The quest for a more robust approach to ensuring successful UN peacekeeping operations has claimed its first scalp in South Sudan. The sacking of the force commander there comes barely two months after London hosted a summit of the world’s defence ministers on the challenges of UN peacekeeping After a highly critical investigation of the conduct of UN soldiers and police into the fighting in Juba, South Sudan, in July 2016, Kenya’s Lieutenant General Johnson Ondieki, who had served as Force Commander for less than six months, was sacked.At first glance, this appears to be a positive reinforcement of the …read more
Source: Royal United Services Institute