United Nations and conflict resolution in Somalia
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Date
2019-03
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Kampala International University,College of Humanities and Social Science
Abstract
The study sought to examine United Nations and Conflict Resolution in Somalia. The study
objectives were; to establish the contributions of the United Nations towards conflict resolution
in Somalia, to identify the challenges facing the United Nations towards conflict resolution in
Somalia and to examine the possible solutions to the challenges facing the United Nations
luards conflict ie~oiution in Sumaha. The study was based on conflict theory. The theory of
conflict is a theory proposed by Karl Marx which states that society is in a state of perpetual
conflict because of competition for limited resources. The study applied a cross-sectional design
to reflect aspects of the perception, feelings, experi~nces, facts and emotional feelings of the
study participants in examining the impact of the United Nations on conflict resolution in
Somalia. This was because the research questions that were generated require the observation of
explanatory, descriptive and analytical aspects of the research. Simple random approach was
used during the study. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources using
questionnaires. After collecting data, the data was presented in tabular forms and percentages.
The study findings revealed that the average mean of Contributions of the UN in conflict
resolution in Somalia was 3.9 which were also very high on the scale and this implies that there
are numerous contributions of the UN in conflict resolution in Somalia. The study on the
challenges facing the United Nations towards conflict resolution in Somalia revealed that there is
big challenge of absence of a mechanism to empower the judgments of the International Court of
Justice, UN in Somalia is distribution of power according to cultural, economic, and military
influence, the UN faces a challenge of lack of strong security measures to safeguard the people
in Somalia and that there is a weak government institutions in Somalia which affects the
operations of the UN, While the findings on the possible solutions to the challenges facing the
United Nations towards conflict resolution in Somalia revealed that there is need for the UN in
Somalia to work with other conflict resolution agencies, UN needs to ensure the conflict parties
in peace talks to abide by their commitments, there is also need to equip the UN peace keepers in
Somalia with adequate training and skills in conflict resolution, there should be strong
commitment to resist endorsing un-achievable or ill-conceived mandates in Somalia and UN
needs to do more to help expand the pool of willing and capable troop and police contributors.
The study concluded that it is necessary to collaborate with others agencies for the conflict
resolution to provide credible and achievable mandates for United Nations operations. The
study also recommended that the UN also should also prime the pump to generate even more
peacekeepers to maintain peace in conflict hit areas and thus protect the human rights especially
for civilians.
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A research dissertation submitted to the college of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of master’s degree in international relations and diplomacy at Kampala International University
Keywords
United Nations, Conflict resolution