The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces assist in maintaining, establishing and observing peace in areas of conflict. They provide help and support to countries that are transitioning from a time of war to a time of peace, and to countries that want to avoid the escalation of a conflict.
Operations are divided into unarmed observation missions and lightly armed military forces. All operations are underlined by three core principles:
- Consent of the parties involved – both parties must accep...
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