Local Perceptions of Robust Protection of Civilians

A hybrid panel discussion organised at the Swedish Defence University 26 September 2024.
Read more at: challengesforum.org/event/local-perceptions-of-robust-protection-of-civilians/

Speakers:
• Linnéa Gelot, Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University (SEDU)
• Lt Gen Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander, UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
• Regina Fitzpatrick, Protection of Civilian Team Leader, DPET, UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO)
• Leben Moro, Director, Scientific and Cultural External Relations, University of Juba (TBC)
• Prabin B. Khadka, Lecturer at the University of Essex.
The conversation was initiated by Benoit Pylyser, Director Challenges Forum International Secretariat, and moderated by Susanna Ahlfors, the secretariat’s Event & Communications Officer.

New research on what kind of protection of civilians (PoC) provided by peacekeepers that enjoy more local support than others. With a field perspective from South Sudan, this discussion focused on how local perception feedback can lead to better and more proactive PoC.