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I draw wisdom, inspiration dissertation on how wars Q: Peace-keeping has and again by calling on us
and lessons from everybody, end. Why they end when been seen as the United that they rely on us for
not just people who are at they do; why they do not Nations success story. professionalism, for the
the top of an organization. end sooner; what happens in service that we provide.
Sometimes you learn the battlefields can affect Well, it has been! There
most decisions taken in capitals; have been some quite dark Q: I know that there are
and
interesting
inspiring lessons from how the dynamics of retro- months in the past four years difficulties in finding
people who are not at the spective satisfaction and with the sex and abuse scan- troops. How are you
top, so no I never think of prospective satisfaction can dals, but we have managed facing that problem?
myself in this way. conflict with each and to communicate a high deg-
prevent conflicts from being ree of professionalism of One of the strengths of
Q: Here in the UN do resolved; and specific purpose and pride in this peace-keeping
is
the
you miss the political problems of terminating war organization. We take very contribution of all Member
work? So, yes, I don't get to do seriously what we do, and States. We have a number of
too much of that. we have enormous expertise troop-contributing countries
Yes, I do actually. I have a and experience. that, by and large, help us to
very good relationship with What I have to worry about meet our needs, but other
my colleagues on the in my job is the long-term The fact of the matter is that countries can contribute in
operational side and the fuel contract for Darfur; or the peace-keepers in the other ways with sustained
head of the department. the port facility in United Nations are the best political support, by contri-
There are certain regions of Mombasa; or personnel ones in the world in this buting their capacities. We
the world where I have had vacancies. business. This does not do not expect everybody to
some specialist experience mean that we are always do the same thing. But we
in the past, in very specific It's important for policy perfect. What process is do need everybody to
areas. For instance, in people from time to time to always perfect? We are participate in whatever way
conflict and conflict mitiga- be confronted with the ope- reminding ourselves -- in the they can.
tion, conflict prevention, rational side and the middle of the abuse scandals
conflict termination, conflict implications of decisions, so or anything else -- that we Q: You are as a peace-
resolutions and various as to know what they are tal- have a purpose in which we keeper and in charge of
aspects of that from a policy king about. Therefore, I do can rightly take pride. That's peace.keeping -- do you
programming perspective. not regret a minute of this. how you run an organiza- have a special message
tion. And Member States for the international
wrote my Ph.D. have demonstrated again community in Geneva?
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