The
EU member states are in the process of drafting a common position paper on the
reform of the UN peace operations. Today there was a discussion with the peace
building NGO community, as part of the preparation of the paper.
Many
things were said, some of them a bit off-track. But it was clear that the
European NGOs operating in countries where the UN deploys a peacekeeping
mission would like to see an enhanced dialogue between them and the
peacekeepers. They all remarked that many of the soldiers coming from different
parts of the world are not trained to meaningfully engage in a partnership with
civilian voluntary organizations coming from Europe. And this is a major source
of misunderstandings and frustration.
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