Peace-building involves a wide variety of expertise, resources and work by different organizations. |
The United Nations also took action to reform and improve its peacekeeping capabilities. Secretary General Kofi Annan requested that an independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations assess the shortcomings of the existing system and make specific recommendations for change. |
Traditional peacekeeping was not the full answer. Statistically, nearly half of all countries in conflict slid back into conflict within five years. |