ABSTRACT
This research studied the impact of regional and international
peacekeeping operations on intra-state conflict. It especially
studied the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) and the United Nations in the resolution of the
Liberian conflict of 1989-2003, and the Sierra Leonean conflict
of 1991-1999.
The research is carried out using the Case Study Design which
involves the detailed examination of a single phenomenon at a
time. Case studies thus enable a comprehensive
understanding of the phenomenon under study. In this case,
Liberia and Sierra Leone are used as the case studies.
The UN has generally found it convenient to avoid getting
involved in African conflicts. Most times, the world body has
hidden under the pretext that African conflicts are within and
not between states, to stay out. This could be seen in the case
of Liberia where although war broke out in 1989, it was only
in 1992 that the Security Council became involved by
imposing an embargo on all deliveries of weapons and
equipment to the parties in the Liberian conflict except
ECOMOG. Even then, it was in 1993 that UN formally
established an Observer Mission. In the case of Sierra Leone, it
was only in 1997 that the UN got involved by placing an
embargo on the sale or supply of petroleum products and
arms and military equipment to the country, even though war
broke out in 1991.
ECOMOG, a brainchild of ECOWAS has become a model in
peace enforcement, peacekeeping, peace building, conflict
resolution and conflict management as demonstrated in
Liberia and Sierra Leone.
ECOWAS in its efforts to achieve its objectives of political,
economic, and social integration in the sub-region has
continued to promote democratic principles and respect for
human rights as enshrined in the African Charter on Human
and Peoples Rights.
BOO, D (2021). The Impact Of Regional And International Peacekeeping Operations On Intra-State Conflict: A Comparative Analysis Of Liberia And Sierraleone. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-regional-and-international-peacekeeping-operations-on-intra-state-conflict-a-comparative-analysis-of-liberia-and-sierraleone
BOO, DOGO "The Impact Of Regional And International Peacekeeping Operations On Intra-State Conflict: A Comparative Analysis Of Liberia And Sierraleone" Afribary. Afribary, 02 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-regional-and-international-peacekeeping-operations-on-intra-state-conflict-a-comparative-analysis-of-liberia-and-sierraleone. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
BOO, DOGO . "The Impact Of Regional And International Peacekeeping Operations On Intra-State Conflict: A Comparative Analysis Of Liberia And Sierraleone". Afribary, Afribary, 02 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-regional-and-international-peacekeeping-operations-on-intra-state-conflict-a-comparative-analysis-of-liberia-and-sierraleone >.
BOO, DOGO . "The Impact Of Regional And International Peacekeeping Operations On Intra-State Conflict: A Comparative Analysis Of Liberia And Sierraleone" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-regional-and-international-peacekeeping-operations-on-intra-state-conflict-a-comparative-analysis-of-liberia-and-sierraleone