offer a comparative, empirically backed assessment of the ways UN peace operations efforts to advance human rights contribute to mission effectiveness and broader mission objectives.

Lead author
Prof. Charles T. Hunt – Senior Fellow, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research/ Senior Research Associate, Institute for Security Studies/Professor of Global Security, RMIT University

Co-authors
Ms Emma Bapt – United Nations University Centre for Policy Research
Dr Adam Day – United Nations University Centre for Policy Research
Dr Fiifi Edu-Afful – Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) Ms Abigail Gérard-Baldé – Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)
Ms Hafsa Maalim – Independent researcher
Ms Wendy MacClinchy – Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC)
Ms Nadia Nata – Independent researcher
Dr Claudia Pfeifer Cruz – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
  • Published year: 2024
  • Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
  • Page count: 152
  • Language: English
  • Journal: EPON Report

Themes

  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Human rights
  • United Nations

Written by

Charles T. Hunt
Professor at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Senior Fellow at United Nations University - Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR)
Adam Day
UN University
Fiifi Edu-Afful
Senior Research Fellow and the Deputy Program Head of the Peace Support Operations Programme at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)
Emma Bapt
Hafsa Maalim
Abigail Gérard-Baldé
Wendy MacClinchy
Nadia Nata
Claudia Pfeifer Cruz
Relevant innhold
Research project
Research project
Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network