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Nevertheless, a little more than
110,000 military, police and civilian
staff are deployed, representing the
UN great effort in both personnel
and missions, aiming to peaceful
transitions and the rebuilding of
functioning states. The reduction in
UN personnel in the intervening
years by no means indicates that the
challenges faced by the UN are
diminishing. The emergence of new
conflicts spreading beyond local
and regional boundaries signals that
the demand for field missions is
expected to remain high and peace
operations will continue to be one
of the UN most complex operational
tasks.
Moreover, the political complexity
facing peace operations and the
scope of their mandates, including
on the civilian side, remain very
broad. There are strong indications
that certain specialized capabilities
– including Police – will be in
especially high demand over the
coming years.
The vision of a world without war is
the most challenging goal for the
international community. The
chance to make this dream a reality
is directly proportionate to the real
ability in managing crises situation
e local conflicts, restoring peace and
security to war-ravaged areas.
Restoring peace and security is in fact a precursor to a positive prevention, investigation and
prosecution of international crimes. Considering the many lessons learned since the Second World
War, all this conditions cannot happen without the numerous benefits of peace operations.
Undoubtedly, in order to make this ambitious goal as useful as possible, both the UN and all
Member States have to be strongly devoted to reinforce their close cooperation aiming to deal the
new global challenges with renewed vigor and positive impact.
In this frame, the CoESPU is strongly devoted to play its part in supporting the UN efforts for the
protection of the fundamental values of peace and security worldwide.

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