A United Nations report on the increasing number of peacekeepers killed in violent attacks blames many of the fatalities on inaction in the field and “a deficit of leadership” from the UN Headquarters to remote locations. '”“Peacekeeping environments now feature armed groups, terrorists, organized crime, street gangs, criminal and political exploitation and other threats,” it said. The missions’ mandates, rules of engagement and other documents “should support taking action, and not be used to justify inaction,” according to the report. “Fatalities rarely occur as a result of troops and leadership taking action: The United Nations is most often attacked as a result of inaction,” it said. The third began in 2011, “became critical in 2013” and continued in 2017, the report said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2018 17:03 UTC