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12Assembly are not binding on any State; nevertheless it represents animportant indication of the world opinion.The Security Council consists of five Permanent Members (China, France,Russia, UK and USA) and ten non-permanent members, elected by theGeneral Assembly for a two-year term. The Security Council has theresponsibility for maintaining international peace and security and underthe UN Charter all the Member States are under the obligation to carry outthe decisions taken by the Security Council. The Council also makesrecommendations to the General Assembly on the appointment of a newSecretary-General besides exercising Trusteeship functions of the UnitedNations in strategic areas. 5The Economic and Social Council functions under the overall authority ofthe General Assembly and coordinates the economic and social activities ofthe UN in consultations with the non-governmental organisations (NGOs).It acts as a central forum for discussing and formulating policyrecommendations on international economic and social issues and fosteringinternational cooperation for development. 6The Trusteeship Council was established for international supervision ofthe UN trusteeship system to prepare the Trust Territories for selfgovernmentor independence. Its work completed, it now consists of thefive permanent members of the Security Council. 7The International court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of theUnited Nations. It consists of 15 judges elected jointly by the General5At: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_functions.html (last visited Feb. 07, 20106At: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/about/index.shtml (last visited Feb. 07, 20107At: http://www.un.org/en/mainbodies/trusteeship/ (last visited Feb. 05, 2010)
13Assembly and the Security Council and decides on disputes between theMember States referred to it by them voluntarily. The Court also givesadvisory opinion to the General Assembly and the Security Council on thematters referred to it for opinion. 8The Secretariat is the administrative body which runs the United Nations asdirected by the General Assembly, the Security Council and the otherorgans. It is headed by the Secretary-General who is appointed by theGeneral Assembly upon the recommendations of the Security Council andconsists of departments and offices with staff drawn from membercountries.3. The Security Council and the DPKOThe Charter of the United Nations is the fundamental document whichguides all the activities of the United Nations including peacekeeping.Article 1 (1) of the Charter gives the UN the authority as a world body theresponsibility for maintaining peace and security in the world. It proclaimsthat the purpose of the UN is “ to maintain international peace and securityand, to that end, to take effective collective measures for the preventionand removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts ofaggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peacefulmeans, and in conformity with the principles of justice and internationallaw, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations whichmight lead to a breach of the peace”. 9 The UN Security Council has theprimary responsibility for maintenance of international peace and security.The Council discusses the situation constituting a threat to the internationalpeace and then recommends actions for settlement of the dispute such as8At: http://www.icj-cij.org/court/index.php?p1=1 (last visited Feb. 07, 20109Charter of the United Nations. At: http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/chapter1.shtml (lastvisited Dec. 17, 2009)
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Page 4 and 5: 2TABLE OF CONTENTSContentsPage NoAb
Page 6 and 7: 4ABSTRACTSince its inception the Un
Page 8 and 9: 6LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSCUNPKDPKO: Ce
Page 10 and 11: 8INTRODUCTIONMaintaining peace in t
Page 12 and 13: 10which is re-establishing and sust
Page 16 and 17: 14calling upon the member States to
Page 18 and 19: 161. Concept and Objectives of UN P
Page 20 and 21: 18provides that the parties of any
Page 22 and 23: 20command, to help control and reso
Page 24 and 25: 22enforcing sanctions for the purpo
Page 26 and 27: 24Belgium invasion. It was the larg
Page 28 and 29: 26countries. Even with these limita
Page 30 and 31: 28• UN Police component responsib
Page 32 and 33: 30two warring States while the inte
Page 34 and 35: 32UNPOL is the United Nations instr
Page 36 and 37: 34• Accompanying Cypriot police p
Page 38 and 39: 363. Evolution of UN Police rolesDe
Page 40 and 41: 38training in the field. During thi
Page 42 and 43: 40o Investigation including custody
Page 44 and 45: 42o Training National Police person
Page 46 and 47: 44The United Nations normally uses
Page 48 and 49: 46assistance and cooperation to the
Page 50 and 51: 48reconciliation and peacebuilding
Page 52 and 53: 50Presence of organized crime can h
Page 54 and 55: 52circumstances the military can he
Page 56 and 57: 54create feeling of insecurity in t
Page 58 and 59: 56interest groups involved in the c
Page 60 and 61: 582. Military is normally the first
Page 62 and 63: 60for the success of the mission bu
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62BIBLIOGRAPHYUN DocumentsAn Agenda
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64Other DocumentsChappell, Duncan a
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66Peace enforcement: Refers to coer
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ANNEXE 3: List of total UNPKO68
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70UNOMUR United Nations Observer Mi
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