A Difficult Peace: The UN and the Challenges of Modern Peacekeeping

... combatants are provided with livelihoods and, at least in theory, become contributing members of society, Security Sector Reform (SSR), which seeks to rebuild military, police, and justice institutions, to holding elections and getting rid of landmines. MONUSCO, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the biggest currently in existence, is an illustrative example of a complex UN operation. With 22,016 personnel in the field, large military, political, and humanitarian components, it is a ...