2747: The Importance of Peacekeeping: Lessons from South Sudan

For over 70 years, peacekeepers have been protecting the lives of hundreds of millions of vulnerable people and creating conditions for lasting peace. Peacekeepers actively prevent conflict, establish relations for de-escalation of tension and strengthen security and institutions. In South Sudan, peacekeepers are tasked with the mandate of protecting civilians, creating conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, supporting the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement, and monitoring, investigating, and reporting on violations of humanitarian and human rights law. Peter Okello shines the spotlight on the work of peacekeepers in South Sudan with at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. What are the lessons from South Sudan's peacekeeping efforts? He speaks to Captain Marie-Eve Coleman, Aviation Section, Peter Bateman, Public Information Officer, and Taban Geoffrey Alfred Koma, Public Information Assistant.