Adamcyzk: Twenty years of protection of civilians at the UN Security Council
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Adamczyk, Sarah. “Twenty Years of Protection of Civilians at the UN Security Council,” n.d., 13.
- Talks about how the UNSC has engaged with the PoC agenda
- 85% of casualties in modern wars are civs
- OCHA has lead responsiblity in drafting un sec general’s reports
- PoC mandates have increased substanially between 2009 and 2013
- Troops still struggle over what is PoC and how to priortize it
- UN states are often unwilling to discuss the shortcomings and challenges
- talks about how reporting mechanisms must be much better and stronger
- notes that consistent tracking of civilian casualites is not done across missions