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The Security Council, The General Assembly, And War: The Uniting For Peace Resolution

Dominik Zaum

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Abstract When the first United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force, the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), was established on 5 November 1956, to supervise the cessation of fighting in the Suez war between Egypt and troops from Israel, France, and the United Kingdom, it was not the Security Council, with its primary responsibility for international peace and security, that authorized the mission. Instead, this ground breaking initiative for the UN had been requested by the General Assembly, to which the Council, paralysed by the French and British.

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Abstract When the first United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force, the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), was established on 5 November 1956, to supervise the cessation of fighting in the Suez war between Egypt and troops from Israel, France, and the United Kingdom, it was not the Security Council, with its primary responsibility for international peace and security, that authorized the mission. Instead, this ground breaking initiative for the UN had been requested by the General Assembly, to which the Council, paralysed by the French and British.

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Abstract When the first United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force, the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), was established on 5 November 1956, to supervise the cessation of fighting in the Suez war between Egypt and troops from Israel, France, and the United Kingdom, it was not the Security Council, with its primary responsibility for international peace and security, that authorized the mission. Instead, this ground breaking initiative for the UN had been requested by the General Assembly, to which the Council, paralysed by the French and British.

Key concepts: Peacekeeping, Security council, General assembly, International peace, Political science, Peacemaking, Suez canal, Law

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