The responsibility of UN staff in the context of PKOs

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The book addresses the pressing issue of accountability for United Nations personnel involved in peacekeeping operations, highlighting serious human rights violations, including sexual exploitation and abuse. It critiques the existing legal frameworks that hinder effective enforcement due to immunities and agreements with host and troop-contributing states. The text argues for necessary reforms to enhance accountability and combat impunity, emphasizing the need for improved legal mechanisms to address and prevent these ongoing infringements within peacekeeping missions.