World: Don't Call Me, I'll Call You? Challenges and Opportunities to Realising the Responsibility to Protect in Regional Peacekeeping

This briefing seeks to explore the particular challenge associated with realising the Responsibility to Protect in Regional Peacekeeping, especially if conducted under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter. It concludes that while Chapter VIII of the UN Charter enables collaborative task sharing between global and regional organisations, and the UN encourages coordination, there are only few appropriate governance arrangements in place that ensure the accountability and effectiveness of regionally led responses to conflict. The paper ends with key recommendations on how to ensure that regional organisations can make the best possible contribution to the realisation of the Responsibility to Protect while maintaining the global common security principle and common standards in international responses to conflict.