ASSESSING THE ROLE OF INTERNATIOANAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PEACEBUILDING MISSIONS /
A CASE STUDY OF ECOWAS IN SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIA
ADAM KAMARA; THESIS SUPERVISOR: ASST. PROF. DR. SİNAN EVCAN
- v, 62 sheets; 31 cm. Includes CD
Thesis (MA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research International Relations Department
Includes bibliography (sheets 60-62)
ABSTRACT This ECOWAS was first conceived of as a regional economic bloc when it was established in 1975. It was able to turn into a security organisation by making significant changes to the original treaty and by incorporating new procedures, and it eventually became involved in the humanitarian crises that were developing at the time in the West African nations of Sierra Leone and Liberia. The role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in peace building missions in Sierra Leone and Liberia is investigated and evaluated in this thesis. The value of this study resides in the fact that it proposes African responses to African problems, which is a potential game-changer for the continent. The ECOWAS intervention in Sierra Leone and Liberia was the first of its type in all of Africa, and it may just be the incentive that is required for Africans to bring fresh ideas to the table in order to solve some of the various problems that are now facing the continent. Because of these two crucial considerations, the participation of ECOWAS in Sierra Leone and Liberia was entirely warranted. To begin, the power to do so was granted to ECOWAS by the founding treaty of the organisation, which includes the protocols and ensures that all 16 member countries are parties to those protocols. Second, the responsibility to protect and safeguard was the guiding principle that served as the ethical, moral, and political foundation for the intervention. Keywords: Economic Bloc, Intervention, International Organisations, Peace Building, the Liberian Civil War.