Peacebuilding and Development Implications of Cambodia's Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Operation
The UNTAC was established in 1991 to rebuild Cambodia and arrange a national election (Article 2&3 Paris Peace Agreement, 1991) The presence of UNTAC was welcomed by the local population, as they believed that UNTAC would help to bring long lasting peace (Lizee, 2000) The most serious weakness of UNTAC was the military, which failed to deal with the issue of the Khmer Rouge withdrawing from the peace process and the consequences of their early departure (Lizee, 2000, p. 142)
Journal of Peacebuilding Development