Discovering The Role Of The Church In The Protection Of Civilians In Peace Support Operations
Abstract
This paper looks at the Catholic Church and its rol
e in the protection of civilians during armed
conflicts. The introduction gives the realities and
impacts of armed conflict on civilians and
describes who the civilians are. The second section
examines some of the issues surrounding
civilians which call for protection and what effort
s are being made by the international
community to do so. The third section introduces th
e church and examines its important role in
this scenario, where there are many stakeholders an
d each has to play its role very distinctively
towards an effective protection of civilians. Sugge
stions are made of areas and how the church
contributes to protection of civilians with referen
ces to specific categories
Publisher
University of Nairobi Political science and Public Administration