United Nations Peacekeeping Operations Before and After...

How did the historical facts change Peacekeeping operations before and after the cold war? History In order to understand the concept behind peacekeeping we have to first look at the history of this UN term and how it got established. The initial kick-off year was 1948 (un.org) when the Security Council deployed troops to the Middle East in order to observe the region. It was the outcome of the creation of the state Israel and the rest of the land piece was given and left over to the Palestinian Arabs. The Arab society and the Arab Nation leaders did not accept this division which caused the conflict. At first the UN sent only observers and peaceful troops to the region†¦show more content†¦Two main characters play a big role in this conflict. One was the leader of the soviet union Khrushchev who said that he wants to launch and â€Å"shower† the west with nuclear weapons. (cbc.ca) After this comment the Council met and tried to find a solution for the problem when the second character came into the scene Lester B. Pearson who later won a Nobel Prize for Peace. He came up with the idea to deploy troops into the conflict area. His words were: â€Å"A United Nations force large enough to keep those borders at peace while a political settlement is being worked out†. (cbc.ca) With this idea of conflict resolution he opened the world to the term peacekeeping operations which were from that moment onwards led by united forces. Canada, the home country of Pearson, was present in every single peacekeeping operation conducted by the UN. Continuing onwards from this point in history all the Peace operations during the cold war were a lot of controversy and hate was dominating the Security Council which was a big problem for the represented countries. After the first armed Peace keeping mission was successfully implemented in the Suez Canal it seemed like that all nations and countries wanted to participate in the next one as they gained respect. After 1956 and the Suez crisis cooled down the Congo crisis arose in 1960 which was the first large- scale mission which included around 20.000 soldiers. (un.org) It was a mission were 250 UN soldiers lost their lives as theyShow MoreRelatedThe United Nations Operation Of The Congo1388 Words   |  6 PagesThe United Nations Operation in the Republic of the Congo (ONUC) is best summarized by Walter Dorn as, â€Å"the largest, most complex, and most expensive UN peacekeeping mission during the Cold War† (â€Å"The UN’s First ‘Air Force’†). The ONUC was established on July 14, 1960 and ended in June 1964. 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