{"id":56246,"date":"2025-11-13T10:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-calls-for-rethink-of-un-peacekeeping-mandates-amid-liquidity-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T14:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:32:37","slug":"rwanda-calls-for-rethink-of-un-peacekeeping-mandates-amid-liquidity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-calls-for-rethink-of-un-peacekeeping-mandates-amid-liquidity-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda calls for rethink of UN peacekeeping mandates amid liquidity crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking before the Fourth Committee on Special Political and Decolonisation, Rwanda\u2019s Military Advisor Col. Deo Mutabazi expressed concern that peacekeeping missions are being forced to \u201cachieve less with less\u201d as the UN grapples with a liquidity crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are holding this debate when peacekeeping missions are facing a substantial liquidity crisis that has led to major downsizing, with the risk of losing the hard-earned gains on the ground,\u201d Col. Mutabazi said, describing recent percentage cuts to missions as \u201cunfair and non-transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rwanda, which currently ranks among the world\u2019s top contributors to UN peace operations, continues to play a vital role in global peacekeeping efforts. According to the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, as of September 2025, Rwanda was the second-largest troop-contributing country with 5,885 personnel, following Nepal with 6,031. Other leading contributors include Bangladesh (5,649), India (5,206), and Indonesia (2,731).<\/p>\n

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{{Addressing root causes of conflict
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Col. Mutabazi emphasised that the UN should place greater focus on addressing the root causes of conflict rather than relying heavily on military responses. He noted that sustainable peace depends on tackling governance challenges, corruption, discrimination, and poverty, issues that often fuel instability.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo amount of capabilities, technologies, and even training to effectively protect civilians than investing in creating conducive conditions for peace through political dialogue for conflict resolution, an area that UN peacekeeping has invested less in,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

{{Unrealistic mandates undermine trust
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The Rwandan representative criticised what he termed \u201cunrealistic mandates\u201d, which he said often undermine trust between peacekeeping missions and host nations. He called for a review of the penholdership system, warning that current practices risk turning mission mandates into \u201cChristmas trees\u201d that serve interests beyond those of the host country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time to rethink the penholdership that has led to mandates serving other interests than the host nation\u2019s,\u201d he said, adding that peacekeeping should not pursue military solutions to inherently political problems.<\/p>\n

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Col. Mutabazi also backed UN Security Council Resolution 2719, which supports stronger partnerships between the UN and regional forces in peace enforcement operations.<\/p>\n

{{Ensuring legal clarity
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Rwanda further called for peacekeeping mandates to undergo legal scrutiny before approval to ensure that missions do not inadvertently associate with sanctioned groups. <\/p>\n

\u201cMaintaining legal clarity is essential to uphold both the legitimacy and effectiveness of UN peacekeeping,\u201d Col. Mutabazi stated.<\/p>\n

{{Strengthening community engagement
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Addressing the challenge of operating with reduced resources, Rwanda proposed community engagement initiatives as a cost-effective way to enhance civilian protection. The approach includes local partnerships on health, sanitation, environmental protection, and education.<\/p>\n

According to Col. Mutabazi, such initiatives \u201cbuild trust between peacekeepers, local leaders and communities,\u201d while countering misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech that often fuel tensions in conflict zones.<\/p>\n

Concluding his remarks, Col. Mutabazi reaffirmed Rwanda\u2019s enduring commitment to peacekeeping and paid tribute to those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of global stability.<\/p>\n

\u201cRwanda remains dedicated to supporting peace efforts and honours the brave peacekeepers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the quest for peace and security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda has urged the United Nations to reassess how peacekeeping mandates are designed and implemented, warning that ongoing financial constraints and arbitrary downsizing threaten to erode the progress achieved in conflict-affected regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000097592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000097592,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/the-un-2-copylogo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/the-un-2-copylogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/the-un-2-copylogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/the-un-2-copylogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/the-un-2-copylogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/the-un-2-copylogo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000097592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56246"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56246"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}