UN Panels of Experts and UN Peace Operations: Exploiting Synergies for Peacebuilding

By The Stimson Center
Updated: 10/18/2010

UN-AfricaBy Alix Boucher. The Stimson Center, 2010.

The small investigative teams appointed to monitor sanctions, analyze conflict trends, and identify governance gaps and institutional weaknesses in many conflict-affected countries present powerful complements to peacekeeping operations. Clarifying and coordinating roles, responsibilities, and strategies between these panels of experts and peacekeeping operations will produce mutual benefits and strengthen overall peace and post-conflict reconstruction processes.  [PDF]