The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South Sudan
South Sudan became an independent state in 2011 after a long civil war against Sudan. In the same year, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was established to consolidate peace, security, and development. In 2013, a bloody civil war that erupted and remains today has changed the count...
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Graduate Programme in International Strategic Studies (PPGEEI)
2019-07-01
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| description | South Sudan became an independent state in 2011 after a long civil war against Sudan. In the same year, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was established to consolidate peace, security, and development. In 2013, a bloody civil war that erupted and remains today has changed the country and also the character of the United Nations (UN) mission, which became more robust and had to shelter about 200,000 people in the protection of civilian (PoC) sites. In this complex and violent environment, the United Nations Police (UNPOL), an important component within UNMISS, face a substantial challenge in order to protect civilians in the country. Thus, this paper examines the performance of UNPOL as the law enforcement mechanism within PoC sites and how their employment has contributed to the protection of civilians in South Sudan. The research methods chosen for this study were both the qualitative and the quantitative approaches. Hence, after bibliographic research, an interview with a former Brazilian UNPOL officer, and the analysis of the crime rates within PoC sites, it was possible to verify that UNPOL play an essential role within UNMISS, ensuring a safe environment for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are under the direct protection of the UN. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a681e9597d0c42b5a91d3730428650b62022-12-22T03:48:46ZengGraduate Programme in International Strategic Studies (PPGEEI)Revista Conjuntura Austral2178-88392019-07-011050849710.22456/2178-8839.9333240814The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South SudanJosias Marcos de Resende Silva0American Military UniversitySouth Sudan became an independent state in 2011 after a long civil war against Sudan. In the same year, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was established to consolidate peace, security, and development. In 2013, a bloody civil war that erupted and remains today has changed the country and also the character of the United Nations (UN) mission, which became more robust and had to shelter about 200,000 people in the protection of civilian (PoC) sites. In this complex and violent environment, the United Nations Police (UNPOL), an important component within UNMISS, face a substantial challenge in order to protect civilians in the country. Thus, this paper examines the performance of UNPOL as the law enforcement mechanism within PoC sites and how their employment has contributed to the protection of civilians in South Sudan. The research methods chosen for this study were both the qualitative and the quantitative approaches. Hence, after bibliographic research, an interview with a former Brazilian UNPOL officer, and the analysis of the crime rates within PoC sites, it was possible to verify that UNPOL play an essential role within UNMISS, ensuring a safe environment for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are under the direct protection of the UN.https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/93332united nations policeunited nations mission in south sudansouth sudan. polícia das nações unidasmissão das nações unidas no sudão do sulsudão do sul |
| spellingShingle | Josias Marcos de Resende Silva The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South Sudan Revista Conjuntura Austral united nations police united nations mission in south sudan south sudan. polícia das nações unidas missão das nações unidas no sudão do sul sudão do sul |
| title | The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South Sudan |
| title_full | The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South Sudan |
| title_fullStr | The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South Sudan |
| title_short | The contribution of the United Nations police to the protection of civilians in South Sudan |
| title_sort | contribution of the united nations police to the protection of civilians in south sudan |
| topic | united nations police united nations mission in south sudan south sudan. polícia das nações unidas missão das nações unidas no sudão do sul sudão do sul |
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