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FROM PEACEKEEPING TO NATION
BUILDING

in the Institutional building part the institution-building is a me- mited economic resources and
(through the mechanism of Advi- dium-long term process that often human ones. This because the
sing and more generally of Capa- clashes with the economic-fi nancial countries contributing to the PKOs
city Building Development) and in dynamics of the budgets and hu- are often reluctant to provide well
the National building part (through man resources spent on operations. equipped (professionally) men,
cooperation with all the local and At this point, the analysis addres- not only considering materials
international civil organizations sed in the article from the point and means. On the other hand,
present and operating on site).
Eliminating inter-ethnic confl icts,
working alongside local autho-
rities at all levels, cooperating
and supporting social and insti-
tutional projects, guaranteeing
and ensuring the recognition of
human rights, protecting the en-
vironment, recognizing and tre-
asuring the history of that people
and the State; all that precedes
are the basic foundations on whi-
ch it is possible to restart with a
country emerging from a confl ict.
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Capacity building (defi ned as the
“process of developing and stren-
gthening the skills, instincts, abili-
ties, processes and resources that
organizations and communities
need to survive, adapt, and thrive
in a fast-changing world.” An es-
sential ingredient in capacity-buil-
ding is transformation that is gene-
rated and sustained over time from
within; transformation of this kind
goes beyond performing tasks to
changing mindsets and attitudes)
or also the capacity development 9
(defi ned as the process whereby
people, organizations and society
as a whole unleash, strengthen,
create, adapt and maintain ca-
pacity over time) are just a few of view of the sustained or sustai- even with limited resources, many
useful tools in the hands of the nable efforts of the international human lives have been saved by
international community that inter- community leads us to think that cleaning some countries from wars
venes in support of a state in crisis. there is still a long way to go to and oppression. In any case this is
The protection of civilians alongsi- achieve a result of effi ciency and a compensation for the job done!
de the pillars of stability and de- effectiveness acceptable in terms Considering the UN General As-
velopment, are the common factor of nation building. The criticalities, sembly as a laboratory for peace
we always fi nd in the UN Securi- that can be detected on the basis planning, it follows that there is a
ty Council resolutions such as the of the experiences made, drive us great and wide consensus that the
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ones are cited in the footnotes . to admit that UN, for example, is international community expresses
The nation-building alongside continually squeezed between li- supporting the blue helmets for the

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