The UN Mission in South Sudan's new civilian protection strategy perpetuates expectations it will never be able to meet. However, notwithstanding existing challenges, improvements to the mission's current performance in this area seem feasible, according to a new CRU Policy Brief.
This CRU policy brief looks into the UN Mission to the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) and its performance to date. It pays particular attention to UNMISS's contribution to the protection of civilians - the mission's self-proclaimed key responsibility. It examines strategic and operational challenges, dilemmas and trade-offs, and ends with a number of policy considerations on how to overcome existing barriers. The field work for this policy brief was co-funded by the Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Center (NOREF).