Diego Dewar

Mr. Dewar will focus his research on the analysis of the UN s role in peace building processes in order to determine the challenges ahead for the newly created United Nations Peace Building Commission (PBC). Mr. Dewar plans to use the experiences of El Salvador and Haiti as case studies for discerning what factors determine success or failure in a peace building mission. While El Salvador may be considered a positive outcome since free elections were held and the country did not relapse into conflict, Haiti may be seen as a negative outcome due to the necessity of a UN return following its initial 2000 departure. Mr. Dewar will identify characteristics that are essential to a successful peace building/ peace keeping operation. He will also investigate the role of International Financial Institutions in peace building, as they will participate in some meetings of the PBC.