Developmental peace missions: synergising peacekeeping and peacebuilding in transition periods

Abstract

Over the years, the functional gap between peacekeeping and peacebuilding (or 'post-conflict' reconstruction) has received a lot of attention because it remains a weakness in the policy framework of the United Nation (UN) conflict resolution repertoire, particularly in peace missions. This paper suggests that, in order to ensure that local populations are offered concrete evidence of progress; civilian peacebuilding should be more closely integrated with the military peacekeeping function, to assess and execute operations that aim to fill the gap between violent conflict and lasting peace