UN Peacekeeping Operations: Features of Arms and Equipment Procurement

Abstract

In this article, the author elaborates on the structure of the purchase and rental of arms and other equipment used in United Nations peacekeeping missions. Moreover, the author determines the place of the Russian Federation in this process. The objectives of the work are to identify weaknesses in the system of procurement and rental of arms and other necessary equipment by the United Nations peacekeeping forces, determine the place of the Russian Federation in the system and draw up a single step-by-step instruction, Includes an analysis of pre-qualification requirements for the supplier, the UN Supplier Code and various levels of registration with a list of required documents, for registration of suppliers and the participation of the latter in international competitive bidding. Disadvantages of the system of purchase and lease of armament and other equipment necessary for implementation of UN peacekeeping missions have been revealed, imbalance in supply of lethal weapons between the countries of the collective West and the Russian Federation has been found. A number of scientific publications, both domestic and foreign, are devoted to peacekeeping. It follows that the relevance of the article is due to the little study of the structure of procurement and rental of weapons and other equipment used in UN peacekeeping missions.