In its Position Paper on needed reforms, FIDH calls for properly trained and equipped troops with the political will to put themselves in harm’s way in order to defend civilians from the threat of imminent physical violence. FIDH also urges troop-contributing countries to eliminate caveats, which significantly hinders a mission’s ability to protect civilians and calls for the UN Secretariat to monitor troop performance and hold them accountable when they fail to take action to defend and protect civilians.
“The UN Peacekeeping Summit is a good opportunity to remind member states that accountability for misconduct and sexual abuse by UN troops must be a priority. The Security Council should strengthen human rights components in peace missions by requiring them to regularly produce public human rights reports and enhance their cooperation with the ICC.”
Karim Lahidji, FIDH President