United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-05-24 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-02-707R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-707R P0b002ee18038bf70 f:d02707r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-707R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-707R GAO-02-707R Federal aid to foreign countries International cooperation International organizations International relations Correspondence A03412 Between fiscal years 1996 and 2001, the United States provided $3.45 billion in direct contributions and $24.2 billion in voluntary or indirect contributions to 33 U.N. peacekeeping operations in such areas as the Congo, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Bosnia, and, most recently, Afghanistan. The prospects for implementing peace agreements are enhanced if all major parties to the conflict participate in negotiating the agreements and if these agreements include specific authority and mechanisms for their enforcement. Peace operations are more likely to succeed if the military forces carrying out the operations have clear objectives, sufficient resources, and the authority to carry out their tasks. Military forces can help create a secure environment for civilian work to proceed. Moreover, the slow or late deployment of a peace operation's civil administrators might impede efforts to establish good governance. Finally, peace operations tend to be more successful when locals participate at every reasonable opportunity. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-707R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-707R.htm GAO-02-707R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-707R Correspondence GAO-02-707R; Issues in Implementing International Peace Operations; Federal aid to foreign countries International cooperation International organizations International relations