Presenter proposes host-state compacts and broader consultation with contributors

Presenter (speaker 1) warned that "peace cannot be imported" and called for consultations with host states when mandates are drafted and renewed. He said host countries, other parties to the conflict and civil society must all be heard before deployment decisions.

He proposed that each peacekeeping mandate could include "a political mechanism such as a compact between this council, the secretariat and the host state" to commit members on what forces, equipment and technologies a mission requires and is allowed to use.

The speaker emphasized including troop- and police-contributing countries in the consultation process and noted the need for clear commitments to enable mandates to be resourced and implemented.