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UN SUSTAINING PEACE STRATEGY

cing. When defining objectives, one Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, while the thy countries to unstable, usually
thing to consider is the dichotomy 2015 Report was nominated with poor countries to implement fo-
of breadth versus depth. In other a South Sudanese 3 years girl. reign assistance projects is predi-
words, whether the work will be cted by the old model. This model
carried out in many communities, Strategic advising: an intro- now has been replaced by a para-
spreading resources or in some duction digm that emphasizes the transfer
places in a more impactful way. By definition, according to Nadia of knowledge, skills, and informa-
As stated in the Nyakhat Repor- Gerspacher in the introduction of tion. Although this efforts, there is
t,”Throughout their duration, mis- her book “Strategic Advising in Fo- no consensus on which knowled-
sions must work to avoid creating reign Assistance: a practical guide” ge, skills, and information should
patterns of dependency or margi- strategic advising is a tool used by be shared.
nalizing national partners. In this the international community to bu- Following Gerspacher in her argu-
regard, the Nyakhat report stres- ild the capacity of governments to ment, another problem posed by
ses that United Nations peace ope- govern societies emerging from the current approach to knowle-
rations must dge transfer is that it
work more in- recruits practitioners
tegrated, sup- who are undoubtedly
ported by mu- expert in their subject
tual respect areas, but who are not
and mutual trained to impart that
responsibility, expertise in a way that
it is therefore local officials will find
important that helpful. The judges,
the Special Re- police officers, logisti-
presentative cs experts, human re-
of the Secre- sources professionals,
tary General, and other practitioners
at national le- who are recruited and
vel, invite re- deployed know how to
gional actors, manage programs in
international their own systems, but
financial insti- that expertise is not
tutions, United necessarily relevant to
Nations staff Nations and Mem- conflict or transitioning from au- the contexts and cultures in which
ber States around a “big table” . thoritarian to democratic regimes. they find themselves . This point
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Although in very broad terms, the For her, a strategic adviser is sent was observed in the section befo-
Nyakhat Pal Report, led by José by the international community to re, the reason why UN needed a
Ramos-Horta, presents more de- work alongside a high-ranking of- more people oriented approach,
cisively the importance of mul- ficial in a transitional or post-con- what affects also in the way stra-
ti-dimensional peace operations flict state and offer guidance that tegic advising must be conducted.
in engaging with a country’s lo- can contribute to the develop- This approach brings a more ef-
cal population and ensures that ment of effective policies and fective completion of the mission,
they are the main stakeholders, as procedures, where transferring as the case study below will show
well as the beneficiaries of the pe- knowledge is a key component . as a role model of good practices
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ace process. A significant sign of According to Nadia Gerspacher , and lessons learned from the field.
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this conceptual shift can be seen capacity-building endeavors are
in the fact that the 2000 Report not new, but the way in which they Case study using a gender
was nominated with the Chair of are conducted is. The building ca- perspective with military te-
the High Level Independent Pa- pacity entailed transferring capital ams engaged in a UN mission
nel on Peacekeeping Operations, and individuals from stable, weal- The situation in the Central Afri-

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