All peacekeeping experts say the same thing: that peacekeepers are a Band-Aid on a gaping wound, a way to buy time until a political process takes hold and alleviates the causes of the conflict.
All peacekeeping operations will have one or more advisers on children.
I think we are getting somewhere with that, but it means systematically building our objectives into all peacekeeping training".
As all peacekeeping troops enjoy absolute legal immunity, the host country cannot do anything either.Civilian police attached to such missions are a different matter.
Diplomats noted that unless the dispute is resolved, all peacekeeping operations will be threatened one by one as they come up for renewal.
Washington is one of Sarajevo's principal allies, with Americans holding key positions in all peacekeeping organizations here, so it was startling to see such a public show of displeasure from the Bosnian leader toward a U.S. official.
Mr. Goulding also led the planning for a command and control center at the United Nations headquarters in New York to keep officials linked day and night with all peacekeeping operations around the world.
One year after NATO took over all peacekeeping responsibilities (the United States still has 26,000 troops there), attacks by Taliban and Qaeda forces, including suicide bombings, are on the rise.
To ensure that all peacekeeping troops experience the rehearsal exercises in the future, General Hendrix said he has ordered all commanders to submit their training plans to his office for review.
Dzisiewska, a lieutenant colonel in the British army, is adamant that women are an essential part of all peacekeeping operations - and often bring more to the role than men.
He said he also will hold a special meeting on Thursday with the heads of all peacekeeping missions around the world to stress their responsibilities to "report allegations immediately, investigate thoroughly and act decisively".
