Overcoming the Hurdles to Accountability in UN Peacekeeping
Overcoming the Hurdles to Accountability in UN Peacekeeping
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克服联合国维和行动中的问责障碍
DOI：
10.1163/18754112-02303001
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发表时间：
2020
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通讯作者：
White Nigel D.
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作者：
Okada Yohei;White Nigel D.
维持和平是联合国的产物，在联合国维护国际和平与安全的努力中发挥着关键作用。然而，维持和平行动也引起了反弹。尽管有联合国维和部队的存在，但1990年代中期在卢旺达和斯雷布雷尼察发生的种族灭绝事件仍无法阻止。维和人员不仅未能保护平民，联合国维和行动有时也会对当地居民造成伤害。维和人员的性剥削和性虐待行为严重玷污了联合国的声誉，迄今为止，没有任何举措能够成功根除这一现象。海地爆发的霍乱就是一个明显的例子，说明维和行动可能对一个国家的弱势群体产生负面影响。在此背景下，有人说，联合国维持和平行动应以更负责任的方式开展，向受害者提供补救，并采取有效措施防止维持和平人员的有害行为。[1]虽然没有人会反对这个一般性的命题，
Peacekeeping is a creation of the United Nations (UN) and it plays a pivotal role in UN endeavours to maintain international peace and security. However, peacekeeping has also generated a backlash. Despite the presence of UN peacekeepers, the genocides in Rwanda and Srebrenica in the mid-1990s could not be prevented. Not only have peacekeepers failed to protect civilians, UN peacekeeping operations have also occasionally been a source of harm to the local population. Sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers has seriously tainted the UN’s reputation and, so far, no initiatives have successfully eradicated it. The cholera outbreak in Haiti is a clear example of the negative consequences that peacekeeping may have for vulnerable communities in a country. Against this background, it has been said that UN peacekeeping operations should be carried out in a more accountable manner by providing redress to victims and taking effective measures to prevent harmful conduct by peacekeepers. 1 Although no one would object to this general proposition, the ways in