United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Challenges and Opportunities

Over the years, UN peacekeeping has evolved to meet the demands of different conflicts and a changing political landscape. Increasing resort to the UN for the settlement of disputes has made the peacekeeping operations becoming more and more demanding and complex, With the increased commitments, the challenges to peacekeeping are also on the rise. The new complex and multidimensional missions, massive deployments of military personal, threats to the safety and security of civilians, charges of sexual abuse by the peacekeepers, financial and resource constraints and the increasing interference of regional organizations are some of the emerging challenges for the UN vis-a-vis its peacekeeping operations. However, UN has proven itself remarkably adaptable to new challenging environment and changing geopolitical realities, Through various reform measures, it has been striving to overcome these challenges, With its ability to adapt the challenges and opening up new opportunities, UN will remain the preferred destination for initiating collective security actions for international peace and stability,