Abstract
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization created from the express consent of states and established upon a multilateral international treaty between those states in order to perform the functions of promoting international peace and security, aid in the development of international relations, promote human rights, and aid in “harmonizing actions” between nations. The most ardent of these functions falls to the UN Security Council due to its responsibility for maintaining peace and security. UN peacekeeping missions were originally an alternative to collective security but they have evolved into Peace Support Operations (PSO) and are deployed with a strategy and mission in mind that will coordinate the multitude of organizations joining in to support the society undergoing a complex emergency. Evaluations of PSOs is imperative in order to effectively provide policy makers with the knowledge necessary to improve strategy and resource allocation for future PSOs.
Keywords
conflict management and resolution, Haiti, peacekeeping, peace support operations (PSO), United Nations (UN), UN peacekeeping missions, United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
Publication Date
5-2015
DOI
10.46743/1082-7307/2015.1273
Recommended Citation
Towle, Noreen
(2015)
"Evaluating Peace Support Operations to Enhance International Policy,"
Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 22:
No.
1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2015.1273
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol22/iss1/4
