Fit For Purpose: Effective Peace Operation Partnerships in an Era of Non-Traditional Security Challenges—Final Report of the New Geopolitics of Peace Operations III Initiative

Increasing awareness of and providing technical support to the Malian judicial authorities addressing the trafficking of persons and the smug- gling of migrants were added to MINUSMA’s mandate in 2018 and 2019, respectively.3 The European Union (EU) has conducted a military operation under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in the Mediterranean to disrupt human smuggling networks and pr. [...] 2021; and Council of the European Union, Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, Meeting within the Council on the establishment of a Civilian CSDP Compact, 14305/18, 19 Nov. [...] The environmental footprint of UN peace operations is also on the agenda of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C34) and the Fifth Committee, and is part of the Action for Peacekeeping initiative (A4P). [...] 59 Council of the European Union, Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the establishment of a Civilian CSDP Compact, 9588/23, Brussels, 22 May 2023. [...] In addition, such support could create opportunities for the implementation of other mandated tasks and to gain the trust of local populations.84 A failure to get involved, on the other hand, might affect the legitimacy not only of the state, but also of the peace operation.85 Reduced trust in peace operations, such as in Haiti where MINUSTAH was the vector of transmission for the cholera epidemic.