Violent Extremism Affecting Operations Of Peace Keeping Missions – KAIPTC

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has revealed that the existing violent extremism in other countries is affecting the operations of peacekeeping missions. According to the centre, peacekeepers are forced to adapt to volatile environments, thus making their work difficult. Speaking during a workshop organised in collaboration with the Danish Institute for International Studies on Ghana’s Peacekeeping Experience, the Deputy Commandant of the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre, Air Commodore George Arko Dadzie says this development is greatly affecting the safety of peacekeepers. “Peacekeeping missions now operate in far more dangerous, complex and high-risk environments. The threats from criminals and…