Committee 1 405807
Peacekeeping Conduct and Discipline
Japan
Position Paper
Part 1 The peacekeeping system has been used by the United Nations since 1948 to prevent conflict from breaking out between Israel and Arab neighbors. Peacekeepers were used to monitor the Armistice Agreement and prevent disagreements. Since 1948, the United Nations has deployed troops to 69 peacekeeping operations across the world. The UN operation in Congo was the first large mission for peacekeepers. The UN realized how difficult it was to protect the safety of civilians while maintaining peace at the same time. This issue has followed peacekeepers on all of their missions and is still prevalent in current operations. Many peacekeepers have the double …show more content…
Peacekeepers in the Dominican Republic of Congo have been notorious for sexual misconduct since 2005 and the most recent case was on September 25, 2015. Other reported cases of abuse by peacekeepers during the 21st century were from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, East Timor, and Mozambique. Some countries are heavily involved in UN peacekeeping while others are not involved at all. Bangladesh is the largest contributor of peacekeeping troops, so they have a major effect on their behavior. They have contributed 9,432 peacekeepers for 2015 up until now. However, countries that don’t contribute to peacekeeping operations often, such as Myanmar, Qatar, and Iran, aren’t affected much by peacekeeping misconduct. The international community is attempting to solve this issue and it is concerned for the safety of citizens.
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Another five SDF personnel were deployed to Mozambique in December of 1992. The SDF has worked with the UN to deploy troops out to certain missions.
A solution to the stop sexual abuse of citizens by peacekeepers is to put more women into peacekeeping forces. This will balance out the genders involved in peacekeeping and possibly reduce the amount of sexual exploitation. However, this would not work in areas where women do not have the same rights as men because they won’t be perceived as higher authority. This solution would give women more rights and work towards gender equality. Another solution is to create a more efficient and effective training system to eliminate anyone who isn’t qualified to have peacekeeping position. There would have to be a more strict code of conduct for troops to follow to prevent any misconduct. A violation of this code of conduct would result in suspension from that specific mission and that individual would be investigated by trusted UN
Peacekeeping Conduct and Discipline
Japan
Position Paper
Part 1 The peacekeeping system has been used by the United Nations since 1948 to prevent conflict from breaking out between Israel and Arab neighbors. Peacekeepers were used to monitor the Armistice Agreement and prevent disagreements. Since 1948, the United Nations has deployed troops to 69 peacekeeping operations across the world. The UN operation in Congo was the first large mission for peacekeepers. The UN realized how difficult it was to protect the safety of civilians while maintaining peace at the same time. This issue has followed peacekeepers on all of their missions and is still prevalent in current operations. Many peacekeepers have the double …show more content…
Peacekeepers in the Dominican Republic of Congo have been notorious for sexual misconduct since 2005 and the most recent case was on September 25, 2015. Other reported cases of abuse by peacekeepers during the 21st century were from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, East Timor, and Mozambique. Some countries are heavily involved in UN peacekeeping while others are not involved at all. Bangladesh is the largest contributor of peacekeeping troops, so they have a major effect on their behavior. They have contributed 9,432 peacekeepers for 2015 up until now. However, countries that don’t contribute to peacekeeping operations often, such as Myanmar, Qatar, and Iran, aren’t affected much by peacekeeping misconduct. The international community is attempting to solve this issue and it is concerned for the safety of citizens.
Part …show more content…
Another five SDF personnel were deployed to Mozambique in December of 1992. The SDF has worked with the UN to deploy troops out to certain missions.
A solution to the stop sexual abuse of citizens by peacekeepers is to put more women into peacekeeping forces. This will balance out the genders involved in peacekeeping and possibly reduce the amount of sexual exploitation. However, this would not work in areas where women do not have the same rights as men because they won’t be perceived as higher authority. This solution would give women more rights and work towards gender equality. Another solution is to create a more efficient and effective training system to eliminate anyone who isn’t qualified to have peacekeeping position. There would have to be a more strict code of conduct for troops to follow to prevent any misconduct. A violation of this code of conduct would result in suspension from that specific mission and that individual would be investigated by trusted UN