Peacekeeping

"Paul Collier's new rules for rebuilding a broken nation"



Found some useful information for INT History (Peacekeeping) and suggestions on post-conflict recovery.

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Key points:
- Security Council needs to focus on long term measures
- Economic reform is essential
- Need to collaborate with other organizations to achieve recovery and peacekeeping (Interdependence)
- Peace building Commission (PBC) [Also mentioned in page 6 of 'Collective Security' notes]
=> come up with standard set of norms and build mutual commitments between parties

* Jobs, Basic Services (Health), 'Clean' Government

[Generate Jobs]
=> Regain competitiveness in international trade
=> Reconstruction of infrastructure destroyed by conflict

[Basic Services]
=> Is it enough to just fund the NGOs? (Limitations of NGOs)
=> NGOs need to be more accountable
=> Over-reliance on foreign aid

['Clean' Government]
=> Corrupt government may hinder recovery
=> Scrutiny and transparency needed in handling of money

[Goal]
Economic recovery (increase in employment rate) -> security + reconstruction of infrastructure
Politics of plunder -> politics of hope