Observatorio PSyD
The observatory says
7th of June 2019
Vanguardia de Ideas 07/06/2019
Isabel Adé Portero
Doctora en Historia Contemporánea
Grasa, Rafael. “Construir paz en Colombia: reforma del sector de seguridad y violencia directa no política”. Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 121, (abril de 2019), pp.157-178. doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2019.121.1.157 [Consultado: 3/6/2019].
“Este artículo se centra en la oportunidad que se abre, a corto y medio plazo, para una Colombia miembro de la OCDE y asociada a la OTAN de enfrentar –pese a que nada explícito figura en el Acuerdo de Paz (o Acuerdo Final)– los retos de la transición en materia de seguridad pública. Para ello, habrá que resolver una anomalía: la llamada «dualidad Lleras Camargo», que ha facilitado una excesiva autonomía decisional de la fuerza pública, un escaso control parlamentario y una insuficiente conducción política de la defensa. El texto se divide en un apartado contextual y de a prioris, otro analítico centrado en aclaraciones conceptuales y lecciones prácticas en clave comparada, y una sección final dedicada a la especificidad colombiana y a la presentación de una propuesta de abordar ocho grandes retos: tres generales, dos centrados en la seguridad externa y tres en la interna.”
https://www.cidob.org/es/articulos/revista_cidob_d_afers_internacionals/121/construir_paz_en_colombia_reforma_del_sector_de_seguridad_y_violencia_directa_no_politica
Lesley Connolly and Laurie Mincielli, “Sustaining Peace in Liberia: New Reforms, New Opportunities?”, International Peace Institute, May 2019.
“The reforms to the UN development system, effective on January 1, 2019, marked the start of a new period for the UN presence in Liberia, making it one of the earliest test cases of a “next generation” UN country team. This comes less than a year after two other transitions: the withdrawal of the UN Mission in Liberia and the inauguration of a new Liberian president. On top of longstanding socioeconomic challenges, these transitions are testing the country’s ability to sustain peace.
This paper, a publication of IPI and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), examines the implementation of the UN’s peacebuilding and sustaining peace framework in Liberia, looking at what has been done and what is still needed. It focuses on the four issue areas highlighted in the secretary-general’s 2018 report on peacebuilding and sustaining peace: operational and policy coherence; leadership at the UN country level; partnerships with local and regional actors; and international support. It looks specifically at how the UN country team is adapting its strategy and operations in the wake of the recent transitions in Liberia.
The changes taking place in Liberia illustrate that efforts to implement the secretary-general’s recommendations are already underway. The UN has implemented a new, innovative model centered on an empowered resident coordinator’s office, which has been able to effectively coordinate its approach with the Liberian government. Nonetheless, this office needs support to ensure that programming is oriented toward conflict prevention and connected to discussions at UN headquarters.”
https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190529_Sustaining-Peace-in-Liberia.pdf
“Este artículo se centra en la oportunidad que se abre, a corto y medio plazo, para una Colombia miembro de la OCDE y asociada a la OTAN de enfrentar –pese a que nada explícito figura en el Acuerdo de Paz (o Acuerdo Final)– los retos de la transición en materia de seguridad pública. Para ello, habrá que resolver una anomalía: la llamada «dualidad Lleras Camargo», que ha facilitado una excesiva autonomía decisional de la fuerza pública, un escaso control parlamentario y una insuficiente conducción política de la defensa. El texto se divide en un apartado contextual y de a prioris, otro analítico centrado en aclaraciones conceptuales y lecciones prácticas en clave comparada, y una sección final dedicada a la especificidad colombiana y a la presentación de una propuesta de abordar ocho grandes retos: tres generales, dos centrados en la seguridad externa y tres en la interna.”
https://www.cidob.org/es/articulos/revista_cidob_d_afers_internacionals/121/construir_paz_en_colombia_reforma_del_sector_de_seguridad_y_violencia_directa_no_politica
Lesley Connolly and Laurie Mincielli, “Sustaining Peace in Liberia: New Reforms, New Opportunities?”, International Peace Institute, May 2019.
“The reforms to the UN development system, effective on January 1, 2019, marked the start of a new period for the UN presence in Liberia, making it one of the earliest test cases of a “next generation” UN country team. This comes less than a year after two other transitions: the withdrawal of the UN Mission in Liberia and the inauguration of a new Liberian president. On top of longstanding socioeconomic challenges, these transitions are testing the country’s ability to sustain peace.
This paper, a publication of IPI and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), examines the implementation of the UN’s peacebuilding and sustaining peace framework in Liberia, looking at what has been done and what is still needed. It focuses on the four issue areas highlighted in the secretary-general’s 2018 report on peacebuilding and sustaining peace: operational and policy coherence; leadership at the UN country level; partnerships with local and regional actors; and international support. It looks specifically at how the UN country team is adapting its strategy and operations in the wake of the recent transitions in Liberia.
The changes taking place in Liberia illustrate that efforts to implement the secretary-general’s recommendations are already underway. The UN has implemented a new, innovative model centered on an empowered resident coordinator’s office, which has been able to effectively coordinate its approach with the Liberian government. Nonetheless, this office needs support to ensure that programming is oriented toward conflict prevention and connected to discussions at UN headquarters.”
https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190529_Sustaining-Peace-in-Liberia.pdf
isabel_ade_vanguardia_de_ideas_070619.pdf
