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Handover from International to Local Actors in Peace Missions
Lessons from Burundi, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste
NUPI Report | Oslo, NUPI | 52 pages
This report focuses on the handover process from international to local actors at the end of peace missions in Burundi, Sierra Leone and East Timor. The emphasis is on the security dimension of the withdrawal phase. The empirical findings indicate several lessons relevant for peace operations in general and allow cross-fertilization between the various international organizations involved in peace missions.
A Publication in the NUPI Series on Security in Practice. Security in Practice no 5 - 2010.
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This report focuses on the handover process from international to local actors at the end of peace missions. Three case studies from past UN peace operations are used to extract concrete lessons: the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB: 2004–2006), the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL: 1999–2005) and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET: 2002–2005). The emphasis is on the security dimension of the withdrawal phase. Various factors in the handover process in the three missions are identified.
The report compares the experiences of the three missions, and analyses how these cases dealt with recurrent operational dilemmas involved in a handover. Taking account of country developments after the missions and the current situation, an assessment is made of the importance of these factors to a successful handover. The resultant empirical findings indicate several lessons relevant for peace operations in general and allow cross fertilization between the various international organizations involved in peace missions.
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