The recommendations of the Secretary-General in his various reports on this...

The recommendations of the Secretary-General in his various reports on this issue have focused on the need to reactivate and improve the capacities of United Nations peacekeeping operations with regard to the protection of civilians. However, realities on the ground and practical experience in many countries have clearly confirmed that, in the absence of any peace to be kept, peacekeeping missions will not achieve the desired goal, regardless of the level of their capacity to protect.