War and Peace: Preventing and Ending Conflicts: Chapter 5
UN Task Force Report Briefing
Date
Monday, July 25, 2005
10:00 AM–Noon
Location
U.S. Institute of Peace
1200 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Directions
Following up the recently released report of the Task Force on the United Nations, Wallop, Schwartz and Nash will discuss the UN's performance with preventing and ending conflicts and building stable societies. Some of the key findings and recommendations include:
- While the Task Force does not endorse a standing UN military force, member-states must increase substantially the availability of capable, designated forces, properly trained and equipped, for rapid deployment to peace operations on a voluntary basis;
- The United States should support the creation of a Peacebuilding Commission, a Peacebuilding Support Office, and a voluntary peacebuilding support fund;
- Implementing quickly a UN policy of zero tolerance of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.
Speakers
- Malcolm Wallop
Asian Studies Center; Member, Task Force on the United Nations
- Eric Schwartz
Council on Foreign Relations; Lead Expert, Task Force on the United Nations
- William Nash
Council on Foreign Relations; Expert, Task Force on the United Nations
- Gary Matthews, U.S. Institute of Peace, Moderator
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