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2006.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Despite repeated calls for integration of human rights in peace operations, human rights remain marginalized at both UN Headquarters and in the field. This article argues that serious consideration of human rights at both levels is fundamental to give effect to the integration imperative. At UN Headquarters, it is pivotal that Security Council resolutions provide express provisions of international human rights law and that DPKO, DPA and the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations strengthen cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. In the field, the UN may wish to undertake a comparative review as to which institutional design of peace operations may best further integration. If universal human rights is to provide the basis for effective integration at both levels, it is also necessary that UN Member States honour their commitment to strengthen the OHCHR.
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