The UN was oficially created with the aim of achieving world lasting peace. The UN started to gain true importance around the globe following the Cold War and the several ongoing conflict across the world, This an many other issues provoked renewed calls for the UN to become the agency for achieving world peace.
The Cold War even though is called a war was really a politcal conflict between the US and the USSR creating tension aorund the globe. With the end of the Cold War, the strategic context for UN Peacekeeping changed dramatically.
The UN shifted and expanded its field operations from “traditional” missions involving generally observational tasks performed by military personnel to complex “multidimensional” enterprises. These multidimensional missions were designed to ensure the implementation of comprehensive peace agreements and assist in laying the foundations for sustainable peace.
The nature of conflicts also changed over the years. UN Peacekeeping, originally developed as a means of dealing with inter-State conflict, was increasingly being applied to intra-State conflicts and civil wars.
For understanding of the whole picture: http://www.dadalos.org/uno_int/grundkurs_2/un-entwicklung_2.htm
The Cold War even though is called a war was really a politcal conflict between the US and the USSR creating tension aorund the globe. With the end of the Cold War, the strategic context for UN Peacekeeping changed dramatically.
The UN shifted and expanded its field operations from “traditional” missions involving generally observational tasks performed by military personnel to complex “multidimensional” enterprises. These multidimensional missions were designed to ensure the implementation of comprehensive peace agreements and assist in laying the foundations for sustainable peace.
The nature of conflicts also changed over the years. UN Peacekeeping, originally developed as a means of dealing with inter-State conflict, was increasingly being applied to intra-State conflicts and civil wars.
For understanding of the whole picture: http://www.dadalos.org/uno_int/grundkurs_2/un-entwicklung_2.htm
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