While the United Nations work for peace and prosperity has never been easy. current challenges to peace have grown more complex partly because the nature of the conflicts the United Nations is asked to address has changed. Complex interethnic conflicts are resurfacing after having been suppressed. Guerrilla warfare is increasingly conducted by warring factions who do not respond to political or economic pressure. Conflict is frequently within borders and involves militias and armed civilians who lack discipline and clear chains of command. Disputes often take place without clear front lines. The fact that combatants often target civilians leads to increasing numbers both of displaced persons and refugees. In an effort to address such conflicts. the United Nations has expanded its operational responsibilities. As a result.
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