TY - Article AU - Charles Hunt PY - 2019 T1 - Reflecting on 20 years of protection of civilians in UN peace operations: progress, problems and prospects PB - Australian Institute of International Affairs DO - https://doi.org/APO-239406 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/239406 AB - Today marks 20 years since the first time UN peacekeepers were directed to protect civilians from physical violence in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Since then, the Protection of Civilians (PoC) mandate has become a centre of gravity for peacekeeping operations but also for the UN system as a whole. ER -