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Peacekeeping is the act of maintaining peace between two groups of people or nations that are in a state of conflict.\u00a0 It is one of the most significant forms of foreign policy in modern times and was frequently used throughout the 20th<\/sup> century by the United Nations<\/a> and its member nations.\u00a0 As such, peacekeeping is an important topic in relation to modern wars and conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PEACEKEEPING – UNITED NATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As stated above, the United Nations (UN) is an important factor in the use of peacekeeping.\u00a0 The UN is an international organization that is headquartered in New York City, United States.\u00a0 It is one of the most important international organizations in the world today, as it deals with major issues facing humanity.\u00a0 For instance, the United Nations (UN) is tasked with promoting and maintaining peace between nations.\u00a0 This is achieved through several different ways, including the use of peacekeeping missions.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> to read more about the United Nations\u2019 Peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Norwegian Peacekeeper during the Siege of Sarajevo (1993). Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev. (Creative Commons CC3.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The UN carries out these peacekeeping missions in situations in which two nations or groups of people are in a state of conflict.  The UN tries to achieve this by using a military force made up of soldiers, police officers and other personnel from across the different member nations of the UN.  In general, these soldiers (referred to as \u2018peacekeepers\u2019) do not use military violence to maintain peace but rather act as a sort of referee in negotiations between the two opposing sides.  United Nations peacekeepers do this by monitoring peace negotiations and ensuring both sides fulfill their promises of peace.  Sometimes these UN peacekeepers are referred to as \u2018Blue Helmets\u2019 due to their distinctive blue helmets used while on mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peacekeeping as a form of maintaining world peace became popular following the creation of the United Nations.  The first UN peacekeeping mission was carried out in 1948 in the state of Israel.  At the time, there was a great deal of conflict between Israel and its neighboring Arab nations.  This was because the state of Israel had just been created out of the former Palestine, which created a conflict between the new Jewish state and its Muslim neighbors.  During a ceasefire between the nations, the UN sent in a force of peacekeepers to try to maintain the peace.  The mission was called the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) and was established on May 29th<\/sup>, 1948.  The UNSTO peacekeeping force was made up many different types of personnel who worked to maintain the ceasefire while also overseeing other agreements between the two sides.  In fact, the UNSTO still operates in the Middle East today as part of the UN\u2019s commitment to promote peace in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PEACEKEEPING – SIGNIFICANT PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Throughout its history, the UN has launched many more peacekeeping missions, and some of these have become very famous.  Below is a short list of some of these memorable peacekeeping missions and other significant events related to the United Nations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n