Quiz Lesson 3: Coordination in Complex Peace Operations

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• The Special Representative and his or her staff, other envoys, diplomats and visiting delegations will provide ongoing support and mediation services to the parties to the peace process. It will be necessary to coordinate the various efforts aimed at supporting the negotiation process so that the international community is consistent in the messages communicated to the various parties.
• The deployment of a peace operation to stabilise the situation and to monitor and support the peace process. The bulk of a peace operation’s efforts and resources will be focused on ensuring a safe and secure environment.
• There has been a growing realisation that, in order to contribute to sustainable peace, peacekeeping missions need to have multidimensional mandates that incorporate political, security, socio-economic and reconciliation aspects.