Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0 
Author-Name: Adedokun, Ayokunu
Author-Email: a.adedokun@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT, and Maastricht University
Title: Transition from civil war to peace: The role of the United Nations and 
	 international community in Mozambique 
Abstract:  With the heavy involvement of the United Nations (UN) and the 
	 international community, the Rome General Peace Agreement (GPA) of 1992 
	 ended more than 16 years of civil war in Mozambique. The peace agreement 
	 and post-conflict initiatives by the international community was 
	 successful in transforming the Mozambique National Resistance?(Renamo) 
	 from a rebel group into a viable political party. Key components of 
	 Mozambique's success in negotiating peace and creating conditions for 
	 political stability and democracy were the provision of demobilisation 
	 before democratisation, decentralisation of humanitarian and relief 
	 efforts to provincial and district levels, financial support directly 
	 for the development of political parties and budget support to sectors 
	 relevant to peacebuilding. Though imperfect, Mozambique remains an 
	 important case study in how the UN and international community can help 
	 in post-conflict environments. Thus, the paper argues (both 
	 theoretically and empirically) that success in peacebuilding operations 
	 depends on credible and impartial international support through the UN, 
	 as opposed to 'unilateral' peacebuilding operation through a 'powerful 
	 state'.  
Keywords: Civil war, Peacebuilding, United Nations, Mozambique
Classification-JEL: D74, F53, F54, N47, O55
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20170310
Number: 2017-014
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2017/wp2017-014.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2017014