El Salvador. Mozambique and Haiti. And they can save lives. ease suffering and lower the global tide of refugees. as they have done In Africa and former Yugoslavia. During the Cold War. most UN peace missions were limited to separating rival forces. with their consent. until permanent peace agreements could be forged. Todays more complex operations include a menu of functions from humanitarian relief to disarming troops to repatriating refugees to laying the groundwork for national reconstruction. There is a limit. however. to how ambitious these new peacekeeping mandates should be. The challenge of keeping a peace is far simpler than that of creating a secure environment in the midst of ongoing conflict.
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