UN Security Council OKs peacekeeping reforms
The UN Security Council has approved a resolution supporting efforts to reform the world body's far-flung peacekeeping operations, a priority of the Trump administration at the General Assembly this week.
US Vice President Mike Pence applauded Wednesday's resolution during a speech to the council.
Pence said all peacekeeping missions should have an exit strategy. He said, "when a mission succeeds, we must not prolong it. When a mission underperforms, we should restructure it. And when a mission consistently fails to fulfill a mandate of this council, we should end it."
While some peacekeeping missions have been successful, including in Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, others in the Central African Republic and Congo have been criticized for abuse and corruption. The joint UN-African Union mission in Darfur has been criticized for inefficiency.
