UN peacekeeping missions in danger (Darfur, Sudan, Eritrea, Chad, etc)

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Source: AFP

WASHINGTON - UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Marie Guehenno warned on Thursday that the global body's peacekeeping missions were endangered by a lack of political and operational support, especially in Darfur.

Mr Guehenno, who is stepping down soon after eight years as UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping, warned that his successor faces serious challenges and that just one failure among the 20 UN peace missions could wreck global support for all of them.

Although the UN operations have regained credibility after the devastating 1990s failure in former Yugoslavia, 'This is a time to have quite serious concerns,' Mr Guehenno said.

'One big failure would be enough to destroy that credibility. ... If it breaks it will take years to rebuild.'

Speaking at Washington's Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Mr Guehenno singled out eight missions facing major challenges: Darfur, Sudan's south, Eritrea and Chad in eastern Africa, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Kosovo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

All were endangered by the flagging world support to supply funds and troops to the 100,000-strong global UN peacekeeping force.




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[ConcernedCanuk]

1. United Nations has been emasculated by the United States

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No sanctions on the US for it's illegal invasion, occupation and genocide in Iraq.

United Nations got no cojones.

USA rules the world

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